Senior
Fruit Accountant
Senior Fruit Accountant
Position Location: Western Cape
Please note that this position is based in the Western Cape, and you will be working from the Star South Fruits office in Wellington, Western Cape.
Qualifications
- BCompt. Degree or BTech Degree
Experience & Knowledge
- Completed articles at a registered auditing firm or a minimum of 5 years of relevant accounting experience
- Must have sufficient experience within the fresh fruit industry
- Computer skills and extensive experience in Excel
- Cost accounting and standard cost principles essential
- Forex handling
Characteristics
- Excellent organisational skills
- Energetic and disciplined
- Good communication skills
- Ability to work cooperatively in a team
- High attention to detail is a prerequisite
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Job Description
- Manage full creditors process on producers:
- Capturing and review of produce and related cost elements and related adjustments
- Weekly preparation and review of payments to producers
- Sending of payment remittances to producers
- Reporting on producer payment summaries
- Managing ledgers for any deductions on producer payments
- Cashflow management
- Monthly updating and monitoring of standard costs and related variances
- Invoicing of costs back to producers
- Management of balance sheet items, relating to control accounts on standard cost
- Various reporting
- Onboarding of new customers and producers
- Processing of commercial invoices and credit notes
- Preparation and review of weekly and monthly commercial creditor payments
- Any other relevant accounting functions as required
Remuneration
- Market related, depending on experience and qualifications
Applications
Please send your CV and cover letter, including salary expectation to . Kindly ensure your subject includes the position you are applying for. If you have not received any feedback within two weeks, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
We serve four key groups across the diverse sector of fresh produce:
Fruit producers and retailers, both within South Africa and abroad. It’s a world of good produce, good people and good prices. An extensive, vast world which we navigate via committed one-on-one relationships, to offer personalised service and tailored solutions/shipments.
How can we help you?
Partner with us as we navigate the landscape together.