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Key Responsibilities

Financial & Operational Analysis and Reporting

• Generate and analyse financial and management reports.
• Capture and verify financial information with a focus on gross profit accuracy.
• Monitor cost variances, perform trend and benchmark analysis, and explain financial deviations.
• Conduct market research and comparisons, including scenario and sensitivity analysis.
• Provide financial training to business unit managers.
• Perform reconciliation of balance sheet accounts.
• Verify fixed assets and analyse inventory (including obsolete stock tracking).
• Monitor targets and productivity, measuring actual results against KPIs and business drivers.
• Handle financial enquiries and general accounting functions.

System, Process & Procedure Monitoring

• Monitor and report on internal control measures and system effectiveness.
• Communicate with internal stakeholders to identify weaknesses and areas for improvement.
• Assist with the development, testing, and implementation of process changes.
• Support system and process training for relevant departments.

Budget Preparation

• Gather historical financial data and apply financial/economic indicators.
• Integrate business model and structural changes into budget forecasts.
• Prepare, adjust, and analyse budgets with full reconciliation in SAP.
• Ensure clear communication of budget information to relevant stakeholders.

Requirements

• A relevant Bachelor’s degree with Management Accounting (CIMA) as a major.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a financial/accounting role.
• Experience in an agricultural, manufacturing, or operationally intensive environment is an advantage.
• SAP knowledge is beneficial.
• Strong understanding of financial principles and reporting.
• Experience working with SAP and Microsoft Office (especially Excel).
• On-the-job training exposure in accounting functions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Planning, organizing, and time management.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Results-driven and proactive approach.
• Willingness to learn and adapt in a dynamic environment.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration abilities.
• Integrity and commitment to confidentiality.

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Job Responsibilities

Financial Reporting and Analysis

• Prepare and analyse accurate financial statements (income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements).
• Evaluate financial performance against budgets and historical data.
• Provide actionable insights and recommendations to support strategic decisions.
• Develop and deliver operational reporting based on budget, year-to-date, and market comparisons.

Budgeting and Forecasting

• Collaborate with departments to develop annual budgets aligned with company goals.
• Prepare financial forecasts and projections, updating regularly based on market and business changes.

Financial Operations, Systems, and Control

• Oversee financial transactions to ensure compliance and data integrity.
• Assist with the design and implementation of internal controls.
• Drive process improvements and support financial systems (ERP, accounting software).

Cash Flow Management

• Develop and maintain cash flow forecasts to support liquidity.
• Analyse cash patterns and working capital to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Recommend strategies to optimize payment and collection cycles.

Financial Compliance and Auditing

• Ensure compliance with accounting standards, tax regulations, and statutory requirements.
• Support both internal and external audit processes.
• Prepare and submit required financial reports and disclosures.

Employee Management

• Manage and develop team members through performance feedback and task delegation.
• Ensure compliance with labour legislation and health & safety standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Professional certifications such as Professional Accountant (SA) or Chartered Accountant (CA) are advantageous.
• Minimum of 3 years in financial management or accounting.
• Strong background in financial analysis, budgeting, and reporting.
• Experience in manufacturing, agri-mechanisation, construction, or mining industries preferred.
• Financial principles, accounting standards, and regulatory requirements.
• MS Office Suite, especially Excel; SAP or similar ERP systems will receive preference
• Project management and internal control frameworks.

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Duties and Responsibilities:

Provide Customer Service (Marketing)

• Cultivate and nurture positive relationships with clients, ensuring their satisfaction and fostering long-term partnerships.
• Attend to client queries in a timely and effective manner, proactively addressing any concerns.
• Collaborate with the sales team to strengthen customer relationships.
• Plan and execute national sales promotions, internal branch promotions, and marketing events.
• Assess marketing initiatives and recommend improvements for future strategies.

Administrative Control (Loss Control)

• Oversee administrative procedures within the branch, ensuring adherence to standards and regulations.
• Monitor for discrepancies, and initiate corrective measures to maintain operational integrity.
• Ensure full compliance with industry regulations and organizational policies, including financial and cash-related processes.

Inventory Management

• Analyze stock movement and trends to adjust inventory levels in line with market demand.
• Ensure accurate stock-taking and initiate corrective measures for any stock deviations.

Manage Branch According to Corporate Business Plan

• Align branch operations with the corporate business plan, setting clear objectives and action plans.
• Regularly assess performance and implement enhancements to improve divisional outcomes.
• Support Employment Equity (EE) targets and collaborate across departments to improve operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Manage and Develop Staff

• Manage the team in compliance with relevant legislation and company policies.
• Provide regular feedback, coaching, and mentorship to develop staff potential and improve performance.
• Oversee recruitment, training, and performance management of the sales and service team.
• Ensure adherence to Health and Safety regulations.

Manage Branch Finance

• Oversee budget management, ensuring financial resources are allocated efficiently.
• Monitor expenditure, income streams, and financial performance, taking corrective action as needed to stay within budget.

