Job Description This role supports the financial accountant and maintains key responsibilities within the grower accounting function within the group and which includes, amongst others, responsibility for the maintenance of loan and lease agreement schedules, processing financial transactions and preparation of applicable creditors and cashbook financial reports.
It includes responsibility for the inter-company, loans, inter-company and grower creditors, bank reconciliations and is integral in our grower accounting processes.
This role supports the internal SARB function.
Key Performance Outputs Purchase Orders: Generate and process purchase orders accurately and on time.
Invoice Management: Process supplier invoices and generate monthly on-charge invoices in compliance with SARS regulations.
Creditor Reconciliations: Perform monthly reconciliations for Grower and inter-company accounts, ensuring accurate reporting and resolving discrepancies.
Journal Entries: Process journal entries for account offsets and ensure inter-company accounts are balanced.
Query Resolution: Handle internal and external creditor queries effectively, ensuring timely resolution of discrepancies.
Grower Payments: Prepare and execute weekly Grower payment requests and payment batches in line with company policy.
Cash Book Processing: Capture bank transactions, perform reconciliations, and ensure credit card accounts are balanced and recovered within the group.
Intercompany Balancing: Maintain and reconcile inter-company accounts, including loans, payables, and receivables.
Clearing Funds: Ensure timely and accurate fund clearing processes as per SARB requirements.
Grower Loans: Manage Grower loan schedules, interest calculations, and account reconciliations.
Additional Invoice Calculations: Assist with weekly calculations and processing of additional invoices and credit notes for export and local transactions.
Loan and Lease Agreements: Maintain and monitor inter-company loan and lease agreements, ensuring proper approvals and record-keeping.
Weekly Intercompany Transaction Flow: Manage inter-company PO imports, sales orders, and bill payments, ensuring accurate transaction flow.
Financial Governance: Assist with SARB applications, renewals, and maintaining a register of SARB approvals and documentation.
Reporting: Prepare and maintain detailed age analyses, schedules, and reconciliation reports for management review.
Requirements Educational / Technical A relevant tertiary degree, ideally in Accounting or Bookkeeping.
2-3 years experience working in a Financial Officer role, (Bonus if this experience is in the same or similar industry) ERP systems experience will be an advantage.
Requirements Educational / Technical A relevant tertiary degree, ideally in Accounting or Bookkeeping.
2-3 years expereince working in a Financial Officer role, (Bonus if this expereince is in the same or simlar industry) ERP systems experience will be an advantage.