Senior Financial Accountant - Fertilizer / Agriculture

About the position

A well-known global fertilizer company requires the above to be responsible for the full finance and operations function overseeing and supporting the South African business entity.
Minimum requirements for the role:

• A bachelor degree or diploma in accounting or financial management is essential for this role.
• Previous experience having worked within a financial accounting role is essential.
• The successful candidate must have a good understanding of South Africa tax.
• Previous experience having worked on Navision or a related ERP System is essential.
• Previous experience having worked within in an import/export environment is preferred but not essential. 
• Previous experience having worked for an international company is preferred but not essential.
• The successful candidate must be a good team player, dedicated, flexible and have exceptional organizational and multi-tasking skills.
• Must have the ability to prioritize and to handle various duties as well as have a good problem-solving ability.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Handling the full finance and operations function overseeing and supporting the South African business entity for this international agricultural company.
• Processing all financial transactions from source documents to financial statement level, including year-end entries, as well as adjustments and payroll processing.
• Ensuring customer payments are received on time and supplier payments are made on time.
• Preparing annual financial statements.
• Translating annual financial statements to ZAR for income tax submission purposes.
• Preparing the annual audit file and submission of documents to the external auditors.
• Submitting statutory and other returns e.g. workmen’s compensation and the annual return.
• Processing bank entries and bank reconciliations for eleven international bank accounts.
• Processing of foreign purchase invoices.
• Processing bank entries and bank reconciliations for six international bank accounts.
• Processing overhead invoices.
• Processing and payment of group cargo inspection invoices and group cargo insurance invoices.
• Preparing annual budgets and cash flow forecasts.
• Hedging of certain imports as well as managing financial assets and investments.
• Preparing and analysing the monthly management accounts.

Salary package, including benefits, is highly negotiable depending on experience gained.

Desired Skills:

• Agriculture
• Fertilizer
• Accountant
• Financial Accountant
• Senior Financial Accountant