Ivanhoe Mines is a leading Canadian mining company committed to becoming a global leader in the supply of critical resources required to transition our world to a low-carbon, renewable future. Ivanhoe is focused on developing and expanding its four principal mining and exploration projects in Southern Africa. The development of the Kamoa-Kakula copper mining complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC), the Platreef palladium-rhodium-platinum-nickel-copper-gold discovery in South Africa, the extensive redevelopment and upgrading of the historic Kipushi zinc-copper-germanium-silver mine, also in the Democratic Republic of Congo and exploration on the Western Foreland, near Kamoa-Kakula.
Play your part in our team succeeding...
Ivanhoe Marketing is a newly established commodity marketing, sales and logistics entity within the Ivanhoe Mines Group.
This Role Is Responsible For
- Managing metal sales invoicing, debtors receipts, cash application, deductions, and credit risk
- Managing accounts payable and ensuring suppliers are paid for the goods and services delivered.
- To keep abreast of all logistics and stock movements within the value chain that may trigger invoicing/ payment/ journal requirements.
- Supporting the financial manager with the day-to-day accounting tasks.
Disclaimer - this role is not open to any third-party providers and any application received from a third-party will be considered as a direct application.
You Will Have The Following
- Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- CA or equivalent qualification is an advantage.
- Proven experience as a financial accountant in the mining or natural resources industry.
- 3-4 years of experience.
- Strong understanding of mining or commodity trading operations.
- Advanced computer literacy ERP software and MS Office.
- JDE experience would be advantageous.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Good numeric skills.
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Must be able to liaise confidently and establish excellent working relationships.
- Good communication skills.
- Ability to put process improvements in place.
- Adaptable in a constantly changing environment.
- Dynamic self-starter.
- Operate in a collaborative manner and focus on output, not input.
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to work under pressure.
- To be energetic with good follow through skills.
Process2.Purchases and accounts payable:
- Sales and accounts receivable:
- Preparation and calculation of metal sales invoices aligned with all quantitative and qualitative data received from the logistics function and the Metals Accountant and in line with agreements.
- Preparing debtors and managing incoming payments aligned with financial policies and procedures.
- Performing day to day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, computing, posting and recording accounts receivables data.
- Preparing bank deposits and financial data required to receive foreign currency.
- Reconciling the debtors ageing and debtors ledger.
- Verifying discrepancies and resolving clients billing issues.
- Facilitating and following up on payment of invoices due.
- Liaising with logistics team and WSMD Metals Accountant to ensure accurate retrieval of information.
- Preparing creditors reconciliations and outbound payments.
- Ensuring accuracy of invoices received from creditors by liaising with the logistics teams and ensuring alignment to contracts/agreements.
- Preparing bank payments and financial data required to pay foreign currency.
- Reconciling creditors ageing and creditors ledger.
- Verifying discrepancies and resolving outstanding invoice/payment issues.
- Facilitating and following up on payment of invoices due.
- Liaising with logistics team to ensure accurate retrieval of information.
- Treasury management-support the Financial Manager with the following:
- Preparation of payments and allocation of receipts
- Preparation of bank reconciliations
- Accurate accounting of all treasury related items.
- Financial accounting support the Financial Manager with the following:
- Month end close and accurate reporting of financial data in the accounting system.
- Reconciliations between the operational system and the accounting system on inventory and accounts payable.
- Reporting to the Ivanhoe Mines Group.
- Preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS.
- Provide day-to-day business decision support to operations and general managers on various financial topics.
- Other:
- Regularly check the communal email inbox and delegate any emails to the relevant persons to be responded to appropriately
When applying, please submit a PDF version of your CV together with certified copies (certification within a 3-month period) of your ID/passport, drivers license and qualifications.
Should you not hear from us within 30 days of the closing date please consider your application unsuccessful.
