Description:
Position: Recons & Collections Administrator
Purpose:
To ensure the company’s cash flow is maximized through efficient and effective debt collection and reconciliation.
To provide direct guidance and practical recommendations to Head of Finance with regards to improvements to debtors/finance and collection processes and implement accordingly.
Responsible for the administrative functions relating to payments made to and by the Company.
Minimum requirements:
Tertiary qualification in accounting, bookkeeping and/or finance.
3 years’ experience in an accounting/financial/debtors and creditors role
Attributes:
Vision orientated and purposeful individual.
- Articulate and great communicator
- Proactive and self-motivated
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Ability to operate under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Great attitude and interpersonal skills
- People orientated; team player Service delivery orientated.
- Takes pride in his / her output.
- High Accountability
- Meticulous
Computer Skills:
Microsoft Office - Excel – Intermediate: Vlookups, Pivot Tables, Sumifs
Gmail & Google Drive
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Reconciliation of multi-currency merchant accounts to system. Large book value.
- Performing effective debt collection by following processes implemented by the organisation.
- Address irregularities identified on third-party reconciliation and invoicing.
- Maintain accurate records of all debtor and creditor accounts.
- Pursue collection on outstanding amounts and provide regular reports.
- Compile weekly cashflow statements and financial reports as required by Financial Accountants.
- Daily analysis of payment processing activity and perform risk assessments through internal control procedures.
- Minimize losses on foreign exchange and implementing cost saving measures.
- Ensure no critical business processes are compromised.
- Ensure third party payment provider requirements are being met.
- Ensure card schemes rules and limitations are adhered to.
- Ensure a key finger on the pulse in terms of Business cashflow and timeous Alerting to stakeholders in any delay in collections and cashflow impediments.
Requirements:
- Articulate and great communicator
- Proactive and self-motivated
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Ability to operate under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Great attitude and interpersonal skills
- People orientated; team player Service delivery orientated.
- Takes pride in his / her output.
- High Accountability
- Meticulous
- Reconciliation of multi-currency merchant accounts to system. Large book value.
- Performing effective debt collection by following processes implemented by the organisation.
- Address irregularities identified on third-party reconciliation and invoicing.
- Maintain accurate records of all debtor and creditor accounts.
- Pursue collection on outstanding amounts and provide regular reports.
- Compile weekly cashflow statements and financial reports as required by Financial Accountants.
- Daily analysis of payment processing activity and perform risk assessments through internal control procedures.
- Minimize losses on foreign exchange and implementing cost saving measures.
- Ensure no critical business processes are compromised.
- Ensure third party payment provider requirements are being met.
- Ensure card schemes rules and limitations are adhered to.
- Ensure a key finger on the pulse in terms of Business cashflow and timeous Alerting to stakeholders in any delay in collections and cashflow impediments.