Job Description
An Accounts Receivable job description typically includes the following tasks and responsibilities: Calculating, recording, inputting or processing financial data. Preparing customer invoices based on accounting procedures. Researching and investigating discrepancies in invoices to determine the accuracy of charges.
Responsibilities
- Carried out rigorous follow up to the direct customers for the payment.
- Visiting customer office if necessary to check their financial status and advise accordingly on payment option.
- Resolves collections by examining customer payment plans, payment history, credit line; coordinating contact with collections department.
- Summarizes receivables by maintaining invoice accounts; coordinating monthly transfer to accounts receivable account; verifying totals; preparing report.
- Receiving payments and posting amount to the customers’ account; reconciled accounts on monthly basis.
- Working alongside Sales department in collecting money from the live customers.
- Assisting them in organizing the documents required for the collection of payments.
- Generating aging report and ensure up-to-date customer accounts.
- Tracking customer accounts and notify the Credit Controller and sales department on the defaulters.
- Organizing list of customers for making provision of bad debts and submit files of defaulters for legal action.
- Developing monthly status report of receivables and should present to Financial Controller.