Finance Assistant - Meru

About the role

A full-time Finance Assistant position in Meru is responsible for branch credit reports, debtors reconciliation, receipting, banking and petty cash management. The role covers collecting outstanding debts, following up on payments and reconciling bank transactions, and involves occasional travel to distant branches.

Key responsibilities

• Take part in implementing the company's credit control policy.
• Send monthly commission and debtor statements, resolve queries on outstanding accounts from intermediaries and apply reminders so debts are paid on time.
• Refer uncollected debts to debt collection agencies, manage legal action and refer cases to the Credit Reference Bureau (CRB).
• Collect monthly premium debits, trace long-outstanding debtors and assess their ability to pay.
• Follow up bounced cheques, contact clients for replacements and give a monthly report.
• Check remittances (RTGS, EFT, IPFs), process receipting within 24 hours and monitor daily receipting and banking of premiums.
• Visit and call intermediaries to follow up on collections and reconciliations, and submit a weekly report.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• 2 years of relevant experience.
• Desirable: CPA, ACCA or a certificate in credit control management.
• Customer focus, business acumen, negotiation and influence, effective communication, planning and organisation, accountability, quality decision making, continuous learning, emotional intelligence and conflict management.

Required skills

• Computer literacy in MS Office and other office applications.
• Debt collection and credit control.

The application closes on 2 April 2024; only shortlisted candidates will be contacted, and applicants who do not hear back by 9 May 2024 should consider their application unsuccessful. The advert is open to internal and external candidates.