The Primary function of this role is to support the Finance Manager: Business Process, with managing the entire revenue and cost recording process for all transport projects, including
- Review projects to ensure Correct buy and sell rates are used
- All projects are invoiced timeously & accurately & in line with quotations/ price lists
- Project (volumes & margins) reported timeously & accurately in line with reporting deadlines
- Distribution of weekly customer statements & collection of funds
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Qualification in Finance
- Industry experience in freight forwarding essential;
- Process orientated with a good attention to detail;
- Must be able to work under pressure and adhere to aggressive deadlines
- Highly organised with the ability to prioritise tasks in fast changing environment;
- 5+ years experience in invoicing, rates management and project reviews
- Strong communicator and fluent in English, French or Mandarin will be an advantage
- Strong MS Excel skills non negotiable
- Strong systems knowledge (Navision, Navitrans & Qlikview);
- Experience in project accounting and activity based costing and analysis
- Ability to compile, analyse data and prepare financial reports
Project management
- Assist with customer KYC & on boarding process
- Ensure that projects are correctly set up within the system in terms of project SOP & Quotation
- Ensure that sell & buy rates charged agree to quotations and authorised price lists
- Ensure that all projects are correctly closed off and relevant documents are archived
- Ensure that vendor debits are recovered on timeous basis
- Assist with the implementation of Standard Operating Procedures and controls across the region to ensure compliance and efficiency
- Ensure that all projects are invoiced accurately and timeously
- Customer queries to be resolved timeously
- Preparation and distribution of weekly customer statements
- Assist with weekly debtors & WIP reporting to management
- Liaise with shared services department to ensure that customer receipts are allocated correctly
- Assist with overdue debtors collection
- Preparation of weekly & monthly project reviews
- Preparation of other ad hoc reports and analysis as required.
customers
Operations team across region
Commercial Team
Shared services Team