Clerk, accounts receivable and collection
City of Brampton, department of Corporate Support Services is inviting applications from suitable candidates for the position of Clerk. City of Brampton, department of Corporate Support Services is the central administrative unit supporting municipal operations. It provides essential services including IT, HR, finance, strategic communications, and service delivery. It ensures responsive, efficient support for both residents and staff. The candidates selected for the vacancy will be required to start the work as soon as possible.
Job Description:
Employer Name: City of Brampton
Department: Corporate Support Services
Position: Clerk, accounts receivable and collection
No of Vacancies: 1
Salary: $1080.45 weekly
Employment Type: Temporary
Job type: Union
Job Industry: Government and Public Sector
Location: Brampton, ON, CA
Shift: 35 hour workweek
Reference Number: 106761
Requirements:
Languages: Candidates must have knowledge of the English Language
Education: Candidates should have completed High School
Experience: Candidates should have four years of related experience working in accounts receivable and collections
Physical Requirements:
The candidate should be able to deal effectively with confrontational situations, work independently as well as collaboratively within a team
Other Requirements:
- The candidate should have (Grade 12) and an additional program of over one and up to two years in Business – Accounting or equivalent and over two (2) years
- The candidate should be proficient in Microsoft Office applications, possess excellent customer service skills
Responsibilities:
- The candidates should be able to prepare, process, and administer invoices in the general ledger and collection database
- The candidates should be able to process daily cash, credit card, and cheque payments, and establish payment arrangements in compliance with corporate policies and procedures
- The candidates should be able to administer and reconcile Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) payments from the bank account, provide excellent customer service by answering inquiries and offering information regarding payments, payment arrangements, and invoices
- The candidates should be able to prepare and balance the accounts receivable sub-ledger to the general ledger, including preparing adjustment journal entries and distributing monthly aged receivable reports to departments
- The candidates should be able to perform collection activities on defaulted accounts in accordance with the City of Brampton’s collections policy and procedures, communicate with collection agencies, and prepare statements of account
- The candidates should be able to monitor the aged receivables report, identify doubtful recovery accounts, prepare journals, and assist the manager in preparing reports of accounts to be written off
- The candidates should be able to liaise with originating departments regarding cancellations and/or adjustment memos of invoices and maintain a spreadsheet of cancelled invoices
- The candidates should be able to collate accounts receivable documentation for legal proceedings and initiate payments on deficiency recovery accounts
- The candidates should be able to identify and prepare cheque requisitions for overpayments on accounts receivable accounts, perform all filing duties related to accounts receivable, perform additional similar and related duties
How to apply:
If the position is fit for you and the basic requirements are fulfilled then you can now apply directly to the employer (along with your resume) through the below-mentioned details.
We thank all the applicants for showing their interest and trust in us, however, only the most eligible candidates will be selected and conducted for further procedure directly from employers, in between no charges/fees or original documents will be asked from any applicant. All the best!