Account Receivable Officer at Russelsmith Group

Job Title: Account Receivable Officer

Responsibilities

• Responsible for Sales Invoice Management; and Bills Receivable Management.
• Aging analysis for due invoices.
• Follow up with commercial sub-division on pending documents related to sales orders.
• Follow up with the company on invoice approvals.
• Post on the system and reconcile respective customer’s ledgers.
• Periodically check bank statements on payment inflows and calculate the deductions and reconciles and inform to line manager.
• Calculate VAT, WHT, LC, etc.…as per invoices and agreements requirements
• Management Accounting- Transactions Posting, Bank Reconciliation & Fixed Asset Register
• Respond to customer queries regarding invoices, payments, and account balances
• Receives and processes vendor invoices and internal check requests; maintains open files for purchase orders, packing/receiving slips, and matches invoices.
• Verifies invoices for quantity, unit pricing, extensions, and applicable discounts.
• Obtains approval from appropriate personnel for payment for miscellaneous invoices.
• Codes invoices with accounting account numbers according to distribution in the general ledger; determines dates for invoices to be paid; keys invoices into computerized accounts receivable system.
• Maintains alphabetical open invoice file for unpaid invoices.
• Forecasting cash payments and anticipating challenges arising from limited cash flow
• Ensure and supervise invoice submissions and monitoring of receivables.
• Attaches duplicate copies of checks to original invoices, stamps invoices “Paid” and files in permanent records.
• Prints, verifies, and maintains accounts receivable voucher reports, open/aging reports, disbursement reports, and journals.
• Receives and answers phone calls from vendors or other divisions/sub-divisions regarding the payment status of invoices.
• Ensures proper documentation and maintenance of the sub-division’s file management system. Files papers and documents into appropriate sub-division files.

Qualifications and Skills

• A good University First Degree is required; preferably in Accounting.
• 2 – 5 years relevant work experience.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work well with people are essential.
• Good organizational and multitasking skills
• Strong analytical and data analysis skills
• Exhibits initiative, responsibility, and flexibility.

Application Instructions:

The application deadline is on 11th November, 2024. Therefore qualified and interested candidates can send their Resume to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Note: The role is office-based.

 It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply successfully for this vacancy.

Website:

Official Job Website: https://russelsmithgroup.com/careers/