Accounts Receivable Team Leader

SUMMARY:
Ensure adherence and enforcement to credit policy and management and development of associates  Internal control, as defined by accounting and auditing, is a process for assuring of an organization's objectives in operational effectiveness and efficiency, reliable financial reporting, and compliance with laws, regulations and policies.

POSITION INFO:
Key Responsibilities:

• Accounts Receivable
• To manage the collection of outstanding payments due to the company.
• To process relevant documentation relating to debtors / credit control.
• To review / provide reports on outstanding debtors.
• To reconcile General Ledger accounts related to debtors.
• To supervise and / or capture and allocate receipts.
• To supervise and ensure the following are adhered to:
• Maintain D.S.O targets
• Maintain % overdues to total book targets
• Turnaround time of issuing credit notes
• Reconciliation of long outstanding un-reconciled items
• Rebates and discounts are approved or within trading terms
• Rebates are accurately accrued for and paid out timeously
• To review reconciliations of individual debtor accounts as compiled by Accounts Receivable associates.
• Ensure application of established credit control policy through the effective implementation and maintenance thereof on a continued basis.
• Ensure that master data relating to customers are correct in SAP
• To monitor deals and pricing are correctly recorded in SAP
• Management & Ad-hoc
• Direct team efforts to ensure the quality of deliverables, select, assign and mentor associates and recommend or initiate appropriate actions.
• Ensure a participative team environment within department.
• To conduct performance appraisals that is in line with the Company Performance and Development Process.
• Assist with training, development and well-being of associates placed under your jurisdiction
• Meet accounting and reporting deadlines, ensure accuracy of information and system integrity and coach associates and others to ensure internal business controls as these are inter-dependent and impact others/business.
• Maintain a state of appropriate Internal Controls relating to credit control and credit policy as well as compliance thereof, consequently developing an improved control environment and minimizing business risk
• Cross-check timesheets with clock-in/clock-out data to ensure accuracy before client submission.

• 3 years’ experience as an Accounts Receivable team leader, supervisor or manager
• Bachelor's degree / National Diploma in accounting, finance, or related field.
• Computer literate, Knowledge of Ms Office Packages
• SAP experience essential