Purpose of the role:
To minimise credit risk and manage cash inflow of the organisation by ensuring the accuracy, completeness and compliance of processes.
Key Responsibilities
Verification
Purchase orders:
• Verify & approve daily
• All relevant documentation and departmental approvals are included
• Accurate
• Complete
• In accordance with VAT Act
Trading term credit notes:
• Review and approve the schedule and calculations for capture
• Within 24 hours of receiving the schedule
Master data report:
• Review changes for the month.
• Ensure that the report has been verified by approvers
• Correct allocation or assignments
Master Data
Customer credit limits:
• Review and approve new or amended credit limits
• In accordance with the debtor’s policy
Queries
Escalated queries addressed:
• Professional and within agreed time frame
• Highlighting queries to sales executive & relevant customer management
Reporting
Age analysis reconciled to the General Ledger:
• Review and approve.
• As per month end guidelines
Agent commission:
• Review and approve commission calculations
• 2 days after month end close off
Cash flow:
• Review weekly cash flow for accurate and up to date information.
• Completed weekly on a Thursday
Month-end processing:
• Month end journals processed in accordance with month end deadlines
Month-end
Debtors reports & exception reports:
• Review and approve
• As and when received
Insurance reconciliation:
• Completed as per month end deadlines
CGIC management:
• Review and approve declaration calculations in line with CGIC policy and rates
• Address all queries from CGIC with regards to additional information
Quarterly reports:
• Accurate completion of provisions for approval by Financial Director
• Subsequent receipts information to be provided as per OGL deadlines
People Management
Employee performance managed:
• In line with relevant Group policy
• Role profiles to be in place for all employees
• Appropriate corrective action taken for non-performers
Employee growth & development
• Ensuring a relevant PDP in place for all team members
• Advise individuals on career paths and encourage pro-active development of skills and capabilities and provide mentoring to support professional development
• Set and continually manage expectations while delegating and managing deliverables with team members / stakeholders / Customers
• Develop trusted advisor relationship with internal and external customers
• Lead, motivate, and guide the team to the highest level of performance
• Support team with special projects and workflow process improvements
Qualifications and experience
• Bcom Degree
• 5+ years related experience
• Managing a team
• Good communication skills
• Numerical accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to work accurately and systematically under pressure
• ERP exposure
• Advanced MS Office
Skills:
• Decision making & judgement
• Action orientation
• People Management/ Leadership
• Teamwork
• Interpersonal Skills
• Analytical thinking
• Emotional Intelligence
• Assertiveness
• Written and Verbal Communication
In support of the company’s Employment Equity Plan, applicants from designated groups will be given preference for this position. If you are not contacted within two weeks of closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.