Senior Financial Accountant at Glencore

The Senior Financial Accountant will be required to work alongside the Finance Manager and assist with managing finance functions and ensure all reporting requirements and any ad-hoc projects and reporting, which fall within the scope of the financial department. The role includes but is not limited to the following responsibilities.

PRIMARY TASKS & KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Process banking requests and expense reports on a regular basis.
• Accurately review, ledger codes, and approve vendor invoices according to legislative requirements.
• Perform monthly vendor and GL reconciliations.
• Maintain a large number of vendor accounts while staying in compliance with company policies and procedures such as KYC.
• Perform data entry reviews associated with accounts payable.
• Review and reconcile customer invoice discrepancies.
• Perform monthly Customer and GL reconciliations.
• Assist with Intercompany transaction and confirmation.
• Audit and process cash and credit card transactions.
• Accurate review of processing of all bank transactions to the accounting system.
• Address and respond to escalated vendor inquiries.
• Maintain precise records of all vendor reconciliations and payments. 
• Prepare and maintain in archive all required tax documents.
• Compliance with company policies and reporting of any weakness and/or concerns.
• Implement the internal controls and report any control weaknesses and advise on improvements. 
• Maintain business processes and accounting policies to strengthen internal controls. 
• Ensure accurate financial reporting to all external stakeholders. 
• Coordinate and provide feedback to Finance Manager on external- and internal financial- and tax audits.
• Assist in the implementation of annual operating plan and budget.
• Perform capitalization, disposal and physical verification of assets. 
• Ensure company spend in accordance with approved budget.
• Ensure an accurate trial balance and accounting records are maintained and reported in both functional and reporting currencies. 
• Manage and implement the financial month end reporting process and ensure required deadlines are met, as well as prepare all monthly reports. 
• Ensure all statutory tax requirements are adhered to and tax expenses and liabilities are accurately accounted for. 
• Implement all financial statutory requirements in accordance with local legislation. 
• Ensure accurate cash flow forecasts are prepared. 
• Perform periodic analysis review on costings, productivity, and efficiency of the company for management reporting purposes.
• Assist management on Ad-hoc projects and processes. 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Newly qualified CA (SA)
• Membership to a professional accounting body is an advantage.

WORK EXPERIENCE & SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• More than 3 years relevant experience
• Experience with Sage 300, SAP Business One or SAP S/4HANA
• Intermediate excel capability is desired
• Strong verbal and written communication skills 
• Ability to read and write Portuguese is an advantage.
• High level of attention detail, in a fast-moving environment.
• Take initiative in resolving issues in a structured methodical manner.