Job Title: Accounts Clerk
Job Purpose: To provide financial, clerical and administrative services.
To ensure efficient, timely and accurate payment of accounts under his or her control.
Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities
- Maintain up-to-date billing system
- Generate and send out invoices
- Follow up on, collect and allocate payments
- Carry out billing, collection and reporting activities according to specific deadlines
- Perform account reconciliations
- Monitor customer account details for non-payments, delayed payments and other irregularities
- Research and resolve payment discrepancies
- Generate age analysis
- Review AR aging to ensure compliance
- Maintain accounts receivable customer files and records
- Follow established procedures for processing receipts, cash etc.
- Process credit card payments
- Prepare bank deposits
- Investigate and resolve customer queries
- Process adjustments
- Develop a recovery system and initiate collection efforts
- Communicate with customers via phone, email, mail or personally
- Assist with month-end closing
- Collect data and prepare monthly metrics and reports
- Any other dues as assigned
Education and Experience
- CPA Finalist
- BCOM Accounting or Finance degree is preferable from KCA, Strathmore, JKUAT
- Knowledge of accounts receivable
- Knowledge of office administration and procedures
- Knowledge of general bookkeeping procedures
- Knowledge of general accounting principals
- Proficient in relevant computer software
- Knowledge of regulatory standards and compliance requirements
- 1 years accounts receivable and general accounting experience
- Willing to start from the ground
Key Competencies
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Organizational skills
- Information management
- Problem analysis and problem solving skills
- Team member
- Stress tolerance
- Sense of urgency
- Tenacious
- Customer service skills
How to Apply
If you qualify for the above mentioned position, please send your cv on or before 20th November 2017 to careers@hrmconnection.com.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
