Finance Operations Analyst - JHB at Glencore

Job Summary 

We are looking for a motivated and eager Finance Operations Analyst candidate with a keen interest in the commercial and logistics environment where you will be responsible for invoicing, collection and settlement and relevant projects providing support to the Marketing Finance team in Baar. 

GENERAL ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Validate provisional/final invoices submitted by the front office operations team against deal and the supporting documents.
• Book invoices in commercial & logistics commodity system and submit for payment.
• Capture secondary cost invoices received and submit for payment.
• Follow up on un-invoiced deliveries or services.
• Report on overdue invoices.
• Store and archive invoices and invoice data together with commodity deal data.
• Net/offset invoices where possible prior to settlement and communicate netting and offsetting with counterparties, in collaboration with the front office operations team.
• Prepare invoices for settlement.
• Follow up on settlement execution.
• Follow up on invoice/settlement counterparty queries.
• Support Treasury Operations in resolving unapplied cash queries.
• Match and clear open invoices in the invoicing system.
• Automate financial operations activities to ensure straight through processing to the general ledger.
• In collaboration with other financial operations teams, identify and implement financial operations best practice including processes and internal controls.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS:

• Finance Marketing department
• Finance Back Office team
• Marketing and Logistics team in Johannesburg

QUALIFICATION & SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance or Chartered Specialist in Accounting and Financial Management.
• Advantageous to demonstrate post qualification studies.

Work Experience:

• We will require 3 to 5 years relevant experience including experience of commercial & logistics invoicing and settlement or accounts payable.
• Working knowledge of commercial & logistics systems and invoicing to ERP integration.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office tools, especially Excel.

Competencies:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Adaptable, dynamic and organised with a positive and enthusiastic attitude.
• Interacts well within a team and actively manage expectations
• Take initiative in resolving issues in a structured methodical manner
• Have a strong sense of responsibility and ownership
• High level of attention detail, in a fast-moving environment.
• Deliverable and service orientated 
• Need to be adaptable, flexible and entrepreneurial