Requirements

• National Senior Certificate
• Relevant supervisory/middle management qualification.
• 3 – 5 years of related management experience in the agricultural trade environment.
• Basic financial management, SAP, agri-business, and agricultural machinery.
• Customer relations and sales skills.
• Computer literacy.
• Time management, communication, and negotiation.
• Problem-solving, leadership, and creativity.

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Responsibilities:

Prepare and manage budgets / Forecasts

• Gather historic financial information.
• Apply expected financial and economic indicators on historical and new information.
•  Incorporate all changes to current business model and structure.
• Prepare, analyse and interpret budget.
• Present budget to management.
• Make necessary adjustments.
•  Prepare final budget for management.
• Upload and reconciliation on SAP and “E&Y”.
• Manage budget:
• Test expenditure against policy/budget.
• Advice and approve of expenditure.
• Report variances.

Control efficiencies and divisional costs

• Test and prepare transactions against policies/budget, delegation of duties.
• Test accuracy, classification, and existence of transactions.
• Ensure proper reconciliation and review of balance sheet accounts.
• Ensure and resolve completeness and sign off of group balance sheet reconciliation.
• Authorise payment of vendors.
• Manage balance sheet items/ratios.
• Investigate/explain/intervene in budget variances.
• Reconciliation of reports to operating systems.
• Cash flow projections to treasury.
• Advice and coach business managers on business decisions and financial statement interpretation.
• Diligent management of all sundry accounts.
• Review of Hinterland and Hinterland Fuels control environment.
• CO reporting:
• Continuous maintenance of SAP reporting
• Monthly reallocation (cycles) of certain costs 

Reporting

• Compile monthly and quarterly reports.
• Improve layout and continuous improvements thereon.
• Liaison with auditors and handling of queries.
• Liaison and resolving of queries from shareholders.
• Generate financial reports on SAP.
• Generate reports to Exco.
• Generate divisional report.
• Review of financial and operational reporting of Hinterland and Hinterland Fuels. 

Compliance to applicable acts and standards

• Assistance to tax packs and returns.
• Provide input on taxation issues (SARS).
• Provide input on accounting issues (IFRS).

Requirements:

• Registered CA (SA) or equivalent degree
• Three years relevant accounting experiences
• Completed articles

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Duties and Responsibilities

Financial Management & Administration

• Assist in compiling annual budgets and forecasts
• Monitor progress against financial targets
• Ensure accurate sales administration and logistics
• Manage and report on sales-related documentation

Marketing & Sales Execution

• Conduct market research and competitor analysis
• Develop and implement strategic marketing plans
• Promote products through:
• Farmer's days
• Customer clinics
• Demonstrations and group/individual visits
• Execute daily sales and manage sales transactions
• Attend strategic meetings and sessions

Customer Service Excellence

• Maintain updated customer database (Profile system)
• Provide after-sales support and follow-up
• Organize information days and client presentations
• Resolve customer queries promptly
• Ensure timely and correct product delivery

Requirements

• National Senior Certificate (Matric)
• 3–5 years’ experience in agricultural marketing/sales
• Valid driver’s license
• Willingness to travel
• In-depth knowledge of agricultural implements
• Strong grasp of sales and marketing principles
• Basic understanding of financing and budgeting
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong sales and negotiation ability
• Planning, coordination, and reporting
• Proactive and self-motivated
• Results-driven with customer-first mindset
• Ability to work independently and in teams

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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinate intake, storage and dispatching of grain.
• Grading of grain according to statutory requirements.
• Ensure correct offloading and quality of grain.
• Oversee the loading of grain and sample taking process.
• Perform inspections to maintain adherence to statutory requirements.
• Provide inputs in planning and allocating of storage capacity according to crop estimation information.
• Pre-cleaning, drying, aeration and fumigation of grain.
• Maintain a safe working environment.
• Assist in identifying opportunities for value adding within grading criteria.
• Assist in Optimizing Grain process to achieve value adding objectives and minimize risk.
• Attend and resolve client queries.
• Advise and inform clients on transactions available and industry tendencies.

Requirements

• National Senior Certificate.
• All relevant grading and fumigation courses.
• Certificate in Management/Leadership.
• Three years’ experience in the Grain Industry with knowledge and experience in:
• Crop estimates
• Testing and grading of grains
• Fumigation
• Knowledge of aeration
• Understanding of grain marketing and management.
• Excellent negotiation and conflict management skills.

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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinate intake, storage and dispatching of grain.
• Grading of grain according to statutory requirements.
• Ensure correct offloading and quality of grain.
• Oversee the loading of grain and sample taking process.
• Perform inspections to maintain adherence to statutory requirements.
• Provide inputs in planning and allocating of storage capacity according to crop estimation information.
• Pre-cleaning, drying, aeration and fumigation of grain.
• Maintain a safe working environment.
• Assist in identifying opportunities for value adding within grading criteria.
• Assist in Optimizing Grain process to achieve value adding objectives and minimize risk.
• Attend and resolve client queries.
• Advise and inform clients on transactions available and industry tendencies.

Requirements

• National Senior Certificate.
• All relevant grading and fumigation courses.
• Certificate in Management/Leadership.
• Three years’ experience in the Grain Industry with knowledge and experience in:
• Crop estimates
• Testing and grading of grains
• Fumigation
• Knowledge of aeration
• Understanding of grain marketing and management.
• Excellent negotiation and conflict management skills.

