A well-established company in Cosmo City is looking for a junior debtors clerk. The successful candidate must have at least 2 years’ experience in a full function debtors clerk position. Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel is a requirement. All candidates must be fluent in Afrikaans and English. The junior debtors clerk ensures that all the customer’s account records are updated and that all outstanding accounts are recovered.

Job Responsibilities:
• Obtain bank statements on a daily basis
• Ensure that all allocations are done daily as per the bank statement
• Maintain all allocations on customer accounts including credit notes
• Ensure that each sales representative receives their age analysis daily
• Manage cashbook posting entries daily and ensure that all bank queries are resolved immediately
• Communicate with sales representatives to recover outstanding accounts
• Assess client accounts for queries and resolve the same day
• Allocate interest to relevant accounts
• Attend to all customer queries within the same day
• Maintain customer account records, example credit limits and contact details
• Process new credit applications timeously, ensuring that all supporting documents are included and that all documents are completed in full.
• Opening of new accounts on system
• Ensure clients receive their welcome letter once account has been opened
• Compare our credit limits on the system with credit insurers’ credit limits every second week
• Liaise with Credit Insurers with regard to new credit applications
• Overview cash accounts daily and ensure that all funds are received within cash account terms
• General administration duties such as filing and updating of spreadsheets

Job Requirements:
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook
• Excellent communication skills
• General knowledge of basic accounting, for example calculating VAT, discount and interest
• Demonstrate the ability for higher thinking

Education and Experience:
• Matric/ Grade 12
• Two years’ experience as a Debtors Clerk managing the full function