The financial controller is responsible for the daily finance operations of all shipments allocated to them. This involves invoicing clients, processing invoices received from suppliers and overall cost management and profit maximisation. The finance team liaises with various shipping providers, suppliers and clients primarily over email and when required, over the phone in a timely and professional manner.

On a practical level, this role also involves:
Receipt of cash and bank reconciliation
Management of debtors and processing of payments
Management of shipments from a finance perspective

The need exists for an additional team member to deal with the number of new clients signed, thus resulting in an increase in volume of transactions. The financial controller will also be working with other roles in the relevant business unit and finance team.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
University Undergraduate Degree (BCom Accounting/Finance)
Honours Degree Advantageous
Excellent High School Results (2-5 distinctions and >65% for Mathematics)

REQUIRED SKILL SET
Excellent command of English
Detail-driven
Admin-orientated
Great interpersonal skills
Solution-driven
Problem-solving ability
Willingness to learn and develop
Comfortable with change