Sales Accountant

Job Description

Position Purpose:

• To secure sales recording and updating customer accounts by verifying and posting invoices, receipts, and adjusting memos; resolving discrepancies.
• To record and upldate billing for lading in the system and customer account.
• To record and update pallets and returns in the customer account.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Post customer payments by recording cash, and cheques transactions.
• Post memos by verifying and entering transactions.
• Update receivables by totaling unpaid invoices.
• Maintain records by updating invoices, debits, and credits.
• Summarize receivables by maintaining invoice accounts, and coordinating monthly transfers to accounts receivable accounts; verifying totals; and preparing reports.
• Report updated reconciliation to the supervisor.
• Verify the validity of account discrepancies by obtaining and investigating information from sales, trade promotions, sales departments, and customers.
• Verify the validity of account discrepancies by obtaining and investigating information from sales, trade promotions, sales departments, and customers.
• Resolve valid or authorized deductions by entering adjusting entries.
• Resolve invalid or unauthorized deductions by following pending deductions procedures.
• Resolve collections by examining customer payment plans, payment history, and credit lines.
• Coordinate contact with the collections department.
• Produce a range of reports to develop customer paying profiles to best set terms and conditions based on customer credibility
• Oversee the production of regular and ad hoc financial and activity reports to meet statutory and management requirements.
• Prepare regular reports on all aspects of sales accounting, including but not limited to sales and A/R aging reports
• Regular reconciliations with customers and taxpayers' system

Requirements:

• At least a Bachelor's degree in Finance, or Accounting.
• 2 to 5 years of experience in accounting/auditing.
• Good English knowledge.
• Previous experience with international FMCG companies is an advantage.