Accounts Clerk (JB3098) at Kontak Recruitment

• International freight forwarding company requires the assistance of an experience Accounts clerk with strong Debtors and Creditors experience.

Minimum Requirements:

• Finance related qualification (or currently studying towards one) advantageous
• 3 or more years debtors and creditors experience
• Previous experience specific to logistics, freight forwarding or shipping industry
• Sage/ Pastel Accounting experience

Duties and Responsibilities: 
Creditors:

• Handling the entire creditor control function with bank recons, journals and GL recons
• Capture Supplier Invoices into Sage One Accounting, monitor payment due dates
• Planning of payment remittances and weekly finance with detailed creditor age analysis reporting to management
• Reconcile payments and ensure timeous payment of supplier accounts
• Review and open supplier accounts when required and ensure annual supplier account reviews are undertaken
• Communicate with the Sales and Estimates departments on outstanding transactions and ensure weekly upkeep of transactions
• Deal with supplier account queries as and when required

Debtors:

• Handling the entire debtors control function with bank recons, journals, GL recons, petty cash control and processing
• Debtor Invoicing, mail clients’ invoices and statements and ensure timeous payment in received within debtor account terms
• Reconciling accounts and respond to and resolve clients' billing issues and questions
• Monitor accounts and incoming payments, Capture and allocate payments
• Capture credit notes should they be needed and reconcile accordingly
• Assist auditors at year end

Application closing date: 31 May 2023