Debtors Clerk

Johannesburg
Salary: Market Related
Job Type: Permanent
Sectors: Accounting
Reference: NPr002163/Rudi

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Employer: Network Recruitment

Are you detail-oriented, organized, and eager to work in a fast-paced environment? We are seeking a dedicated and proactive Debtors Clerk to join my clients team.

As a Debtors clerk, you will be responsible for the following:

Generate and distribute accurate invoices based on sales orders or contracts, ensuring they are complete, correctly priced, and well-documented with relevant supporting information.
Maintain up-to-date and accurate records of accounts receivable, monitoring outstanding customer balances and following up on overdue payments.
Regularly reconcile customer accounts to resolve discrepancies and identify potential issues.
Contact customers via phone, email, or other means to collect outstanding payments, provide payment reminders, and negotiate payment plans when necessary.
Handle customer inquiries and resolve payment disputes in a professional and timely manner.
Build and maintain positive relationships with customers to ensure timely payments.
Address customer queries, provide account statements, and resolve any billing or payment-related issues.
Prepare and analyze accounts receivable reports, including aging reports, collection forecasts, and bad debt provisions.
Provide regular updates to management on outstanding balances, payment trends, and customer delinquency.
Ensure accurate documentation of customer transactions, payment histories, and communication records, maintaining an organized filing system for easy retrieval.
Identify opportunities to improve the debt collection process and propose and implement strategies to optimize efficiency, reduce outstanding balances, and minimize bad debts.

What Do You Need?:

Matric and a certification/diploma in accounting, finance, or a related field is preferred.
Proven experience as a debtors clerk, accounts receivable clerk, or in a similar role.
Strong numerical and analytical skills with a keen attention to detail.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal.
Proficient in using accounting software and MS Office applications (e.g., Excel, Word, Outlook).
Solid understanding of accounting principles and accounts receivable processes.

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If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly. For more vacancies, please visit https://www.networkrecruitmentinternational.com

If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for any other suitable roles / positions.

For more information contact:
Rudi Delport
Talent Specialist in Finance and Supply Chain
012 348 4940

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About Network Recruitment

Network Recruitment

Network Recruitment is a leading specialist recruitment company in the fields of IT, Finance and Engineering.

Since our establishment in 1987, we have been at the forefront of the specialist recruitment industry. Network Recruitment’s key to success is the focus on delivering superior quality service by developing and maintaining an exclusive focus on sourcing high-calibre skills for medium-sized to JSE-listed companies operating in these three niche sectors across South Africa.

Our experience in permanent and contract-based recruitment enables us to provide you with recruitment solutions that meet your long- and short-term needs.

Network Recruitment is a division of ADvTECH Resourcing, the recruitment arm of the national JSE-listed ADvTECH Limited Group a leader in quality education, training, skills development and placement services.