A Global Logistics Services company is looking for a suitable candidate to fulfil the role of Accounts Payment Clerk. 

Objectives of this role

• Communicate discrepancies to management team, identify slow-paying customers, and recommend collection candidates
• Strengthen and grow relationships with clients by communicating with customers regarding past-due accounts
• Assist in streamlining the accounts receivable process by identifying areas for performance improvement

Responsibilities

• Maintain accounts receivable records to ensure aging is up to date, credits and collections are applied, uncollectible amounts are accounted for, and miscellaneous differences are cleared
• Perform daily cash management duties, including the recording of bank deposits, updating and distribution of cash receipt logs, and posting of cash to the accounts receivable sub-ledger
• Monitor and collect accounts receivable by contacting clients via telephone and email.
• Support other accounting and finance team members,adhoc duties

Duties

• Age analysis reporting on overdues 
• Review and maintain debtors credit limits
• Collection calls and follow ups for local and foreign
• Follow up on credit notes pending on ageing
• Follow up on credit balances on ageing - check with invoicing dept
• Send out statements weekly / monthly dependent on clients terms
• Receipts projections and confirmed list
• Check on POD's / supportings for transport clients to ensure payments received.
• Follow up on queries / maintain customer relationships - record queries on Query schedule
• Debtor credit applications 
• Audit requests 
• Cashbook and Bank Reconciliation
• Filing of cash books and transfers done daily.
• Interest schedule