Your New Company/Role:

As an established and profitable organisation which has been around since 2007, there is an exciting opportunity to work with a large national organisation! Due to their rapid period of growth, they are now seeking for an experienced Accounts Receivable cum Assistant Accountant! This role is Accounts Receivable focus with additional accounting duties.

Initially this opportunity will start as a 6 month contract role ($30 - $35 per hour + Super - depending on experience) with the view to turn permanent. Once the position goes permanent, you are looking to get about C $75,000 + super! The position is based in Alexandria and parking is provided, alternatively it is a short walk from Greensquare Station.

About the Opportunity / Responsibilities:

Reporting directly to the Financial Accountant who is nurturing and encourages professional growth to aid in your career progression, your main responsibilities will be but not limited to:

• Receipting and allocating payments
• Reconciliations
• Uploading statements to Oracle Netsuite and posting bank journals
• Perform credit check applications for customers and monitor the approval process
• Review aged debtors and liaising with customers to recover outstanding debts
• Working through dispute resolution with customers
• Generate and present reporting to management in regards to outstanding debt and movements in the aging profile
• Ensuring all cash receipts are correctly applied to customer accounts in a timely manner and overseeing cash sales clearing in the general ledger
• Developing new processes and procedures, in line with appropriately communicated goals and strategies
• Perform and oversee all AR processes to ensure receivables aging remains within KPIs
• Review and ownership of the aged debtors, including liaison with the business owners in recovering outstanding debts as relevant
• Proactively engage with customers to manage dispute resolution on outstanding debt
• Recommendations on the details of customers and outstanding balances which need to be escalated to debt collection agencies
• Investigate and resolve AR exceptions in a timely manner
• Preparation and posting of Journal entries
• Provide assistance to AP as and when required (fix adjustments)
• Month end duties
• Assist with any ad hoc projects
• Continuous process improvement

Ideal Profile

This opportunity is for someone who has experience within end-to-end Accounts Receivable and some exposure to accounting duties (ideally month end, posting journals, reconciliations) with an Accounting background. You will also bring:

• 2+ years of AR / Accounts Assistant experience preferred
• Exposure to working in a medium to large organisation
• Oracle Netsuite ERP system experience (ideal but not mandatory)
• Excellent time management + proactive
• Technology savvy + fast learner
• High level of attention to detail
• Strong communication skills and ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Intermediate Excel proficiency - Vlookup, Pivot Tables > basic functions

To apply online please click the 'Apply' button below.

*Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted due to the high volume of applications*

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