Our client is looking for an AR Officer for a full-time, permanent position. This role reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer. The AR Representative is responsible for areas of Accounts Receivable and on occasions Accounts Payable including Bank Reconciliation. The primary purpose of this position will be Accounts Receivable working as part of the Finance Team.
Key responsibilities:
- Debt Collection / Accounts Receivable
- Address customer telephone queries on accounts.
- Data entry of accounts receivable transactions to journals, ledgers, and other records.
- Review customer Credit limits and update accordingly.
- Process and allocate credit notes, client payments and / or receipts.
- Maintain, manage and update credit including credit hold listing.
- Timely and accurate reconciliation of general ledger bank accounts including accounts receivables.
- Prepare adjusting transactions and reconciliations.
- Coordinate and liaise with banks and other departments to resolve issues relating to cheque issuance, bank deposits and other bank transactions.
What we are looking for:
- Past experience in Accounts Receivable, Debt Collection or similar preferred.
- Qualification in Finance, Accounting or similar.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Firm in negotiations but able to alleviate and resolve conflict where required.
- Able to meet deadlines and manage priorities.
- Able to liaise and engage with stakeholders at various levels within the organisation.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office suite including intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
- Experience in SAP would be preferred but not essential.