Credit Controller/Financial Assistant Full Time

RPO Recruitment’s client is seeking a dynamic Credit Controller/Financial Assistant to join their finance team. In this dual role, you will not only manage the credit control process, ensuring timely collections and maintaining customer accounts but also assist with various financial tasks. Your responsibilities will include handling customer queries, performing reconciliations, and supporting the financial reporting process while ensuring accurate and up-to-date records.

Responsibilities: 

• Assisting to Financial Director in all account matters
• All aspects of customer and supplier accounts – setting up of debtor and supplier accounts with terms and conditions; retail account reconciliations; reconciling customer and supplier accounts, dealing with customer and supplier queries and resolving them; managing cash collections by ensuring customers pay on time and following up on any overdue payments; monthly collections forecast; review debt recovery procedures, stop supply of goods and service to customer with overdue amount; following up on arrears and making sure the money comes in; sending out invoices and statements to customers etc
• All aspects of bookkeeping functions – maintaining and balancing accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll expenses, etc.; capturing all daily financial transactions; updating general ledger; processing of cash book from bank statements & allocating receipts and payments;, processing credits and discounts
• Creating new stock and barcodes on Pastel system, maintaining all stock codes, inventory journals and adjustments,
• Capturing stock into system after calculating cost of goods
• Ordering Stationery and office supplies
• Ensure all filing, capturing and general information and records are kept up-to-date
• Sending out weekly sales and stock on hand reports to sales team
• HR functions – checking timekeeping on ERS Bio, preparing employee files for salary payments, following up on HR related document

Other Responsibilities

• Be support to warehouse team when needed
• Book flights, accommodation & car rental for all staff members when needed
• Applying all applicable company policies, processes, and business rule
• Identifying and executing possible process improvements

Requirements:

• Matric
• Diploma / Certificate / Financial qualification
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the financial environment, specifically debtors, creditors, credit control, inventory control, sales reports
• Knowledge of Accounting principles and practices for debtors and creditors
• Knowledge of Taxation (VAT)
• Excellent problem-solving skills with ability to demonstrate judgement and initiative
• Attention to detail, must be meticulous and accurate
• Good planning and organizing skills
• Computer literate Excel, Word, Microsoft office and Accounting programmes

Benefits:

• Salary: 264K p.a

Contact RPO Recruitment for your next career opportunity.

• Apply for this role today, contact Keegan Wolhuter at RPO Recruitment or on LinkedIn
• You can also visit the RPO Recruitment website: rporecruitment.us or email us your CV: financialcareers@rpo-recruit.za.com

We will contact you telephonically in 3 days should you be suitable for this vacancy. If you are not suitable, we will put your CV on file and contact you regarding any future vacancies that arise.