Account Receivable Specialist (Manufacturing) at Phillips Consulting

Responsibilities

• Sales order release, generating sales invoices, maintaining up to date invoicing records, posting & matching customers' payments.
• Maintaining customer master data and a reliable record of cheques and cash payment from customers
• Ensuring proper documentation setup for new customers and ensuring existing customers documentations are in line to company's requirements.
• Conducting credit worthiness analysis check for new credit customers and half yearly credit worthiness review check for existing credit customers, investigating and resolving any irregularities or enquiries on customers' account
• Special price margin analysis.
• Account reconciliation, preparing and communicating monthly account statements for all credit customers.
• Maintaining all related accounts receivable files and records for periodic call up and reference
• Daily sales report to General Manager and weekly sales report to Controller and sales team
• Monthly actual aging analysis report to Controller, Sales Team, and General Manager.
• Ensuring timely deposit of cash and cheques received and issuing of receipts to cash customers.
•  Periodic AR meetings with the sales team as well as independent follow-up on aged debts and submission of reports to the Controller.
• Preparing monthly VAT schedule and ensuring timely remittance, weekly download of all WHT credit notes from FIRS portal, and posting same to respective accounts.
• Assisting in the annual external audit exercise
• Maintain STRICT confidentiality of organizational information.
• Any other responsibility that may be assigned by the Controller from time to time.

Requirements

• Degree in Accounting or related field
• 2-3 years of cognate experience
• Preferred candidates should live around Ikeja, Magodo, etc)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Dynamics) or SAP
• Knowledge of GAAP and basic accounting principles
• Strong attention to detail with a dedication to accuracy
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to analyze large sets of data
• High degree of familiarity with accounts receivable functions.