Senior Debtors and Creditors Clerk

**As part of a Global collection team of around 20 people, serving international clients. The incumbent will look after client accounts and work closely with different people to prepare reports in the logistics industry.**

We are looking for a reliable and self - driven Debtors and Creditors individual to join our team, part of their responsibilities includes, but is not limited to:

- Collect outstanding debts from our clients and make sure timely payments are made to our creditors.
- Maintain debtor’s book to ensure that the debt status is accurate and latest.
- Maintain a professional work relationship with our clients.
- Ensure that invoices and statements are sent as per the client contract requirement for supplier invoicing
- Preparing payments to our suppliers.
- Confirm with clients that they are in possession of all the relevant documentation.
- Solve outstanding debtor’s queries without delay.
- Monitor slow moving accounts to escalate to management so appropriate action can be taken.
- Follow up on outstanding debtors according to the agreed credit terms.
- Adhere to customer policies and procedures.
- Maintain security and confidentiality of company and customer information.

**Reporting**
- Accurate updates on all accounts to be provided to Manager once a week, or as required.
- Ensure that Housekeeping is done on a weekly basis and that all payments received are allocated to the correct invoices/client.
- Assist the Manager on ad-hoc tasks as per deadlines and work scope given by Manager.

**Competence Requirements**
- Attention to detail and ensuring accuracy is a MUST.
- Computer literate**:Excel is very important (MS Office, Excel)**
- analytical and numerical skills
- Good negotiation skills.
- Excellent communication and people skills (written and spoken)
- Experience in working with targets and strictly tight deadline driven.
- Self-motivated and output driven.
- Ability to be polite and compassionate without lacking confidence Be able to cope under pressure.
- Planning, coordinating and prioritizing.

**Qualifications and experience required.**
- Matric (Grade 12)
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in debtors and creditors a MUST (local and foreign currencies) foreign preferred but not essential
- Competent in Excel is advantageous.