Work location:

Purpose of the role:

To ensure the efficient functioning of the accounting and supply chain departments with regards the following functions: Effective stock management, accruals, and variance analysis; Manage all Admin Procedures at ports, goods in transit for all Supply Chain Depots and Ports. All accounting related transactions e.g. demurrage costs, pricing modules & expense management.

The role will be responsible for providing the business with timely and accurate managerial and financial information. The scope of the role includes reporting on weekly and monthly management reports, ensuring that all financial and managerial controls are in place, completing monthly forecasts and detailed action plans to reach set targets on income, expense and working capital ratios and analysing trends.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform financial functions for the department which include financial reporting, payment allocations, budgeting, expense analysis, cash flow forecasting, invoice generation.
• Overseeing of purchase order process on FOS and management of stock (receipts and dispatches) in supply chain warehouses, including GIT
• Maintain an import schedule on FOS and overseeing filing system of all import documents.
• Resolution of any admin & financial related queries with suppliers
• Periodic involvement in physical stock counts and providing support to all corporate & supply chain managed sites to ensure that transactions are captured correctly.
• Maintain relevant records within the department & assist in providing audit samples during internal / external audits.
• Keep abreast of supply chain related regulations, legislation and trends (global and national) and ensure that the department’s procedures are addressing these requirements.
• Management of Usage Variance in Production
• Responsible for accurate cash flow forecasting
• Supply chain finance optimisation and monitoring.
• Demurrage, port and GRNI monitoring
• Take ownership of the balance sheet, P&L and all technical accounting duties
• Review any query raised by Mozambique tax authorities.
• Analyse current and past financial data and performance to provide relevant insights.
• Ensure timely monthly Finance reporting.
• Ensure strict application of Finance procedures, including contract management integrity.
• Prepare accurate and useful consolidated financial information.
• Explore investments opportunities, through extensive financial modelling and forecasting.
• Establish and evaluate profit plans, including business plans & budgets.
• Capex monitoring
• Identify trends in financial performance and provide recommendations for improvement of systemic and/or end-to-end supply chain performance (including review of quality of KPIs to ensure alignment of overall supply chain delivery & working capital objectives)
• Identify key risks withing the supply chain/group and prepare risk profile matrix with proposed solutions to minimise exposure.
• Coordinate with other members of the Group finance team as well as working closely with the individual company finance teams to review financial information and forecasts.
• Providing financial models, financial analysis and forecasting for internal investments
• Provide creative alternatives and recommendations to reduce costs and improve financial performance of the end-to-end supply chain.
• Consistently gain and update industry knowledge including benchmarking of relevant practices and performance metrics
• Bill of Materials System (BOMS) integrity
• Variance Analysis and insights
• Supply Chain Management related support activities.
• Cost Control Systems
• Provide support to the Country Manager in the day to day running of the business.
• Any other duties that may be allocated from time to time.

Educational Qualifications and Experience:

• Com degree or equivalent
• Registered by OCAM will be an advantage.
• Systems: MS Office, ERP System in a manufacturing environment
• Advantageous: QAD, Qlikview, TM1, FOS (Fertilizer Operating System) (in-house)
• Local and foreign exchange and commodity markets
• Treasury and Financial Accounting systems
• Global politics and the impacts on exchange rates

Skills and Attributes:

• Strong ability to work independently.
• Creative thinker.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Excellent language skills (written and verbal English and Afrikaans).
• Ability to lead and take initiative.