Trade Reconciliation Controller

**RCL FOODS** is currently looking for a **Trade Reconciliation Controller **to join the **Vector Logistics Division**. The position is based at our **National Office in Westville** and will report to the **Commercial Officer.**

The purpose of the role is to prepare PSD trade creditor’s reconciliations and prepare payment (monthly average R340m). As a Trade reconciliation controller, the job holder is expected to make all process decisions that fall within the ambit of responsibility, solve transactional and some analytical problems within the function and identify and implement limited innovations, particularly those that will improve financial compliance, reporting and profitability through lowered costs.

**Duties & Responsibilities**:
**Financial Reconciliation**
- Prepare the monthly balance sheet reconciliations for all companies:
Co. 18 (Approximately 27 recons)

Co. 19 (Approximately 55 recons)

Co. 20 (Approximately 23 recons)

Co. 23 (Approximately 13 recons)

Co.24 (Approximately 23 recons)

Co. 26 (Approximately 25 recons)

Co. 27 (Approximately 13 recons)
- Prepare the payroll vendor reconciliations.
- Follow up and clear all reconciliation queries and variances.
- Prepare the monthly consolidated bank recon/roll forward (SAP to bank statement).
- Perform inter-company balancing checks during the month and at month end.
- Perform the staff debtors’ reconciliation for certain business areas and follow up on outstanding documents/clearing.
- Raise all month-end branch accruals and follow up with the regions.
- Process all payroll related payments in SAP.
- Process Lesotho border levy journals.
- Prepare the McCain debtors reconciliation and liaise with the McCain creditors clerk to resolve queries.
- Provide back up for the following treasury functions:

- Collating daily cash expectations (expected deposits, payments to be made) and calculating the net funding required which is then communicated to Rainbow.
- Preparing the daily cash management report for communication to the finance team and management, and ensuring maintenance of a positive bank balance.
- Preparing journals relating to cash management.
- Creating Standard Bank business on line payments.

**Effective Teamwork and Self-Management**
- Take ownership and accountability for tasks and activities and demonstrate effective self-management in terms of planning, prioritising and self development.
- Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of work are consistently and accurately maintained.
- Inform relevant parties in the event of tasks or deadlines not met, the potential risks thereof and provide appropriate resolution.
- Support and drive the business core values.
- Manage colleagues and clients’ expectations and communicate appropriately.
- Demonstrate willingness to help others and “go the extra mile” to meet team targets and objectives.
- Champion training and development of self and others through utilising available training opportunities or contributing to the development of new training solutions relating to product costing in collaboration with national training specialists.
- Participate in regular performance appraisals and ensure that own targets and goals are clear and achievable.

**KPI’s**
- Accuracy of reconciliations
- Accuracy of payment processing
- Outstanding item resolution
- Deadline delivery management

**Minimum Requirements**:
Finance related diploma / degree

Minimum of 4 years’ experience required

SAP R/3 experience preferable

Advanced MS Office skills (Word, Excel, and Outlook)

Verbal and written communication