Accounts Recievable Clerk

The world’s leading supplier of mineral-based specialty solutions for industry with 14,000 employees, operations in more than 40 countries, and €4.3 billion in revenue in 2022. Imerys delivers high-value-added, functional solutions to a great number of sectors, from processing industries to consumer goods. The Group draws on its understanding of applications, technological knowledge and expertise in material science to deliver solutions by beneficiating its mineral resources, synthetic minerals and formulations.

Imerys’ solutions contribute essential properties to customers’ products and their performance, including heat resistance, hardness, conductivity, opacity, durability, purity, lightness, filtration, absorption and water repellency. Imerys is determined to develop responsibly, in particular by fostering the emergence of environmentally-friendly products and processes.

Accounts Receivable Clerk

Prepare monthly reports to ensure objective efficiency enhancement.

Ensure that all internal controls within Accounts Receivable are adhered to in order to support accounting controls as stipulated by the internal audit department.

Maintain master data.

Set and comply with credit terms as per Euler policy and internal credit approval policy/procedure.

Cash-flow preparation.

• Maintain age analysis and ensure that age analysis overdues is 5% of total age.
• Follow up with Euler on bad debts and recoveries as stipulated in the policy.
• Quantum reporting on debt report (local banks).
• Collection of all outstanding debt and cash forecast by 15th of each month.
• Sale reporting by 14h00 on D+2 including balancing of dispatches to sales reports.
• Receipts and cashbook inclusive of cash sales on a daily basis.
• IG reconciliations and balancing + monthly confirmation.
• Perform regular credit checks and new credit to ensure reliability of customer database.
• Liaise and provide assistance with audit requests.

• Enforce “accounts on hold” for supply of goods to customers who do not meet agreed terms.
• Analyse data to make informed financial decisions.
• Identify variances and report to management to put preventative measures in place.
• Assist to resolve financial related queries and provide support to mine managers and site administrators.
• Ensure that reporting data is accurate and timeous to meet the group reporting deadlines.

• National Diploma in Finance or equivalent.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Accuracy with figures.
• SAGE ACCPAC ERP skills.
• Excel experience and proficiency.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Proactive and ability to plan ahead.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and pressurised situations.
• Problem solving.
• Attention to detail.
• Team player.

• Full time
• Permanent

IMERYS is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer and it is our policy to not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state or local laws.