Creditors Clerk

EAGLE LIGHTING CURRENTLY HAS AN EXCITING & CHALLENGING OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE AT OUR BRANCH IN ATLANTIC HILLS, FOR A DYNAMIC CREDITORS CLERK

The successful incumbent will be based at our head office in Atlantic Hills, Cape Town and report directly to the Senior Accountant.

The vacancy requires a person who:

- Must possess strong financial acumen,
- Must be a critical thinker,
- Has excellent Leadership and Management skills
- Is highly self-motivated and with the ability to work unsupervised
- Is computer literate and efficient in MS Office, Excel and Outlook

**Key Responsibilities**

The incumbent will be responsible for
- Keeping accurate records of customer’s accounts, including amount’s owed and payments made
- Accurate calculation of interest owed on overdue accounts
- Provide information and assistance to debtor’s, collecting payments and handling all debt issues
- Maintaining accurate records and ensuring compliance
- Invoice generation, create and send invoices to customers or clients for goods and services rendered, ensuring accurate billing and compliance to Company policies
- Address customer enquiries related to billing, payments and account balances promptly and professionally
- Monitor and track payments received from customers, recording them accurately in the ERP system
- Contact customers with overdue balances, requesting payments and negotiate payments terms
- Bad debt management
- Assess and evaluate creditworthiness of new customers and recommend appropriate credit limit and terms
- Prepare and provide regular reports on accounts receivables aging, collection efforts and other relevant financial metrics to Line Management
- Reconcile accounts receivable sub-ledgers with the general ledger to ensure accuracy and completeness of financial records.
- Ensure compliance with Company policy and procedures, accounting standards and legal requirements related to accounts receivable.

Key Requirements:

- Grade 12 certificate (or equivalent)
- National Diploma in Accounting, Finance related modules (or equivalent)

Work Location: In person

Application Deadline: 2025/08/30