Third Party Payment Recon Clerk - Brackenfell at Shoprite Group of Companies

Job Objectives

• Perform various aspects of the end-to-end customer accounts cycle at various times, including but not limited to: capturing and processing invoices for payment, processing credits, daily reconciliation of payments processed in relation to invoices processed for payment.
• Ensure accurate allocation of credits, payments to invoices and reconciliation of customer accounts.
• Monitor outstanding amounts for account closure letters to be sent, WEEKLY, MONTHLY.
• Prepare customer and 3rd party invoices and statements within applicable standards, periods, and communicate via established channels (i.e., email, or applicable system) including sending correspondence for overdue invoice payments.
• Execute general ledger activities, performing daily accounts reconciliations, ensuring allocation of bank payments received and execute accurate balancing.
• Ensure accurate and efficient management of customer account details as according to company policies, FICA and POPIA guidelines.
• Monitor Money Market SAP Accounts.
• Provide efficient query support activities to stores or branches, and vendors regarding Money Market related queries, responding in a professional manner through phone and e-mail or other applicable communication channels, and providing feedback at all the stages of the resolution. 
• Ensure accurate and efficient administrative support on relevant systems for vendor paymentuploads, including document management, processing, and conducing necessary follow-ups. 
• Ensure that all daily, weekly and monthly duties and deadlines are met consistently. 
• Action all filing and/or archiving for audit purposes. 

Qualifications

• Grade 12 with accounting or equivalent - (essential) 
• Certificate, Diploma or Degree in Accounting or equivalent - (advantageous). 

Experience

• +1-year relevant experience in a financial clerk, or similar role - (essential). 
• Additional exposure and understanding of the below areas will be considered as highly beneficial: 
• Procedures and risks related to payment processes. 
• Transaction. reconciliation 
• Internet banking 
• Exposure to and an understanding of corporate and retail orientated environments - (preferred).

Knowledge and Skills

• Microsoft Office 365 - Outlook, Excel - (essential). 
• Working knowledge of financial documents e.g. statements, invoices, remittances, etc. - (essential). 
• Accounting package exposure to SAP - (advantageous).