Accounts Receivable

Expired on: Sep 16, 2022

JOB DETAILS:
Job Title: Accounts Receivable
Department: Finance
Reports to: Head of Finance

Job Purpose:
Promoting and maintaining accuracy in all areas of operations, overseeing and processing incoming payments, and ensuring incoming revenue is secured properly through the accurate verification and posting of receipts.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

1.Accurate processing of accounts and incoming payments
2. Maintaining compliance with financial policies and procedures
3. Consistently performing all day-to-day financial transactions, including reliably and accurately verifying, sorting, calculating, posting and recording the department’s data
4. Detail-oriented computation and organization skills to ensure reconciliation of the Accounts Receivable ledger, verifying that all payments are accounted for accurately and properly posted
5. Ability to process and scrutinize data to verify any discrepancies within the system
6. Problem solving skills to ensure the resolution of any client’s billing issues
7. Reliably executing the timely sending of bill reminders and contacting clients to facilitate payment of invoices due
8. Generating financial statements and reports clearly detailing accounts receivable status
9. Summarizes receivables by maintaining invoice accounts; coordinating monthly transfer to accounts receivable account; verifying totals; preparing report.
10. Resolves collections by examining customer payment plans, payment history, credit line; coordinating contact with collections department.
11. Resolves invalid or unauthorized deductions by following pending deductions procedures.
12. Verifies validity of account discrepancies by obtaining and investigating information from sales, trade promotions, customer service departments, and from customers;
13. Identify issues attributing to account delinquency and discuss them with management.
14. Making outbound collection calls in a professional manner while keeping and improving customer relations.

Desired Key Skills:

1. Accountability and Reliability
2. Aptitude for working with numbers
3. Exceptional data entry skills
4. Excellent customer Service and Negotiation Skills
5. Solid understanding of basic accounting principles, fair credit practices, and collection rules and regulations.
6. Proficiency in MS Office Packages

Qualifications and Experience

1. Bachelor degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration.
2. CPA is an added advantage
3. Experience as an accounts receivable Officer, and proven success in that role with a minimum of at least 3 years of progressive accounts receivable experience.
4. Solid understanding of industry standards including basic accounting principles, fair credit practices, and collection rules and regulations
5. Proficiency in MS Office
6. Significant, first-hand experience operating spreadsheets and accounting software (e.g. SAGE, TALLY or SAP ERP Systems) How to Apply

How to Apply

All interested and qualified candidates willing to fill-up the above position can submit their Cover letter, CV, and Academic Documents (pdf format) to the form below.

The closing date for receiving applications will be 16th September 2022 before 5 pm.

NOTE:

“Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for further considerations.”

Job Category: Accounts
Job Type: Full Time
Job Location: Kampala
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