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Responsibilities:

Analysis, design and procurement:

• Gather all relevant site and problem statement information to ensure a comprehensive understanding of the project at hand.
• Liaise with other disciplines (Mechanical, Electrical, Operations).
• Analyse and design relevant and cost-effective solutions.
• Prepare design and procurement information.
• Manage procurement process and acquire client approval through works submissions.
• Manage or oversee Civil Technologists, drafter, clerk of works and other team members in executing required works described above.
• Research and development regarding relevant technologies and applications.

Project Execution and Management:

• Devise project execution plan.
• Kick-off meetings with all relevant parties and site documentation.
• Construction Quality Assurance.
• Management of project within budget, quality and timeframes.

Project Close-Out and As-Build:

• Construction QA and inspections with client and contractor with all relevant documentation.
• As-built drawings with final sign-off.
• Payment processing.
• Asset lists and capitalisation of constructed infrastructure.

Maintenance Management:

• Conduct conditions assessments and structural audits.
• Manage the inspections done by Civil technical personnel.
• Manage / oversee the technical assessment of infrastructure conditions.
• Verify and improve or devise new maintenance specifications.
• Oversee the procurement and appointment process for maintenance contractors.
• Devise, acquire approval and implement maintenance policies for civil infrastructure.
• Devise long-term maintenance plans, acquire client approval and execute in sequential stages.
• Manage / oversee maintenance expenditure to approved budgets.
• Oversee the maintenance works executed by civil maintenance teams.

Management of Civil Discipline:

• Manage Civil Discipline as Civil Engineering Discipline Lead.
• Devise / oversee yearly budgets on all relevant civil infrastructure.
• Manage client relations.
• Devise short and long-term plans on maintenance and capital expenditure on all relevant civil infrastructure.
• Liaise and engage with other disciplines and grow the maturity of the Engineering and Property Assets (EPA) Unit.
• Improvement of Unit procedures, processes and systems.

Requirements:

• B.Eng in Civil Engineering.
• At least 4 - 5 years’ experience working as a Civil Engineer.
• Experience in structural engineering is preferred. Experience in agricultural or related industries, is desirable.
• In-depth understanding of civil engineering principles.
• Project management principles and best practice.

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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE JOB:

• Provide client with Disclosure notices, Letter of Authority and client information forms as needed per broker instruction and onboarding process prescribed by FAIS.
• Submit data into compliance spreadsheet as needed for the relevant risk / investment analysis as per broker instruction.
• Request client’s existing policy schedules within acceptable time frame to provide a policy summary of the client’s risk, investment and employee benefit products.
• Compile analysis, quotations, policy summary documents and supporting fact sheets / pamphlets for presentation to the client.
• Compile / Manage implementation task list of client needs and implementation to be done after financial analysis and consultation with the client.
• Request quotes from insurers as per broker instructions.
• Compile quotation summary for broker per product - or client need to be addressed.
• Facilitate onboarding of risk / investment products (new business) taking care to guide the client through the process and to provide a seamless experience until policy documents are issued.
• Facilitate alterations of existing business to address the client’s current needs as per broker instruction.
• Facilitate broker appointments on existing business of client as per broker instruction and company policy.
• Assist in obtaining the necessary supporting documents from the client as needed for full FICA and FAIS compliance on the file.
• Liase between the client, insurer and broker to make sure all implementations are finalised and followed through with due care, skill and diligence.
• Complete new business registers according to company policy as new policy documents are issued.
• Facilitate FAIS compliance by sending out compliance documents (as prepared by broker) and ensuring that signed advice documents are returned in time according to FAIS standards.
• Renewals / Reviews: Compile and maintain a monthly review register of clients that need to be reviewed on a yearly basis as per broker instruction and company policy.
• Compile review process documents as per company policy e.g.: Policy summary, birthdays etc.
• Make appointments with clients for yearly review as per broker instruction.
• Email yearly review letter as per broker instruction.
• Facilitate review implementation instructions and effect any policy changes as per broker instruction.
• Facilitate and implement ongoing policy changes as per client instructions, making sure to take care of FICA and FAIS compliance at all times. Eg: Beneficiary nominations, change of banking details etc.
• Address client inquiries professionally and promptly via phone, email or in-person meetings.
• Investigate and resolve client concerns or issues related to policies, claims, or general inquiries.
• Resolve and address non – payments / missed premiums. Arrange and facilitate payments according to policy rules to maintain good retention on broker contracts.
• Compile and assign commission reports according to company policy.
• Maintain and restore client files according to company policy and FAIS / FICA compliance.
• Assist in file audits as requested by Management / Key Individual to ensure FAIS / FICA compliance on client files.
• Compile and Maintain register of client file implementations to be rectified / corrected according to FAIS / FICA compliance.

Requirements

• National Senior Certificate (FAIS RE 5 and any relevant Financial Planning Qualification will be an advantage)
• 1-2 Years’ experience in the Long-Term Insurance and Investment environment.