Accounts Assistant - AGU

Job description

Company Profile:

Every day, around the world, people reach for Unilever products. Our brands are trusted everywhere and, by listening to the people who buy them, we've grown into one of the world's most successful consumer goods companies. In fact, 150 million times a day, someone somewhere chooses a Unilever product.

Look in your fridge, or on the bathroom shelf, and you’re bound to see one of our well-known brands. We create, market and distribute the products that people choose to feed their families and keep themselves and their homes clean and fresh.

Our Corporate Strategy aims to double the size of our business while reducing our environmental impact by 2020. As a result, in the months and years to come, we envisage many opportunities for our staff to progress and gain vital experience. It’s never been such an exciting time to join the Unilever team.

JOB PROFILE

Department

Finance

WL

C

Job Position

Accounts Assistant - AGU

Reports to

Debtors Controller - AGU

Location

Dubai

Main purpose of the role

The indivual will be responsible for the collection of outstandong amount from the customers in market. He/She will also make sure that customers receive their statement on time and their accounts are updated & reconciled with the amount received from them. Keeping market overdue under control will also be one of the main objective of the role including effective customer finance connect and periodic reconciliation and balance confirmation. The individual also responsible for supporting on day to day finance operations like Customer Master Data creation, Tax Credit Notes, sales deal creation etc.,

Main accountabilites

>Collect outstanding amount from Customers in line with their Payment Terms, and take intiatives for reducing Working Capital

>Ensure Customer Accounts are reconciled and analyzed periodically in order to make sure that accounts reflect true & correct

picture of the business.

>Monitor overdue customers very closely and take necessary actions to keep it at lowest.

>Ensure regular balance confirmations from Top Customers

>Physical verification of Freezers, trucks and other assets i.e. HHTS etc. in the market related to Ice Cream Business.

>Assist the Debtors' Controller with timely preparation of Monthly Trade Receivable Reports as per schedules.

>Ensure Customer Masters are properly updated with Valid Supporting and Autrhorizations as per UA Authority Schedules and

Audit trial report to be made

>Conduct Monthly reviews with Salesteam of all channels and liase with cap Gemini for allocations.

>Ensure Serial controls of Receipts & Invioces

>Ensure Customer Statement are delivered as per schedule

>Ensure Effective steps are being taken in order to be in Line with the Debtor Days & Overdue Targets of the Company

>Assist the Debtors' Controller in Providing a monthly Debtors Forecast to the Asst.Finance Manager

>Co-ordinate with CG to resolve their queries on time and to take necessary steps to reduce the queries in future.

> Monitor Customer deductions and conduct Review meeting to ensure the credit notes are timely being prepared by

Salesteam & Sales Coordinators in line with the Trading Agreements and that all the credit notes are booked in customers A/cs.

> Support on local promo price updation

>Ensure Health & Safety at work place

Key relationships

Internal:

> Finance Manager, Asst. Finance Manager

> Debtors' Controller

>Category Operations, Channels Managers, Supply Chain Manager

>Logistics Supervisors & Processing Team

>HR & IT

>Sales Supervisors, Sales Team, Sales Coordinators

External:

>Auditors

>Banks

>Customers

>Cape Gemini

Critical success factors of the job

Key competencies (max 5)

Key skills

Relevant Experience

Passion for Growth

Bachelor's degree in accounting - Good communication skills, knowledge of sales and collections, good understanding of controls and analytical skills

2-3 years of work experience - preferrably in a similar role or in a role which requires interaction with external business partners and strategic influencing

Team Commitments

Self Motivation

Externel Orientation

Change Catalyst