Job Opportunities at COFCO International

Minimum Qualifications And Experience

Relevant financial and accounting qualification with at least 5 years’ experience or three years completed articles.

Main Responsibilities (key Performance Indicators)

• Financial Reporting:
• Preparation of balance sheet month end recons
• Internal & External Audit:
• Ensure all audit findings are addressed and resolved.
• Implement required controls to prevent adverse audit findings.
• Daily tasks and responsibilities:
• VAT calculations, submissions, and tax authority audits
• Intercompany transactions and balances
• Broker account reconciliations
• Upkeep and management of company-wide Insurance Policy Register
• Upkeep and management of Fixed Assets (including CAPEX budget and reporting)
• Petty cash recons, payments, and journals
• Account allocation and corrections
• Ad-hoc requests as and when required
• Other daily and monthly tasks:
• Payment and journal authorisations
• Ensure that all month-end deadlines are met
• Serve as back-up to credit controller as and when required, e.g.:
• Provision for bad debt reconciliation and journal
• Invoice discounting processing
• Weekly Credit Reporting
• Innovation: Continuously improving accounting processes.

Essential Skills

• Ability to work well within a team environment
• Ability to work collaboratively at all levels within the business
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Computer Literacy (MS Excel, Word, Outlook)
• Aptitude for continuoussystem enhancements and automation
• Numerical reasoning and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work under pressure while always maintaining excellent attention to detail and high a degree of accuracy
• Planning, organising and excellent time management skills
• Critical thinker with emotional resilience to overcome obstacles
• Positive attitude
• Experience of working in a fast-paced environment

Desirable Skills

• Intermediate to Advanced Excel proficiency
• SAP exposure
• Experience using an ERP system

General

• Based in Stellenbosch office
• Compensation: base salary benefits
• Hybrid working model - future goal is to return to the office full time
• Reports to Financial Controller
• Seasonal business operations (harvest)
• Financial year end is December

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Role & Responsibilities

• Obtaining quotations and negotiating rates with transporters for new contracts
• Liaising with transporters
• Liaising with silo managers and farmers, and arranging loading
• Booking trucks in to load at silos and farm venues
• Movement planning and scheduling
• Coordinate product delivery schedules with Execution (Client facing) desk
• Book trucks in to offload with Execution Desk
• Processing of daily transport orders
• Handle transport invoice queries and claims, etc.
• Imports and exports across multi-model transport means (road, rail, maritime)

Requirements

• Diploma or Degree in Transport or related field
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar role
• Experience within an office environment
• Good communication skills, English and Afrikaans
• Must be willing to work after hours

Essential Skills

• Logical reasoning and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work under pressure while always maintaining excellent attention to detail and high a degree of accuracy.
• Ability to work independently with minimal review required.
• Planning, organising and excellent time management skills.
• Critical thinker with emotional resilience to overcome obstacles.
• Able to efficiently solve problems relating to sales and transportation of goods.
• Able to adapt quickly to change.
• Demonstrated experience in a similar role.

Desirable skills

• Systems driven / tech savvy.
• Aptitude for continuoussystem enhancements and automation.
• Advanced Excel capabilities.
• ERP / SAP systems experience / or exposure.
• Grain and Agri industry and/or commodities, markets and derivatives trading experience.

Reporting

• Reports direct to Planning & Logistics Team Lead
• Matrix reporting to Operations Manager

Compensation

• Basic salary with provident fund and medical aid benefits.
• Annual discretionary incentives.

Additional Notes

• All applications must be submitted via the CIL Careers platform.
• Financial year end is December.
• Seasonal (harvest) activities run from March to September.
• Financial year end is December.