Job Title: REGIONAL ACCOUNTANT
Reports to: CREDIT CONTROL MANAGER
Purpose of the Role:
To ensure debt collection in the southern region through the implementation of the credit control policy and undertake the reconciliations of the control accounts
Key Tasks:
METERING AND BILLING
Responsible for ensuring that the Billing System in the regions is fully operational at all times through the assistance of the IT section.
Responsible for disconnections and reconnections of accounts in the system during billing
DEBT COLLECTION
Review debtors age analysis of the urban centers and ensure prompt action on all overdue accounts
Identify accounts that may require intervention of the Company’s Executive Management
Liaise with Area Managers on customers who are due for disconnection and ensure that appropriate charges are raised and effected on customers’ accounts
Ensure timely attention to queries from urban centers
Ensure follow ups on all unbilled accounts
Issue lists of defaulting customers to legal for intervention
Editing and updating of third party collections file
Prepare monthly disconnection and reconnection reports for LEWA
Timely attend customer queries
Ensure implementation of set internal controls
Prepare monthly collection programme and monitor that the programme is implemented
Prepare the actual collection against the programme and provides a report on the analysis.
Core Competencies:
Operational Decision-Making
Team work
Continuous Improvement and Service Delivery
Citizen/ Customer Responsiveness
People management
Communication and Information Management
Problem-solving
Planning and organising
Project implementation
Minimum Qualifications & Experience
Degree in B. Com. Accounting or Registered Accountant
At least three years experience in a supervisory role
Salary and Benefits
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package.
Submission of Applications
Applications accompanied by detailed CV, names of two referees, certified copies of educational certificates and transcripts should be submitted to:
The Human Resource Manager
Water and Sewerage Company
P.O. Box 426
Maseru. 100
The closing date for submissions of applications is 08th December, 2017.
Disclaimers:
Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
Correspondence will only be conducted with short-listed candidates.
Selection interviews for short-listed candidates will be at a date, time and place determined by WASCO.
Short-listed candidates will be required to authenticate information provided in the CV.
WASCO reserves the right to leave an advertised position unfilled if no suitable candidate is identified.
The employment of successful candidate is subject to positive police clearance.
