Belmond: Accounting Internships 2024 - Debtors & Income Audit Clerk

If you’re looking to develop your skills and be part of the future of luxury, this is your moment. Belmond Safaris Finance team is looking for a Fixed Term intern to assist the department for 6 months.

Resposibilities:

• Follow up on overdue payments through various modes and prepare reports and actions taken on payment recovery from overdue accounts.
• Allocate payments received to correct guest account and ensure that all receipts are posted.
• To ensure the adherence of Standard Accounting procedures in all the accounting operations.
• Assisting with external and internal audit debtors’ queries.
• Inform & advise the reservations on the debt positions of various accounts / guests.
• Maintain regular contact with all the corporate accounts and other debtors.
• Processing of deposits received in the bank statement.
• Investigate all credit requests, determine their credit worthiness, and assign credit limits.
• Sending out Statements as well as ad hoc invoices on a monthly and daily basis respectively.
• Ensure that all folios transferred to city ledger have been checked and correctly transferred.
• Ensure that debtors aging is maintained at acceptable levels.
• Review of entries processed to accounts on a detailed level.
• Monitor the timely preparation of receivable statements, income, and expenditure statements etc.

Requirements:

• A Diploma or relevant certificate in Accounting from a recognised tertiary institution – beneficial.
• Familiarity with bookkeeping and basic accounting procedures
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• High level of integrity and trustworthiness.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Computer literate in MS Excel, MS Word and Gmail