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Natasha Bann

Credit Control / Debtors / Accounts Receivable Clerk
Roodepoort

Summary

Driven Debtors Administrator with proven expertise in Invoice Processing and exceptional Customer Relations, honed at St Martins School an Gauteng Dairy. Excelled in enhancing financial reporting accuracy and streamlining accounts receivable processes, achieving a significant reduction in payment delays. Skilled in leveraging Accounts Receivable Software and fostering positive client engagements to optimize financial operations.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Debtors Administrator

St Martins School
02.2022 - Current
  • To capture payments from the bank.
  • To make sure the bank balances.
  • To trace unnamed payments.
  • To invoice Tuition, Levies, Aftercare, Books, Bus, Stationery, Boarding, Lunch, and Swimming.
  • To calculate and invoice late payment penalties.
  • To credit staff salary deductions on Tuition Accounts.
  • To calculate and credit early pay discounts.
  • To keep track of and pass bursaries once the parent portion of fees has been paid.
  • Doing the drilldown monthly.
  • Doing letters of demand through TPN.
  • Listing Through TPN.
  • Termination, warning letters.
  • Chasing payments aggressively - Phone, Mail, WhatsApp, and TPN SMSes.
  • Stocktake
  • Handing over accounts to Attorneys.
  • Following up with attorneys on handed-over accounts.
  • Monthly debtors meetings with Bursar.
  • Sending statements on Ikat.
  • Keeping track of Sponsorship kids and Bursaries/Scholarships.
  • Meeting with parents regarding fees.
  • Fixing parent and student details of ADAM.
  • Checking Documents.
  • Opening accounts on Pastel and ADAM.
  • Doing journals.
  • Doing Quotes.
  • Assisting with Audit Prep.
  • Working on Karri – Collection App.
  • Loading debit orders.
  • Doing credit checks on TPN.
  • Handled sensitive information discreetly, maintaining strict confidentiality at all times as required by company policy or legal regulations.
  • Set up and updated Excel spreadsheets to track financial data.

Debtors Clerk /Accounts Receivable Clerk

Gauteng Dairy
10.2010 - 01.2022
  • Capturing Payments from Bank Statement.
  • Acquiring Remittances.
  • Matching Invoices.
  • Balancing Payments.
  • Reconciling accounts.
  • Sending client requests - missed invoices and ledgers.
  • Sending statements.
  • Drawing Reports (amounts owed, sales per client, stock sold)
  • Doing Journals – Passing Discounts / rebates.
  • Blocking overdue accounts.
  • Contacting clients on overdue, blocked accounts.
  • Opening of New Accounts on Pastel.
  • Checking documents for new clients to make sure they are correct in accordance with our attorneys' requirements. Phoning for trade references.
  • Handing over overdue accounts to our attorney and following up with them.
  • Checking that all invoices sent out on the given day come back – Drawing a list of invoices generated and checking that every invoice comes back – following up on missing invoices.
  • Filing invoices.

I have also helped with the following duties when the relative staff went on leave.

  • Switchboard
  • Capturing cash payments – about 100 invoices per day.
  • Invoicing
  • Balancing cash from drivers with cash invoices paid.
  • Balancing stock on the trucks.
  • Utilized strong multitasking skills to manage multiple priorities and tasks, ensuring timely completion of each assignment.
  • Supported administrative staff with timely completion of daily tasks, ensuring smooth office operations.

Accounts Clerk

Dawn Ltd
05.2007 - 11.2008

Mainly checking application documents. Running searches on the applicants. Double-checking the results and opening accounts. I worked with Coface to get insurance on the clients requesting big amounts of credit and requesting bigger insurance if the clients started buying more. Keeping an eye on the client's credit limits.

Education

Deploma - Bookkeeping To Trial Balance And Payroll

Institute of Certified Bookkeepers
Remote
04.2001 -

High School Diploma -

Highschool Jan De Klerk
Krugersdorp
04.2001 -

Skills

Invoice Processing

Account Monitoring

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

Customer Relations

Information gathering and analysis

Database updates

Accounts Receivable Software

Financial Reporting

Payment Negotiations

Financial records and reporting

Financial software

Collections understanding

Credit management

Payment Coordination

Credit and collections

Accounts Receivable

Timeline

Debtors Administrator

St Martins School
02.2022 - Current

Debtors Clerk /Accounts Receivable Clerk

Gauteng Dairy
10.2010 - 01.2022

Accounts Clerk

Dawn Ltd
05.2007 - 11.2008

Deploma - Bookkeeping To Trial Balance And Payroll

Institute of Certified Bookkeepers
04.2001 -

High School Diploma -

Highschool Jan De Klerk
04.2001 -
Natasha BannCredit Control / Debtors / Accounts Receivable Clerk