Jobs at Kuehne+Nagel

The primary purpose of the role is to perform accurate finance, accounting, and payroll administration duties for the Knowledge Centre and provide support to both finance and HR teams in all countries across the MEA region. It will be expected from the successful candidate to service a diverse team in different accounting and legislative environments across time zones with a focus on the maintenance of the Employee Leave system (ESS) and to provide a wide range of general accounting responsibilities including validation and reconciliation of the general ledger accounts. Seeking continuous process improvement, process automation to improve quality and also to increase efficiency via solid financial knowledge, background and experience by ensuring full compliance with relevant country local laws and regulations with clear ambition to learn more will capture the essence of this job.
Your Responsibilities

• Reconcile all payroll related accounts in the general ledger (G/L interfaces from SAGE to ACON+)
• Maintain manpower related accruals, provisions calculation and reconciliation ( EOS, Bonus and Leave balance days) against G/L
• Prepare and review payroll journal entries (Import CSV & Bank Upload files) for validation purposes
• Prepare all monthly reporting, resulting in efficient tracking of information for external and internal audits
• Accountable for compiling the monthly manpower report to reflect monthly changes in the Headcount, and FTE’s including communicating with regularly with line managers to ensure reporting is completed correctly to prevent impact on the Financial Statements
• Drive process automation and standardization including direct interfaces from SAGE to ACON+ (EOS, Leave and Bonus Provision)
• Authorization of expense claims and ensure that client entertainment has a gift and entertainment number in South Africa
• Effective upload of General Ledger interfaces and validating and posting to ACON+ based on payroll data received from SAGE Premier

Your Skills And Experiences

• First University Degree - Business Administration
• MBA or equivalent - Business Administration
• You have 2-5 years experience in Project Management
• You have 2-5 years of international and leadership experience
• MS Office experience required in Word, Excel (advanced) and PowerPoint
• Knowledge of financial standards, principles and procedures, as well as financial computer systems
• In-depth understanding of Accounting fundamentals
• Good command of the English Language - both written & spoken

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To manage payroll processing for over 2,000 headcount by overseeing and supervising the country's payroll functions (where software implementation is completed) in the Region, ensuring pay is processed on time, accurately, and in compliance with local rules and regulations, maintenance of records and distribution of payroll reports and withheld amounts if applicable and to provide leadership to Payroll Specialists in the Regional Payroll department. Country payroll implementation, seeking for continuous improvement, process automation to improve quality and also to increase efficiency via technical knowledge and experience by ensuring compliance with relevant country local laws and regulations with clear ambition to learn more will capture the essence of this job.
Your Responsibilities

• Implements, maintains, and reviews payroll processing to ensure timely and accurate processing of payroll transactions including salaries, benefits, garnishments, taxes, and other deductions
• Prepares and maintains accurate records and reports of payroll transactions
• Identifies and recommends updates to payroll procedures and drive automation/standardization
• Distribution of monthly Payroll Process Reporting Timetable to all country finance managers in the region
• Obtaining payroll approvals from each country finance manager before processing payroll
• Update all headcount and FTE changes in SAGE payroll system
• Oversees the daily workflow of the department to supervise
• Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations

Your Skills And Experiences

• First University Degree - Business Administration
• Professional Certification FET Certificate - NQF level 4 & CPA
• You have 2-5 years experience in Project Management
• You have 2-5 years of international and leadership experience
• Proven experience as payroll specialist or payroll manager
• Proficient in MS Office and good knowledge of relevant payroll software (SAGE/ESS) and databases
• Previous experience with payroll system upgrades
• Good command of the English Language - both written & spoken

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Handle the day-day national perishables operations in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Work closely with the CCL and AEP team as well as the respective airside operations teams to ensure that all related tasks are finalised inside the expected life cycles. This includes PPECB inspections, Phyto Certificates and collection of original documents from DAFF.
Your Responsibilities

• Ensure that the correct ratescard (QTG) in place is utilised and that same is clear to all stakeholders, customer, local operations and CCL.
• Ensure that shipments are booked and departs as booked - constant follow-up and communication with customer and all stakeholders.
• Take responsibility for perishable cargo that must be refrigirated as per product specification and ensure that required temperatures are pre-conditioned and maitained at all times.
• Constantly communicate and collaborate with account owners and ensure that they keep the customer posted of shipment progress and key milestones as well as immediate notification of any delays.
• Utilise the floating mobile phone and ensure that if on duty afterhours or over weekends all required tasks and responsibilities are met. This includes actively following the progress of the shipment and keep customers updated on dedicated whatsapp groups and KN Systems.
• Identify areas of improvement and then suggest the implement of solutions to overcome these possible obstacles to ensure ongoing improvement of processes and training of staff.
• Build close customer relations and connect with key individuals to retain customers and maintain high service levels at all times.
• Work closly with OCC and CCL team members and leaders to ensure customer expectations are met.

Your Skills And Experiences

• Have a thorough understanding of the cold chain.
• Perishable Packaging and Pallet Building Knowledge.
• Communication Skills, SALog System Knowledge.
• Business Objects Reporting - interpretation.
• KN Invoicing and Revenue Generation (Manage Expected GP).
• 3rd Party Invoice controlling and related FSL Auto Accrual Setups.
• Ratecard and SOP, KPIs and Process Maps.

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Sea Logistics Customer Care Specialist supports customers by providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints. To provide front line support for clients and customers and to ensure that customers are satisfied with products, services, and features. To be accountable for maintaining excellent service for our internal and external customers.
Your Responsibilities

• Customer Care and Satisfaction: to proactively advise and consult to ensure customer satisfaction
• Shipment Management: Qualification and entry of customer orders into the operational execution process
  Complaint Management
• Quotation Management: Qualification of customer inquiries, provide KN quotations and updates, set final selling price with individual adjustments within the given price band and in line with the national leeway in decision-making (front-line empowerment)
• Customer Onboarding: Inclusion and transfer of customer requirements into the KN systems; Accompanying (initial) customer order
• Customer Data Management: Maintenance and integration of customer data in the KN systems
• Operational Customer Relationship Management: knowledge exchange with the sale; Establishment of an operative customer relationship (sales support)
• Reporting (creating, refining, and reviewing reports)
• Ensure all Under-invoiced files are attended to DAILY as per the management reports. Arrange Intercompany file cost transfers as and when necessary

Your Skills And Experiences

• Matric certificate or relevant equivalent
• Apprenticeship / Vocational Course (preferred)
• Other Degree / Diploma - freight forwarding ( preferred)
• Experience in Sea Logistics and Freight Forwarding (preferred)
• Good command of the English Language - both written & spoken
• Good Communication & Conflict resolution skills
• Decision making & Problem solving skills
• Analytical & Organizing skills