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Account Receivables Officer
Closing: Apr 19, 2024
This position has expiredPublished: Apr 12, 2024 (18 days ago)
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Job Summary
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Qualifications
- B.SC/HND in any Social Science discipline
- 3years experience in Billing and Collection Management
Experience & Skills:
- Relevant Accounting / Bookkeeping Qualification
- Job and organisational knowledge
- Knowledge of general accounting principles
- Computer literacy (MS Excel proficient)
- Strong organisational skills
Attributes:
- Integrity, honest with high ethical standards.
- Client focused, relationship builder.
- Boundless, passionate and flexible.
- Personal excellence, accuracy and attention to detail.
- Collaborative, achieve results through teamwork and partnerships.
- Strong analytical skills and able to collate and interpret data from various sources.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Ability to multi-task, prioritise and pay attention to detail.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
- B.SC/HND in any Social Science discipline
- 3years experience in Billing and Collection Management
Experience & Skills:
- Relevant Accounting / Bookkeeping Qualification
- Job and organisational knowledge
- Knowledge of general accounting principles
- Computer literacy (MS Excel proficient)
- Strong organisational skills
Attributes:
- Integrity, honest with high ethical standards.
- Client focused, relationship builder.
- Boundless, passionate and flexible.
- Personal excellence, accuracy and attention to detail.
- Collaborative, achieve results through teamwork and partnerships.
- Strong analytical skills and able to collate and interpret data from various sources.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Ability to multi-task, prioritise and pay attention to detail.
Job Objective
- This role will be responsible for efficiently managing the full Account Receivables function.
- This individual will be used to working in a fast-paced environment and have experience working with large volumes.
- This role will handle the production and submission of invoices, invoice payment collection, dispute resolution and management.
- The Account Receivables Officer is also responsible for the management of debt recovery, which may involve stopping the delivery of services or undertaking legal action in the case of non-payment by the debtor.
Key Duties & Duties
- Prepare invoices as per prescribed terms and sending to clients in a timely manner
- Sending regular statements of accounts to clients as and when required
- Reconciliation of discrepancies between clients’ records and the company’s statement
- Interact with clients to resolve any disputes that may arise
- Following up with the Finance Department on daily cash receipts
- Keeping track of all clients’ accounts to identify outstanding debts
- Escalating to Finance Director and/or Credit Controller on defaulting clients
- Addressing accounts related queries and assisting with internal/external audit queries
- Following up on all WHT deductions ensuring remittance to FIRS
- Ability to spot proactive opportunities to improve efficiency
- Understanding of basic accounting principles
- Attention to detail and deadline-driven
- Excellent customer service
- Ability to engage with all stakeholders including senior management.
- The ability to work under pressure and deal with high volumes.
- Professional communication (e-mail and telephone etiquette)
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