Assistant Financial Controller - VKB Finance, Head Office Reitz

Description:

Introduction to the VKB Group

The VKB Group is an agricultural company, providing support to farmers and producing straight-from-the farm-foods for consumers. Apart from the various consumer brands, the VKB Group is also represented by its regional brands: VKB, GWK and NTK. Our roots are firmly planted in agriculture with farming at our core, continuously growing and evolving throughout the years.

Starting with providing everything needed on the farm to produce food, we now also operate in all areas of the food supply chain: processing, logistics, and national and global market channels.

This “house of brands” we’ve established with the support of our farmer shareholders is the foundation for building the agribusiness of the future.

About you:

• You are keen to join one of the most dynamic and leading agricultural companies in South Africa,
• You want to be part of a Finance department that is passionate about delivering optimal services to the VKB Group.
• You are able to work under pressure and still keep the business processes going.
• You have a strong controls background that will drive decision making
• You have an interest in Controls , IT, Business and Finance Environment
• You have a proven track record to be Inquisitive, Thorough, Diplomatic and Creative.
• You have the ability to step back and see the bigger picture and keep perspective in pressured and dynamic circumstances.
• You are teachable and able to adapt to new processes and procedures.
• You are able to work in a team environment and add value and innovation to the team.

About this role:

This role is located within the Finance Department as part of the Financial Controller Team. The Assistant Financial Controller will report to the Financial Controller: VKB Group.

The Assistant Financial Controller will be responsible to work with the Financial Managers and Financial Controller of the different VKB entities to ensure a sound and accurate system environment. As part of the Financial Controller process, activities will include documenting the operational environment, ensuring the setup of the system agrees to the specifications of the environment and improving the system to adhere to the requirements of the financial managers/operational managers.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Applicable Bachelor’s degree in Finance related field preferred.
• Experience In Microsoft Dynamics will be preferred.
• Knowledge of dimension use and BI reporting will be highly regarded.
• Ability to manage expectations from management.
• Analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Fully bilingual; exceptional communication skills both verbal and written.
• Strong work ethic with a fierce dedication to exceeding expectations.
• Impeccable organizational skills with the ability to multitask and deliver results under pressure.
• Good communication skills in written and oral format.
• Great team player and able to work efficiently with minimal supervision and deliver exceptional results on time.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Preparation of information that will be used to transfer ERP systems for all the companies
• Standardization of any new system requests and current information/setups to align with the whole VKB Group
• Taking responsibility for assigned tasks to enhance the control environments of VKB Group.
• Designing, testing, and implementing system requests as received by the BAU and Strategic projects team.
• Keeping the system databases updated with the latest approved requests.
• Updating the ERP with the latest financial information.
• Maintain knowledge of the latest developments and use of ERP systems.
• Report on the progression of activities in a structured and metric manner to allow tracking.
• Deliver services to the Financial and Operational managers of the highest standard.

Skills

• Ability to function independently within team context and to accept responsibility
• Strong analytical, numeracy and interpersonal skills
• Compliance
• Accurate
• Analytical
• Conflict handling
• Be able to work under pressure

Other Information

• The company can expire jobs at any time at their own discretion.
• VKB Group and/or its subsidiary companies will use any personal data collected through the job opportunities section of this website for recruitment purposes only and, should your application be successful, for purposes connected with your employment.
• VKB Group is an equal opportunity employer. VKB Group’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process aligned to VKB Group’s Employment Equity & Transformation Strategy. VKB Group actively supports the recruitment of People with Disabilities
• Things to take note of when applying through our Career Portal.
• Use Google Chrome when accessing the portal
• Clear copy of your CV in either PDF or Word
• The CV should not have handwriting on the document
• NB! Only Submit your CV on the Upload CV section of the application form and not a PDF that includes other documents such as ID, Driver’s License and other documents. The application form will make provision for the candidate to upload supporting documents.
• When uploading profile picture , make sure the minimum size uploaded is 300 x 300px

Requirements:

• You are keen to join one of the most dynamic and leading agricultural companies in South Africa,
• You want to be part of a Finance department that is passionate about delivering optimal services to the VKB Group.
• You are able to work under pressure and still keep the business processes going.
• You have a strong controls background that will drive decision making
• You have an interest in Controls , IT, Business and Finance Environment
• You have a proven track record to be Inquisitive, Thorough, Diplomatic and Creative.
• You have the ability to step back and see the bigger picture and keep perspective in pressured and dynamic circumstances.
• You are teachable and able to adapt to new processes and procedures.
• You are able to work in a team environment and add value and innovation to the team.

• Applicable Bachelor’s degree in Finance related field preferred.
• Experience In Microsoft Dynamics will be preferred.
• Knowledge of dimension use and BI reporting will be highly regarded.
• Ability to manage expectations from management.
• Analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Fully bilingual; exceptional communication skills both verbal and written.
• Strong work ethic with a fierce dedication to exceeding expectations.
• Impeccable organizational skills with the ability to multitask and deliver results under pressure.
• Good communication skills in written and oral format.
• Great team player and able to work efficiently with minimal supervision and deliver exceptional results on time.

• Preparation of information that will be used to transfer ERP systems for all the companies
• Standardization of any new system requests and current information/setups to align with the whole VKB Group
• Taking responsibility for assigned tasks to enhance the control environments of VKB Group.
• Designing, testing, and implementing system requests as received by the BAU and Strategic projects team.
• Keeping the system databases updated with the latest approved requests.
• Updating the ERP with the latest financial information.
• Maintain knowledge of the latest developments and use of ERP systems.
• Report on the progression of activities in a structured and metric manner to allow tracking.
• Deliver services to the Financial and Operational managers of the highest standard.

• Ability to function independently within team context and to accept responsibility
• Strong analytical, numeracy and interpersonal skills
• Compliance
• Accurate
• Analytical
• Conflict handling
• Be able to work under pressure

• The company can expire jobs at any time at their own discretion.
• VKB Group and/or its subsidiary companies will use any personal data collected through the job opportunities section of this website for recruitment purposes only and, should your application be successful, for purposes connected with your employment.
• VKB Group is an equal opportunity employer. VKB Group’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process aligned to VKB Group’s Employment Equity & Transformation Strategy. VKB Group actively supports the recruitment of People with Disabilities
• Things to take note of when applying through our Career Portal.
• Use Google Chrome when accessing the portal
• Clear copy of your CV in either PDF or Word
• The CV should not have handwriting on the document
• NB! Only Submit your CV on the Upload CV section of the application form and not a PDF that includes other documents such as ID, Driver’s License and other documents. The application form will make provision for the candidate to upload supporting documents.
• When uploading profile picture , make sure the minimum size uploaded is 300 x 300px