Accounts Receivable Specialist
Description
The Accounts Receivable Specialist is responsible for managing the company's incoming payments, ensuring accurate and timely billing and collection. This role involves tracking outstanding invoices, reconciling accounts, and working with clients and internal departments to resolve payment issues. The goal is to maintain an efficient and effective process to support the company’s financial health.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and issue accurate and timely invoices to
- Verify billing data and resolve any discrepancies or missing
- Monitor and follow up on outstanding accounts receivable to ensure timely
- Contact clients regarding past-due invoices and negotiate payment arrangements as Set and send out reminders, automatic late payment notifications.
- Collaborate with customers to resolve billing inquiries and disputes
- Reconcile client accounts, ensuring all payments are accurately
- Maintain detailed records of all transactions and collections
- Generate regular accounts receivable reports and ageing analyses for
- Assist in month-end and year-end closing activities related to accounts
- Coordinate with sales and customer service teams to verify billing
- Provide support during audits and assist with financial reporting
- Adhere to accounting standards and company
- Organize and provide support in compiling statutory documentation needed for
- Ensure correct documentation, in order and duly signed for relevant
- Recommend process improvements to optimize efficiency and effectiveness in collections and
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- Minimum of 2+ years of experience in Accounts
- Proficiency in accounting software (e.g., QuickBooks, SAP, Oracle).
- Strong analytical, organization, and problem-solving
- Excellent communication skills for managing customer
- Attention to Detail: High level of accuracy in preparing and reviewing invoices and
- Proactive in follow-ups, outstanding payment reminders
- Ability to work well in a team
- Strong understanding of financial regulations and
- Familiarity with general accounting principles and
- Ability to work cross-functionally and communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels
- Strong organization skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects
- Accountability: Demonstrates transparency, takes ownership of responsibilities, and consistently fulfils commitments, in a timely manner
- Impact: Contributes to business success and fosters employee
- Initiative: Proactively seeks innovative solutions and drives ongoing improvements, seeking continued growth and opportunities to do and be
- Credibility: Establishes trust through honest, clear, respectful, and open communication at all organisation levels, with all
If you are a motivated and experienced in this field, looking to join a dynamic team, please submit your application, including your resume and cover letter
Skills
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Date posted
December 13, 2024
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Closing date
December 13, 2024
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Hiring location
Nairobi
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Offered salary
Negotiable Price
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Career level
Middle Level
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree
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Experience
2 years
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