Senior Controller

Job Function:

To provide expertise and support and to perform the planning and scheduling activities required to ensure the on-time and in-full delivery of managed transport solutions by maintaining a database of suitable sub-contractors, in order to increase quality and turnaround time in alignment with predefined work objectives (as per agreed standard operating procedures.

Key Performance Areas:

• Deliver work activities according to set standards in order to satisfy customers.
• Execute work activities effectively and efficiently in order to maximiser financial performance.
• Attend learning initiatives to improve work quality and enhance own skills.
• Own and live up to the company values.
• Execute own work according to set operating procedures service level agreements.
• Execute work in line with governance and compliance processes.
• Plan and organise own tasks to make sure that performance targets are met and standard operating procedures are adhered to. (daily to 3 months)
• Provide continuous feedback on task delivery to support decision making.
• Communicate to all parties involved regarding any incidents that might affect the on-time and in full delivery of a load.
• Maintain good relationships with transport sub-contracting service providers.
• Resolve any client queries and discrepancies on delivery documentation.
• Compile and generate optimised primary transport plans.
• Supervise Controllers and Assistant Controllers

Qualifications required:

• Minimum Grade 12
• Diploma or studying towards a Logistics and Transportation Diploma would be advantageous.

Skills and experience required:

• Good working knowledge of vehicle planning & scheduling, supervising drivers, briefing and debriefing, enforcing controls and HSSE.
• Up to 5 years of experience in a similar environment, with at least 2 years tactical leadership / specialist experience
• Ability to work in a busy and stressful environment.
• Sound knowledge of tracking systems and Microsoft excel and word.
• Able to measure and monitor performance in terms of trips standards and driver performance.
• Exceptional communication skills internal and external.
• Must be willing and able to work 12-hour shifts, including weekends and public holidays on a roster system.

Qualifications:

BCom. in Commerce or Finance, post-graduate degree is desired

Professional Accounting Designation Required

Experience:

• Experience required (minimum/maximum): 5-7 years in Accounting / Finance area at a Management Level or equivalent in Audit;
• Knowledge of IFRS and IAS will be preferred;
• IT knowledge: Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office products (word; excel; power point), ERP experience;
• Age (minimum / maximum): 30-40;
• Willingness to travel abroad at times;
• Knowledge of taxation within East African region will be an added advantage;
• Time availability; Willingness to work until the job is done;
• LI: Minimum of 21.

About DP World

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world's trade flow better, changing what's possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.

With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 103,000 employees spanning 75 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that's fit for the future.

We're rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.

What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we're at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer's door.

WE MAKE TRADE FLOW TO CHANGE WHAT'S POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE.

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