Job Roles at ESKORT

QUALIFICATIONS

• B.COM Accounting or equivalent commercial qualification.

EXPERIENCE

• 3-6 years demonstrated experience working in cost accounting, reporting, and cross team collaboration within a manufacturing environment required. Meat or food industry experience will be an added advantage.
• Excellent analytical and reasoning skills, plus excellent organization skills required.
• Knowledge of ERP and accounting systems; experience with Microsoft Office.
• Knowledge of Meat Matrix system will be an added advantage.

SKILLS REQUIRED

• Thorough knowledge of accounting procedures.
• In-depth understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Experience with accounting software.
• Computer literacy, MS Excel in particular (familiarity with VLOOKUPs and pivot tables).
• Strong time management and organization skills.
• Sound understanding of accounting principles.
• Solid cost systems background.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent report-writing, communication, and IT skills.

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QUALIFICATIONS:

• Grade 12 (Matric Certificate).
• Tertiary Qualification (desirable) or studying towards a Bookkeeping / Finance Degree would be advantageous.

EXPERIENCE: 

• Minimum of 2 – 3 year’s work experience in a similar role.
• Accounting System experience would be advantageous.

KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED: 

• Sage 200 Evolution.
• Working knowledge of MS Office with a thorough understanding of MS. Excel at a Basic/Intermediate Level.
• Meat Matrix experience would be an advantage.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Ability to operate computerised accounting, spreadsheets, and word-processing programs at a proficient level.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Proactive, organised, able to multitask and work well under pressure.
• Ability to meet strict deadlines.
• Attention to detail.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Good understanding of basic bookkeeping and account payable principles.
• Ability to calculate, post and manage accounting figures and financial records.

Monthly/Weekly Reconciliation

• Reconciling Vendor Accounts.
• Ensuring Vendor accounts are paid up to date.
• Follow up on reconciling items.
• Ensuring all Vendor Account Statements are received.
• Preparation and allocating of payments.
• Updating accrual report.
• Sending out all remittances.

Fixed monthly recording

• Ensuring all fixed monthly tax invoices are received and captured within the deadline.
• Calculate accruals and update report for all fixed monthly expenses.
• Ensuring payments for all fixed monthly invoices are made by the due date.

Invoice Handling

• Ensuring all Tax Invoices are valid as per SARS Regulations (5 Point Check).
• Capturing of Invoices through Meat Matrix and Sage 200 Evolution.
• Electronic filing of all documentation.

Vendor Maintenance

• Maintaining Vendor details.
• Loading of new/existing beneficiaries.

Other

• Taking phone calls and answering billing questions
• Answering email correspondence in a timeous manner

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QUALIFICATIONS:

• Grade 12 (Matric Certificate).
• A tertiary qualification in Accounting Sciences will be advantageous.

EXPERIENCE:

• A minimum of 5 year’s Accounts Payable experience. 
• Previous Accounts Payable experience within the FMCG industry.
•  Experience with Accounting Software (e.g SAGE, QuickBooks, Xero etc.).
• Meat Matrix Software Experience will be an advantage

KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:

• Solid knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting principles, laws, and regulations.
• Team management skills essential

SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Effective communication skills – both verbal and written.
• Ability to meet strict deadlines and to work under pressure.
• Good problem solving skills.
• Established proficiency in Microsoft 365 office suite with an emphasis on MS Excel.

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Qualifications: 

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or related fields.
• SQL querying, BI software (preferably Qlik) and advanced Microsoft Office skills.

Experience & Knowledge: 

• 1-3 Year Experience in a BI environment
• Knowledge of Meat Matrix system will be an added advantage.
• Understanding of SQL data base concepts and ODBC Data connections

Job Activities:
Master File Maintenance

• Managing users and user roles.
• Managing master data, including creation, updates, and deletion.
• Commissioning and decommissioning of data sets.

Building and Maintaining Dashboards & Reports

• Designing the reporting environment, including data sources, security, and metadata.
• Supporting initiatives for data integrity and normalization.
• Troubleshooting the reporting database environment and reports.
• Compilation and distribution of reports to users and management.
• Assistance with pricing models, margin reports, cost trends to the Sales Department.
• Analyze the data collected and log a detailed record of the results.
• Training end-users on new reports and dashboards.

