Finance Officer Creditors (Grower)

• Create purchase orders accurately and on time.
  
• Process all supplier and intercompany invoices correctly and in line with SARS requirements.
  
• Generate monthly on-charge invoices to recover costs.
  
• Process journals to ensure correct offsets between AP and AR.
  
• Ensure accurate and timely allocations.
  
• Follow up on outstanding POs requisitions and GRNs.
  
• Match and process all creditor transactions correctly (credits payments invoices).
  

• Full responsibility for Grower age analysis including explaining and clearing unmatched items.
  
• Compile and report monthly Grower age analyses.
  
• Reconcile all Grower accounts monthly and ensure GL accuracy.
  
• Reconcile intercompany accounts and resolve reconciling items timeously.
  

• Manage and resolve internal and external creditor queries independently.
  
• Investigate discrepancies and follow up with suppliers and stakeholders.
  

• Prepare payment requests and ensure payments to Growers align with policies.
  
• Complete weekly UCR reconciliations.
  
• Prepare and execute weekly payment batches based on approved cash requests.
  
• Ensure weekly bill payments are done.
  
• Capture cash-book transactions and perform bank reconciliations on time.
  
• Ensure supplier onboarding in Netsuite complies with approval and documentation policies.
  

• Monthly reconciliation of all intercompany accounts (AP AR loans).
  
• Maintain and complete the Intercompany Matrix.
  

• Follow SARB-aligned processes to ensure timely clearing of funds for weekly Grower payments.
  

• Monthly reconciliation and balancing of Grower loan accounts and statements.
  

• Maintain a schedule of intercompany loans.
  
• Prepare loan agreements for drawdowns/facilities.
  
• Manage signing processes and securely store all agreements.
  

• Capture weekly additional invoices/credit notes between trading entities.
  
• Use calculations provided by the Financial Accountant after pooling.
  

• Prepare weekly PO import sheets.
  
• Send PO numbers to intercompany growers for sales orders.
  
• Raise bills once Sales Orders are created.
  
• Process bill payments or journals where sales are held against loans.
  

Requirements

• Senior Certificate / Grade 12 / Matric.
  
• A relevant tertiary finance or accounting qualification (e.g. diploma or degree).
  
• At least 2 years of practical work experience in a similar finance or accounting environment.
  

• Strong computer literacy including proficiency in MS Office Suite (Excel Word PowerPoint).
  
• Professional and effective email etiquette.
  
• Highaccuracy data entry skills with a strong focus on completeness and correctness.
  

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  
• Strong planning and organisational abilities with the capacity to manage multiple priorities.
  
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
  
• Solid analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and identify variances or issues.
  
• Proven ability to meet strict deadlines and perform reliably under pressure.