Accounts Receivable Officer

Job Summary

• Daily monitoring and reporting of company-wide receivables.
• Daily follow up on all amount receivable with clients.
• Prepare all invoices to clients immediately for all completed jobs / deliveries not later than 2 working days of jobs completed / goods delivered.
• Prepare all invoices to clients promptly, as per contract terms and timing for all jobs / agreed mile stones not later than the invoice due dates
• Monthly, reconcile Trade Receivables ledger with General ledger control account and send updated statement of indebtedness to customers.
• Monthly, Quarterly and at Year end, prepare and process accruals in the accounting system for all costs, invoices and bills, which have not yet been paid.
• Issues payment receipts and acknowledgements for all inflows from all debtors, subscribers, and other categories of clients.
• Preparation of company-wide liquidity forecast. That is, interfacing with all general managers to ensuring that the expected receivables for the week are properly captured in the forecast. This will be presented at weekly management meetings by the Financial Controller.

REQUISITE QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE

• B.Sc. in Social Sciences or Management/Accounting (First class or Second class upper).
• Qualified Accountant - ACA with a minimum of 2 years’ experience in similar position
• Proficient in the use of Enterprise-wide Accounting Application such as SAGE or SAP and Ms Office packages and Power Point Presentation

REQUIRED SKILLS / ATTRIBUTES

• Good oral and written communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills, people management and negotiating skills
• High awareness of quality issues and attention to details
• Strong sense of professionalism, integrity, and sound judgment and tact
• High level of sincerity and honesty with pragmatic and proactive approach to business
• Ability to maintain confidentiality