Follow up and ensure the timely achievement of credit collection targets weekly and monthly.
Correctly reconcile customer accounts, process receipts, and allocate based on the remittance copy.
Generate the credit note and process it in the system correctly, with appropriate approvals.
Review and process all the customer-related documentation/forms to ensure full compliance is taken into consideration as per policy.
Monitor customer credit limits and overdue supply accounts to match with the monthly targets. Prepare and present reports for weekly and monthly meetings as required.
Liaise with internal and external stakeholders regarding the position of outstanding accounts.
Manage and reduce credit risk levels and ensure timely collection of payments.
Actively involve yourself in the closure of month-end tasks and ensure that all AR functions for each customer are updated before the reports are finalized.
Accounts Payable Officer
Extra Supermarket Head Office
Suva , Fiji
01.2023 - 06.2023
Managed the accurate and timely processing of tax invoices and purchase returns daily.
Handling of tax invoices, return taxes, and return documents. Ensuring timely and accurate input of daily data.
Reviewing and approving receipts from manual documents, with system input.
Managing a team to ensure invoices are receipted in a timely manner.
Finance Officer
C J Patel PTE LTD
Suva, Fiji
08.2020 - 10.2021
Interacting with customers and suppliers on a daily basis.
Prepared detailed and complete monthly bank reconciliation statements.
Worked on payments for overseas and local suppliers.
Taking part in stocktaking monthly.
Matched orders with invoices and recorded required information.
Performed bookkeeping.
Reviewed and reconciled supplier accounts to ensure accuracy of invoices and payments.
Graduate Trainee
C.J. Patel PTE LTD
Suva, Fiji
02.2020 - 08.2020
Presented relevant topics to graduate students for increased subject engagement.
Worked under the supervision of senior employers to help plan and direct the work of the organization.
Worked in various departments to gain hands-on experience, audit, and finance.
Organized and maintained records.
Supported graduate students in conducting research projects and compiling data for academic papers.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Accounting And Finance
University of The South Pacific
Suva, Fiji
03-2020
Accomplishments
Awarded with the National Toppers Scheme to study Bachelor of Arts [2016] at University of The South Pacific.
Temporary Lecturer at Fiji Institute of Technology now known as Fiji National UniversityTemporary Lecturer at Fiji Institute of Technology now known as Fiji National University
Legal and External Affairs Officer at British American Tobacco Fiji (BAT Fiji)Legal and External Affairs Officer at British American Tobacco Fiji (BAT Fiji)