Debtors Clerk required immediately: APPLY NOW

Cape Town, Western Cape 8005

Hospitality is all about the individual. And we, at The Radisson Hotel Group, take pride in our unique Yes I Can! service culture: our Company-wide philosophy that ensures that every individual guest is treated with the best positive service attitude at every point of contact.

The manager, the waiter, the receptionist, the porter… every RHG employee plays a vital role in delivering a memorable guest experience at all our hotels and resorts. Yes I Can! is both our vision and the true ethos of what RHG is all about. With this in mind, we seek to appoint a Debtors Controller who meets these criteria.

Main responsibilities:

To ensure that any and all outstanding monies due to the hotel by customers/travel agents/tour operators have been received within the prescribed time period
To process all applications for credit and ensure that all customers have an approved, signed credit application on file
To actively manage the A/R aging analysis on a weekly basis in order to ensure that any and all outstanding debts are managed in accordance with the terms in which they were granted – meetings
To keep detailed records on any and all communication directed at any specific debtor and the reasons for non-payment, late payment, etc
To receive and process any and all advance deposits
To actively update the bank statements to ensure that any and all deposits/payments have indeed been received for the correct amounts and that these amounts reflect in the hotel bank account
To identify any and all potential delinquent accounts and identify any anomalies and potential risks
To update GL codes and Transaction codes on the Opera ACCPAC interface as and when needed
To actively manage the Debtors clearing account, Bad Debt Provision, and Unallocated Deposit account in General Ledger and to ensure that it is balanced and reconciled with full detail monthly

Personal requirements:

Excellent telephone manner
Fluency in English both written and oral
Knowledge of OPERA essential
Excel and Word essential
Strong focus on business and attention to detail
Excellent time management and organizational skills and is results-focused.
Be Honest and Trustworthy
Good team player with a flexible and co-operative attitude
Proactive Nature and ability to work independently
Strong on reconciliations
Minimum qualification of matric and experience will be an advantage
Assist with O-Status
Processing of House Accounts
Month-end journals