Accounts Receivable Specialist - 6 Month Contract - Property24
Cape Town, South Africa
Property24 – Finance /
Contract /
On-site
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We're looking for an experienced Accounts Receivable Specialist. If you're ready to bring your A-game , apply today. This position is based in our Cape Office
General Purpose
- To Maintain and reconcile information relating to trade debtors.
- Collections of monies owed to the business,
- Ensure that all company policies and procedures with regards to Collections and admin are adhered to, while actively living the corporate value system.
Responsibilities
- To produce and follow up on an age analysis report on a daily basis.
- Continuous telephone collections.
- To ensure all internal and external queries are resolved within 48 hours.
- To ensure correct coding of bank statement and allocation of funds.
- To facilitate the process of debit orders for payment of accounts.
- To ensure that all credit applications are timeously processed after approval by AR Manager.
- To ensure that credits are reduced on debtor’s accounts.
- To follow up on outstanding debtors and to ensure customers stay within the terms allocated to them.
- To carry out any reasonable task which may be required from time to time
- Code bank statement in line with current process and procedures
- There should be a close liaison between the ARS and the sales department so that credit issues are resolved smoothly
- Checking customer's credit status
- Ensure that all transactions are compliant with Company's policies
- Handle disputed bills and negotiate to bring payment within the agreed terms
- Receiving of all relevant information for Upgrade, Downgrade and Change of packages from the Sales team.
- Loading of changes in contract onto the system
- Escalating any contracts outside set guidelines to the AM’s and HOS’s to resolve.
- Activating of all changes on the system and Attributing products on “Mange” to ensure product changes pull through to the website.
- Ensuring all billing are being Pro Rata as per activation of new products.
- Scanning/saving of all digital contracts/customer information forms into the appropriate folders on the Billing Drive
- To load all contracts for products outside of ERP system e.g. Call Tracker and ensure that passwords are sent to the Accounts Executive within the agreed SLA.
- Attending to all queries raised within Smarter track and resolve in the agreed SLA times.
- Cancellation of customers contracts - following appropriate process of agreed notification times for cancellation.
- Data maintenance – Updates and capturing of new data accurately and timeously
- Take due care when blocking, Unblocking and capturing of all data as revenue is high priority and impacts the business goals and objectives
- CRM and Billing import
Understanding
- An understanding of ERP accounting systems related to collections and Billing.
- Knowledge of Auto Trader Website
- Knowledge of the whole business structure with regard to authority levels
- Knowledge of Operations processes – Queries from External Client
- Good understanding of Marketing and Advertising.
Minimum Requirements
- Minimum Requirements
- Must have matric or equivalent
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in dealing finance
- Experience working independently
- An understanding of online advertising
- Well presented
If we're blown away by your CV, we'll call you in for an interview.
We'll give you a warm welcome, a quick test to challenge your mind and a chat to weigh up your skills and personality - simple, right? If you get the job, be prepared for a pretty great adventure!
We look forward to meeting you.
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