Finance and Accounting · Full-time
Direct employerFINANCE ASSISTANT – MERU
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About this role
PURPOSE
Responsible for Branch credit reports, debtors reconciliation, receipting, banking, and petty cash management
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PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Participate in implementation of the company’s credit control policy;
- Sending monthly commission and debtors statements and resolve incoming queries on outstanding accounts from intermediaries;
- Apply reminders on account to ensure debts are paid in a timely manner and full follow through by relevant intermediaries;
- Referring of uncollected debts to debt collection agencies, managing legal action and reference to the Credit Reference Bureau (CRB);
- Drive collection of premium debited on a monthly basis;
- Tracing and pursuing long outstanding debtors and where possible, assess capacity to settle debts;
- Follow up bounced cheques and contacts the clients for replacements as and when it arises and provides a monthly report;
- Check remittances (RTGS, EFT, IPFs) and facilitate receipting within 24 hours and monitor daily receipting and banking of all premiums received;
- Visit and call intermediaries for follow up on collections and reconciliations to provide a weekly report
Key Skills, Knowledge, Experience and Behavioural Competencies
These are defined as;
Proficiency Level Description
Essential
E
Desirable
D
Academic and Professional Requirements
Particulars
Detail
Specific Field or Qualification
Need
Type
Education
Bachelor’s Degree
Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field,
E
Computer literate in MS Office and other office applications
E
CPA, ACCA or Certificate in credit control management
Experience Required
Description
Required years of experience Need Type
Relevant experience
2
E
Behavioural Competencies
These are defined as:
Proficiency Level
Proficiency Definitions
Level 1
Aware (A)
- Applies the competency in the simplest situations.
- Requires close and extensive guidance.
Core Competencies
Proficiency Required
A
Leadership Competency
Proficiency Required
- Planning and organizing
A
Special Position Requirements ( Optional section: any travel, security, hazard or related special conditions which apply to the position)
- The role holder may be required to travel to distant branches or wherever the Company has any interest.
- Role holder may be required to work extended working hours to ensure jobs are completed on schedule and to specification.
If you have the aforementioned professional and academic qualifications and you are ready to execute the above mandate, strictly apply through: clearly indicating the position being applied for.
The application should reach us by close of business on 2 nd April 2024 . Please note only short listed candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us by 9 th May 2024 consider your application unsuccessful.
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