Senior Debtor Controller - Chemical Manufacturing Industry

SUMMARY:
A well-known and established international Company requires the above to manage, reconcile and collect account receivables on specialised debtors on a monthly basis.

POSITION INFO:

Minimum requirements for the role:

• Minimum Grade 12 is essential.
• A Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Accounting or Credit Management or related is preferred.
• Previous experience having worked as a Debtors Controller within the FMCG industry is essential.   
• Previous experience having worked with large retail FMCG companies uploading invoices and statements onto the Company’s portals are essential.
• The successful candidate must be computer literate and be competent in SAP Accounting.
• The successful candidate must be able to work under pressure.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Reconciling Customers’ accounts.
• Maintaining and building strong communication with Customers and internally.
• Daily handling of payments on Highradius portal and manual allocations on SAP.
• Collating relevant documentation for processing of rebate credit notes for authorisation by Key Accounts Manager, Debtor’s Manager and Financial Manager.
• Analysing and communicating Customer disputes and resolving timeously.
• Monthly posting of statements.
• Credit vetting and onboarding of new Customers when needed.
• Resolving claims and rebates for all FMCG Clients.
• Monitoring and adhering to set credit limits.
• Managing Customer rebates, journals, master data and link all the information to the Company’s EDIs.
• Liaising with Customers to follow up on payments, updating the system daily and posting daily payments.
• Filing and reconciling invoices and credit notes as well as processing journals and cheque deposits.
• Sending Customer credit application and documents needed to accompany the credit application.
• Following up on due payments and ensuring no accounts reach 60 days unless it is cut-off invoices.
• Sending monthly statements to Customers which include uploading Shoprite and Pick n Pay statements monthly.
• Compiling month end aging reports which include a debtors report on a weekly basis and overdue reports for the Financial Controller.
• Assisting the Credit Manager to apply for financial cover of the book as well as the processing of claims to CGIC when needed.

Salary package, including benefits, is highly negotiable depending on experience gained.

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