Finance Clerk

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voestalpine Automotive Components East London Ltd. Co. is specialist in manufacturing complex assemblies for car body and crash protection vehicle parts. As a JIT plant with 85 employees, this location supplies local automakers and provides exclusive access to the African market.

As part of the voestalpine group, the location shows dynamic development with the latest processes and technologies. Customer projects are implemented in close collaboration with the German Competence Center with access to group-wide, international expertise.  

To co-ordinate the Finance Work flow of the company. Maintain records related to the Finance Department process flow of the company. 

Main duties and Responsibilities:

Creditors:

• Process creditors invoices daily and have it up to date for first indication
• Monthly reconciling of creditors accounts for payment
• This includes the foreign creditors
• Ensure that payments are done on time

 Debtors:

• Ensure that debtors invoices are sent daily to the customer
• Ensure that the month end reporting relating to debtors is kept up to date and that it is accurate for first indication
• Reconciling of debtors remittance according the outstanding invoices on record

Finance:

• Ensure monthly deadlines of the Finance department are maintained
• Allocation of payments that have been made on SAP
• Ensure that all financial reporting is up to date

 Capex:

• Send CAPEX requests for approval and capture on SAP
• Maintain CAPEX register
• Issue the monthly CAPEX report for month end
• Assign asset tag number and tag assets as per the register

Finance responsibilities:

• To assist the financial manager with whatever task that relates to the admin and finance function within the plant.

Qualifications

The successful candidate must have the following:

Education:

• BComm Accounting / Financial Accounting or equivalent thereof (compulsory requirement)

Experience:

• 5-10 years experience in Automotive Industry and in Finance
• SAP experience and knowledge (compulsory requirement)

Skills:

• Computer literacy
• MS Office
• SAP knowledge
• Communication at all levels
• Planning and organizing

Abilities:

• Adaptability
• Attention to detail
• Accuracy
• Analysis / problem identification
• Customer service orientation
• Initiative
• Judgment / problem solving
• Teamwork / collaboration
• Tolerance for stress