About this role
Debtors Clerk
administration
October 16, 2026
Permanent
Midrand
Job Description
Cemza is seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Debtors Clerk to join our Head Office team in Midrand.
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing major retail and independent customer accounts, ensuring accurate invoicing, timely debt collection and effective account reconciliations.
This role requires strong financial administration skills, attention to detail and the ability to resolve complex account queries while maintaining professional relationships with customers and internal teams.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Manage major retail and independent customer accounts.
- Handle end-to-end debtor functions, including invoicing, POD management, payment allocations and reconciliations.
- Maintain accurate customer records, credit notes, debit notes and EDI submissions.
- Follow up on outstanding customer balances to ensure timely payments.
- Monitor age analysis reports and reduce overdue accounts.
- Investigate and resolve pricing, POD and payment allocation discrepancies.
- Perform accurate customer account reconciliations.
- Investigate and clear reconciling items within agreed deadlines.
- Prepare weekly and monthly debtor reports highlighting risks and variances.
- Maintain professional relationships with key retail customers and internal sales teams.
- Provide regular updates on account statuses, payments and outstanding queries.
- Identify opportunities to improve debtor processes and reduce errors.
- Ensure daily invoicing, allocations and reconciliations are completed accurately.
- Assist with complex customer remittance, ledger and discount queries.
- Comply with company policies, financial procedures and relevant safety requirements.
Minimum Requirements
- Grade 12 / Matric.
- Diploma or Certificate in Finance or Accounting.
- 3–5 years' experience in Debtors, Credit Control or Accounts Receivable.
- Experience within a manufacturing environment.
- Strong understanding of debt collection processes.
- Experience with customer account reconciliations.
- Experience processing invoices, payment allocations, credit notes and debit notes.
- ERP system experience.
- SAP experience.
- EDI invoicing experience.
- Knowledge of customer portals.
- Experience managing large customer accounts.
Bonus Points
- Strong negotiation and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent time management and attention to detail.
- Customer service orientated.
- Strong analytical thinking and financial reporting abilities.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to identify process improvements and work effectively under pressure.
Closing Date: 16 October 2026
Package & Renumeration
- Salary: Negotiable.
- Permanent position.
- Based at Cemza Head Office, Midrand.
If you meet the minimum criteria and believe you have the necessary experience and character to be our successful candidate please apply. Due to the many applications we receive on a daily basis, should you not hear from us within 2 weeks, kindly consider your application as unsuccessful.
Cemza Cement
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Closing Date: 16 October, 2026