Debtors Clerk

**Listing reference**: click_015186**Listing status**: Online-
**Position summary**

**Industry**:FMCG & Supply Management
- **Job category**:Other: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain**Location**:Roodepoort
- **Contract**:Permanent**EE position**:Yes**Introduction**
- We are looking to recruit a permanent Debtors Clerk to work for United Pharmaceutical Distributors (UPD). The role will be based at our Lea Glen branch in Roodepoort and will report to the Debtors Supervisor.**Job description**

**Job Purpose**:
**Key Performance Areas**:

- Post processing of bank statements
- Processing of customer deposits, letters of credit and down payments
- Research and resolution of unallocated and unidentified payments
- Proper identification of customer deductions
- Research and matching of unapplied credit memos
- Identification of unearned payment discounts
- Identification and write-off of small balances
- Provide invoice copies and proofs of delivery to the customer
- Identify payment terms and billing disputes
- Provide a customer statement of account to customers as needed
- Prepare and provide reporting for management
- Research and resolve unauthorized customer deductions
- The tasks of deduction processing
- The tasks of customer master data maintenance (within the confines of segration of duties)
- Support doubtful account processing
- Assist with departmental presentations on an as needed basis
- Prioritize and handle multiple projects in both an independent and team environment, for Credit Management
- The task of EDI Support Specialist
- Filing, scanning and effective archiving
- Clerk is responsible for responding to non commercial customer queries viz: Sales History, Customer Master Data, Account Status, Claims status.
- Escalates deduction to Deduction Resolution Owner for action
- Purges deductions.
- Runs reports on dispute management.

**Skills**:

- Analytical skills
- Processing accuracy
- Good communication skills with demonstrated clarity in both spoken and written words
- Analytical and judgement skills (ability to take data into information to support analytical reviews)

**Knowledge**:

- Processing accuracy
- Understanding of credit / debtors processes and dispute resolution
- Achievement focus i.e. high energy levels and commitment to end results
- Investigative and perseverance
- Fast paced

**Personal Competencies**:

- Attention to detail
- Teamwork

**Minimum requirements**

**Education and Qualification**:
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- Matriculation with HG accounting and Mathematics**Minimum Experience**:

- At least 3 years’ experience in credit / debtors environment in high volume FMCG / Wholesale will be advantageous
- Advanced use of MS Office (Excel & word). Power point advantageous.

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