Accounts Receivable Officer at a Logistics Company

A Logistic company is recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accounts Receivable Officer

Location: Mile 2, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time.

Job Summary

• Ensure accurate and timely recognition and reporting of all revenue generated by the plant in the course of its business.
• Manage customers’ accounts ensuring accuracy and completeness.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain an accurate and up-to-date record of all sales orders issued to customers.
• Reconcile customer accounts to the general ledger balances.
• Identify irregularities in the customer account reconciliation and work with the relevant staff to resolve these issues.
• Post necessary entries to correct errors/irregularities identified in customer account reconciliation.
• Reconcile cash sales to sales orders and cash at the bank, on a daily basis.
• Recognise revenue on receipt of proof of delivery (invoice, waybill, haulage invoice, etc).
• Generate monthly Sales and Collection Report to aid management decision making.
• Resolve queries on customer account balance and provide account history where required.
• Generate customer ageing report and follow up with relevant staff in operations on due sales orders to ensure payments are received.
• Proactively and efficiently execute work plans as approved by the Financial Controller.
• Prepare/compile agreed periodic activity and performance reports for the attention of Financial Controller and other relevant parties.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Financial Controller.

Education and Work Experience

• Bachelor's Degree or its equivalent in Accounting or other related discipline.
• One 3-5 years of relevant work experience will be an advantage.
• SAP will be added advantage.

Application Closing Date
18th October, 2021.