The primary responsibility of the role is to oversee and manage Commercial Accounting for export activities, ensuring accurate financial tracking, compliance, and optimization of export-related transactions. The role includes preparing, analyzing, and reporting financial data related to exports, supporting decision-making processes, and maintaining clear communication with internal and external stakeholders regarding financial outcomes.

DUTIES

•           Review weekly invoices and costing of previous week;

•           Process account sales and costs on Palbroker (freight, transport, storage, inspections, landside;

•           Review ROE and communicate to commercial;

•           Compile list of Age Receivables – communicate via email to clients and Commercial team;

•           Clearing and allocation of funds;

•           Compile list of grower payouts weekly;

•           Update ROE for the week for invoicing, costing and Grower Payout;

•           Communicate with Commercial team to sign off grower payouts and account sales;

•           Update and compile weekly Currency Cashflow;

•           Process Payments of Forex;

•           Prepare and communicate forex transactions;

•           Prepare and update Balance sheet control accounts on Xero;

•           Ensure all transactions, both supplier and customer pull through on Power BI app;

•           Issue of custom / commercial invoices to freight forwarders.

 Support:

•           Operations – Assist ad hoc;

•           Commercial – Ad hoc reporting and pull data;

•           Director – Ad hoc reporting and pull data.

Month Ed

•           Ensure the company is compliant (Both Namibia and South Africa) with all local requirements such as:

-           SARB approval

•           Review Exports and integration between Palbroker, Xero and Power BI;

•           Prepare, process and communicate all Export data as required.

Due to possible growth, internal changes or restructuring, along with the rapidly changing work environment, the above responsibilities include any other reasonable responsibilities or duties that you may be required to perform from time to time.

QUALIFICATIONS

•           Bcom Management Accounting;

•           CIMA will be advantageous.

Skills and Knowledge

•           Fully bilingual (English and Afrikaans);

•           Good inter-personal skills with a proven ability to build relationships and manage a team;

•           Strong administrative and time management skills;

•           Ability to take inititiative;

•           Good computer skills (MS Office, Office 365 Outlook, Excel and Xero, Power BI, SQL);

•           Ability to solve problems;

•           Ability to multitask;

•           Strong analytical ability & attention to detail;

•           Pro-activ & energetic;

•           Teamplayer;

•           Disciplined & Focus;

•           Ability to work under pressure within time constraints.

•           Understand export industry and the importance of information for all related parties;

•           Previous experience (Minimum 5 years) in the fruit industry (Commodity knowledge), farming culture, operations and how the process flow works from farm to staging or export facilities;

•           Accounting experience; specifically cashflow, cost management, exchange rate;

•           Logistical system experience, specifically optimalization of system to fit business needs;

•           Accounting system knowledge, the integration of systems and running parallel systems;

•           Basic data system knowledge (Microsoft BI, SQL, Excel);