Temporary Financial Controller

The Faircape Group constitutes a group of companies with interests in a number of activities including Healthcare, Retirement Holdings, Telecommunications and an ISP, Utility Management and infrastructure installation, Property Management and related activities.

The Faircape Group has an exciting opportunity for a **Temporary** **Financial Controller: Debtors & Invoicing **to be involved with the accounting of our healthcare business units within the group.

Responsible for reconciliation of debtor accounts, resolution of any queries or issues with debtor statements, production of accurate and timely debtor statements, reports and reconciliations, invoicing and billing for recurring & once-off invoices for various entities within the group. Rent roll reconciliations, to show changes from month to month, and debit order reconciliations showing changes from month to month

**Duties include but are not limited to the following**:
Debtors
- Reconciliation of debtors accounts
- Complaints and queries
- Levy clearance consents
- Invoices, credit notes & refunds
- Liaising with Attorneys
- Outstanding debt
- Bad debt handover
- Follow up and daily maintenance of age analysis
- Statements

Invoicing
- Once off invoices as per Jotform for various entities as per Procedure
- Customer receipts, deposits and payments
- Allocation of customer receipts, deposits and payments to correct
- Capturing of any new recurring monthly invoices as per jotform requests for new agreements
- Opening of new Customer Accounts as per Procedure
- Invoice/Billing reconciliation showing changes and comparing the Google sheet to the actual invoices on We Connect U
- Filing
- Perform ad hoc assignments as directed

Debit Order
- Monthly upload of all debit order clients to the Bank
- Monthly Debit Order reconciliation for various entities comparing prior month to current
- Updating debit order banking details for new client's on We connect U and bank
- Ensuring the reconciliation with variance notes are submitted in the agreed timeframes
- Ensuring the Bank upload, and reconciliation ties back to each other as per procedure
- Ensure all unpaid debit orders are contacted as per procedure and check bank error report for unpaid reasons to advise clients

Cashbook
- Capturing of all receipts and debit orders
- Capturing declined debit orders and resubmission of Debit orders
- Allocation of receipts
- Capturing of deposits/receipts
- Daily capturing of receipts
- All queries are concluded on a daily basis

**Qualifications**:

- Grade 12
- Minimum NQF7 accounting qualification

**Experience and Knowledge**:

- 3 years experience in debtors and invoicing
- At least 3 months current or recent debtors experience
- Accounts payable and accounts receivable processes and bank reconciliations
- Solid knowledge of the debtors function, bank reconciliations and payment function
- Sound accounting knowledge
- Strong spreadsheet skills

**Skills and Attributes**
- Computer literate (experience in Google Drive, Sheets and Docs preferable)
- Excellent communication skills
- Able to perform under pressure
- Deadline driven
- Must be accurate
- Attention to detail

**Specific Requirements**
- Solid and positive references
- Clear health record
- Clear credit record
- No criminal record
- Vaccinated against covid-19 or prepared to be vaccinated prior to commencing job

Normal working hours are Mondays to Fridays from 08h00 until 17h00 with a 45 minute lunch break. The company allows employees, by approval of the direct manager, to work flexi time between 07h00 and 18h00.

With centrally located and modern offices just across from Cavendish in Claremont, Faircape offers a market-related salary from R 30 000.00 Cost to Company per month.