Debtors Clerk

**About the Company**

The company is a formidable BEE-certified crane hire company in South Africa. Offering professional lifting solutions from 4 tons to 1200 tons. Their fleet of mobile cranes and hands-on crane hiring services have earned them recognition as a reliable supplier in the industry predominately in the mining, construction and industrial sectors.

**About the Role**

To maximise the collection of accounts receivables and ensure correct allocations, therefore minimising bad debts and contributing to company cash flow. Proactive debt collection and credit management, ensure credit terms and credit limits are not exceeded.

**Responsibilities**
- Receipting of payments received daily.
- Daily, weekly, and monthly reporting.
- Managing client queries.
- Process and distribute customer statements monthly.
- Reconcile customer accounts.
- Monitor customer accounts for non-payments, delayed payments, and other irregularities.
- Follow up on outstanding payments.
- Ensure correct payment allocations.
- Monitoring of customer credit limits.
- Maintain all customer details and records on Pastel.
- Establish and maintain working relations with customers and internal stakeholders.
- Review of the month-end age analysis to identify and report on problem debtors.
- Investigate and resolve customer queries timeously.
- Adhere to all company processes and procedures (especially those relating to debtors).
- Attend monthly credit meetings and give feedback to customers.
- Other accounting-related administrative tasks.
- Minimum 1-2 years relevant working experience in debt collecting.
- Sound accounting knowledge.
- Customer Service orientation.
- Good oral, written and interpersonal skills as well as excellent presentation, mathematical and analytical skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Sage Pastel experience an advantage.
- Computer literacy is essential, Excel and Word.
- Work accurately with a high level of attention to detail.
- Must be able to demonstrate the ability to multi-task, to meet deadlines and to be innovative in a high-pressure environment.
- Preferably an English & Afrikaans speaker.
- Own transport essential.

**Salary**: R12,000.00 - R15,000.00 per month