Data and Financial Analysis

• Conduct ongoing process constraint analyses.
• Report on margins by product and division.
• Perform cost accumulation tasks as a member of the target costing group.
• Developing and maintaining databases, data systems, and data pipelines.
• Analyze large amounts of information to discover trends and patterns.

Undertaking data collection, pre-processing, and analysis

• Acquiring data from primary or secondary data sources and maintaining databases.
• Provide quality assurance of imported data, working with quality assurance analysts if necessary.
• Provide management with reports that specify and compare factors that affect prices and profitability of products or services.
• Present information using data visualization techniques.
• Creating reports and presentations for business use.
• Provide rapid feedback and insight on ad-hoc requests.

Collaborate with development team

• Working with programmers, engineers, and management heads to identify process improvement opportunities, propose system modifications, and devise data governance strategies.
• Assist in Audits
• Determine tasks that can be automated

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QUALIFICATIONS:

• Grade 12
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.

EXPERIENCE:

• 1-2 Years experience in an Junior HR administrative role or similar position.
• Proficient in MS Office (especially Excel).
• Strong knowledge of labor laws and HR best practices.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to handle confidential information with integrity.
• Problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in administrative tasks.

KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee records.
• Assist with the recruitment process including job postings, CV screening, interview coordination, and onboarding.
• Support payroll preparation by providing relevant employee information (e.g. absences, leave, overtime).
• Process and track employee attendance, leave requests, and time-off records.
• Ensure HR compliance with labor laws and internal policies, especially regarding retail shift patterns and working hours.
• Help organize training sessions, employee engagement activities.
• Act as a point of contact for employee HR queries across retail outlets and corporate offices.
• Coordinate with store managers to ensure consistent HR practices across all locations.
• Support offboarding processes including exit interviews, clearance, and documentation.

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Qualifications 

• Grade 12 (Matric Certificate)
• Tertiary Qualification in Accounting/ Financial Sciences.
• SAIPA, SAICA or CIMA Accreditation

Experience 

• At least 5 year’s proven work experience in Accounting.
• A minimum of 3 year’s proven experience in a Accounting Role.
• Experience in the retail industry would be an advantage. 

Key Performance Areas 
Month-end

• Analysing sales trends and reporting on figures.
• Monthly Balance sheets reconciliation.
• Expense General Ledger checks and monthend journals including Payroll and Assets.
• Analysing Inventory reports and reporting on figures.
• Reporting to the Financial Manager (including but not limited to Trail Balance, Income Statements, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow).

SARS

• Tax Practitioners: VAT, PAYE and Income taxation calculations

Banking

• Bank Approvals on SAGE and FNB (payments and adding of beneficiaries).

Cashflow 

• Calculate and maintain monthly cashflow forecast.
• Maintain weekly cash bank balances
• Reporting weekly cash flow figures to the Financial Manager and CFO.

Accounts Payable and Receivable Management

• Review ageing analysis on a monthly basis and liase with customers and vendors.
• Ensure that the Accounts Payable and Receivable team are adhering to daily tasks.
• Ensure that the Accounts Payable and Receivable team are replying to all queries (internally and customer-related) and are dealt with accurately.
• Motivating and leading the team in developing and following processes and efficiencies.
• Ensuring deadlines are met at all times.

Financial Audits 

• Annual External Audits (Financial statement drafting & acting as Company liaison).

Employee Management 

• Employee Recruitment – Actively involved in all team appointments.
• Onboarding and Finance Induction of new employees.
• Supervise and provide input on training and development efforts.
• Employee Relations (Discipline in the workplace).
• Performance Management.
• Employee wellness and motivation.

Ad-Hoc

• Monthly reporting on Financial performance of all Eskort Retail stores to Board of Directors and Retail Store Managers.
• Return on investment calculations for current and future retail stores.
• Assisting the Financial Manager with yearly budgets and board reporting figures.
• Assisting the Group Retail Manager with board reporting figures.
• Managing the implementation and maintenance of Company financial IT systems in Retail Stores (e.g SAGE Implementation, Point of Sale (POS).
• Identifying procedural weakness in the day-to-day running of the retail stores and putting measures in place to rectify as and when needed.
• Traveling to All Retail Stores for Audits and Risks Assessments.