Job Title: Contract Administrator / Trade Accountant
Company:Elchemie
Job description: Provide support in handling various purchases, sales, and freight of commodities. Tasks typically include inputting transactions into system, troubleshooting concerns on various transactions and loads, working with customers, and monitoring accounts receivable and payable. May work on special projects as needed. Prepare reporting for trading desk. Ability to understand business and operate/maintain the business systems applications. Based in the Western Cape.Requirements:
- Qualification in Accounting / Administration and/or equivalent professional work experience in related field required.
- Ability to work and interact well with others.
- Preference for candidates who can speak Afrikaans fluently.
- Strong Microsoft Office Excel skills preferred.
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
- 2+ years’ experience in a trading environment preferred, or 4+ years in a business environment.
- Prior experience with accounts receivable or collections preferred.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
- Strong customer service commitment.
- Ability to maintain confidential information.
- Strong communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work at a very detailed level.
- Currently living in- or willing to locate to Somerset West.
Duties:
- Coordinate invoicing and inventory control for all assigned loads.
- Maintain contact with assigned customer accounts.
- Data entry and management of all assigned customer orders and loads.
- Manage assigned customer problems with load queries.
- Maintain current and up to date daily and various customer/management reports.
- Demonstrate regular attendance and timeliness in reporting to work.
- Accounts receivables and problem resolution.
- Sales and accounting support as assigned.
- Other general administrative duties as assigned.
- Reconciliations of debtors and creditors.
- Truck check-ins and contract specifications.
- Loading and offloading instructions and arrangements.
- Coordinate with carriers and suppliers and schedule accordingly.
- Communications between customer and supplier.
- Contract management.
- Collecting weighbridge slips as assigned.
- Updating sheets / Management.
- Sending debtors statements, monitoring payments and overdue debtors follow-ups.
- Monthly Nedbank Audits.
- Debtors, Creditors and Carriers application follow-ups.
- Proof Of Deliveries as assigned.
If you have not heard from us within 3 months of applying, please consider your application unsuccessful.Only online applications will be considered.You will be directed to our database service provider, Ditto Jobs. Please complete your application in full. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should any other suitable positions become available, Elchemie will contact you to request your permission to submit your profile to a client.By submitting your application, you give consent and authorise Elchemie to undertake collection, processing, and further processing of your Personal Information for the purposes of potentially securing employment.As an applicant you agree to make available to Elchemie all necessary personal information required for the purpose of potentially securing employment and you understand and agree that should you upload personal information and data, that information will be shared with our authorised job placement database service provider, job portals, and -websites, where such an advert is managed by our services and service providers.
Expected salary: R240000 – 360000 per year
Location: Cape Town, Western Cape
Job date: Sat, 01 Feb 2025 05:50:48 GMT
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