Accounts Receivable Analyst at Kwik Delivery

Kwik Delivery – We are a new start-up platform company in the logistics market in Nigeria committed to offering reliable and secure parcel shipping services within large metropolitan areas. Operations started in Lagos in Q2 2019.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accounts Receivable Analyst

Location: Lagos, Nigeria (On-site)
Job type: Full-time

About the Job

Are you a skilled account receivables analyst who can process, track and record payments in an accurate, efficient and timely manner?
For this role, we will require you to review account information, correct discrepancies and ensure that accounts are properly billed and that payments are collected.
You will have both a day to day and on-going impact on financial transactions, keeping us on track, on time and in good terms with our valued partners.

Responsibilities
What You’ll Do:

Perform verifying, classifying, computing, posting, recording and updating of customers account receivable data/information
Monitor customer account details for non-payments, delayed payments and other irregularities
Communicating with clients and customers to request and arrange payments
Respond to and resolve clients’ billing issues and questions
Support the company in optimizing our financial transactions and systems by performing reconciliation of payments and customer accounts
Prepare and manage bills, invoices and bank deposits
Reconcile the accounts receivable ledger
communicate with customers via phone, email, mail or personally
assist with month-end closing
Perform daily cash management duties, including the recording of bank deposits, updating and distribution of cash receipt logs, and posting of cash to the accounts receivable sub-ledger
Maintain accounts receivable records to ensure ageing is up to date, credits and collections are applied, uncollectible amounts are accounted for, and miscellaneous differences are cleared
Monitor and collect accounts receivable by contacting clients via telephone, email, and mail
Strengthen and grow relationships with clients by communicating with customers regarding past-due accounts
Develop a recovery system, and initiate collection efforts,
Prepare analytical and ratio analysis about A/R for management to gain a better understanding of how collection efforts are progressing
Support other accounting and finance team members, inventory management, and cost accounting
Assist in streamlining and improving the accounts receivable process by identifying areas of performance improvement
Communicate discrepancies to the management team, identify slow-paying customers, and recommend collection candidates
Exercise integrity and confidentiality in financial reporting, and comply with federal, state, and local financial requirements.