Revenue Accountant

Main Purpose

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, Key Responsibilities

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

Key Responsibilities

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

Invoicing & debtors management

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

Reporting Responsibilities