- Invoicing and Billing: Prepare and issue accurate invoices for goods and services provided, ensuring all information is correct and compliant with contractual terms
- Prepare Quotations, Purchase orders, Invoicing, Statements and provided to Suppliers and Vendors using the Accounting Systems Cin7 and Xero
- Verify that Invoices match Sales Orders, Proof of Delivery, supporting documentation and ensuring that all charges are properly accounted for and forward to suppliers for payment.
- Debt Collection: Monitor outstanding accounts, follow up on accounts outstanding and overdue payments, manage collections to reduce aged debt. Contact clients via phone, email, or written correspondence to remind them of outstanding balances and resolve any issues that may delay payment.
- Account Reconciliation Debtors: Reconcile debtor accounts and resolve discrepancies between invoices and payment. Upload all relevant Invoicing due for payment onto Xero Accounting system. Ensure all payments are accurately recorded and allocated to the correct accounts. Provide remittance advice and proof of payments to vendors and suppliers for all payments effected.
- Prepare monthly debtor financial reports for management (Exco) to track collection performance and aging accounts. Completed journal entries, reconciliations, and account analysis to prepare quarterly financial documents and general account management.
- Customer Relationship Management: Build and maintain positive relationships with customers to facilitate timely payments and resolve disputes. Assist clients with account queries promptly and professionally
- Creditors (Accounts Payable) Invoice processing: Receive and process supplier invoices for goods and services provided to the warehouse (logistics). Ensure that all invoices are approved by the relevant departments before processing payments.
- Payment Processing: Verify payment terms and ensure that payments are made on time, taking advantage of any early settlement discounts applicable. Process payments both foreign and local. Using Std Bank Apps and Mercantile Bank (Fwise)
- Setting up new suppliers, vendors in the accounting and banking systems and updating their accounts from time to time
- Conducting and updating supplier information and relevant background checks for all suppliers and debtors in the accounting systems
- Supporting preparation of any mandatory administrative reporting for tax authorities
- Account Reconciliation Creditors: Reconcile Creditor accounts with supplier statements to ensure accurate and up to date financial records. Resolve discrepancies between supplier statements and internal records and work with suppliers to amend errors
- Implemented cost-saving measures, identifying
- inefficiencies and reallocating resources to achieve optimal results.
Vendor Management: Maintain a database of supplier information this includes all quotations, management of purchase orders, invoicing and statements to ensure effective communication regarding payment terms and queries
General Administrative Support: Filing and Documentation: Maintain accurate records of all debtor and creditor transactions, including invoices, receipts, payments and correspondence. Ensure all documentation is stored and filed correctly, securely, and in compliance with company policies for easy retrieval and auditing purposes.
Reconciliation: Assist in monthly reconciliation of both debtor and creditor ledgers. Double check with external accountants provided General Ledger. Assist with preparation of month-end financial closing and provide support for financial audits.
Reports: Assist in generating debtor and creditor report for management reviews when necessary. Provide assistance with forecasting when required.
Taxation: Assist external accountants to ensure that VAT is correctly accounted for in all debtor and creditor transactions.