Depot Accountant

As a key and well experienced player in the control of the company’s material balances, the appointee helps protect the stocks of the subsidiary and must ensure the real-time updating of inventories in depots far from the head office of the Company which are not connected to the subsidiary’s information system.

• Ensure reporting for depot events to HSEQ, be involved in investigation and implement corrective actions
• Conduct 4 Safe to Load quality spot checks monthly
• Conduct 2 HSE inspections per month on projects or maintenance works in the depot to ensure Golden Rules compliance
• Participate in depot safety meetings once a month
• Participate in depot emergency drills once every month
• Monitoring and control of the daily status of the remote warehouses and updating in SAP of the related stock movements (Goods receipts, Density/temperature data, Goods issues, Receipt of transfers)
• Monitoring of open petroleum product orders by division (ME2M/ME2N)
• Control of fuel temperatures and densities in SAP and reporting of any inconsistencies to the hierarchy
• Centralization and entry of physical inventories of remote depots (MI04 & MI20)
• Control of delivery notes awaiting goods issue (VL06G)
• Reconciliation of goods issues with customer invoicing for the 'purchase-sales' division (ZC48)
• Preparation of monthly releases reconciliation, NOIC reconciliations, and consolidated material balances
• Preparation of monthly Global Stock Reconciliation and Operations Gain & Losses file
• Monthly analysis and control of cancelled invoices and deliveries (ZMB51)
• Periodic control and analysis of stocks in transit (MB5T) and quarterly analysis of slow & dead stocks
• Production of monthly reports on petroleum product inventory variances
• Execute transaction ZC012 weekly to resolve Excellium fuel additives blending process errors
• Ensure parameters for receiving products match transferring division parameters
• Manage the secretariat for the 'Material Balance or Logistics Oil Loss' committee
• Reconciliation of losses during transport for charge back to transporters
• Consolidate daily saleable stock report for the affiliate and circulate by 9am
• Check Movement Average Price (MAP) daily for all products in SAP
• Prepare file to monitor valuation and storage location stock in tonnes from MB5B monthly
• Follow up and close action plans for Group Audit, Annual Financial Audit, and Logistics Oil Loss Meeting
• Assist with FEC and PR creation for Bulawayo, Mutare and Chiredzi depots

• A Degree in Business Studies or Accounting
• At least 3 years’ experience in accounting environment
• Computer literacy a must
• Speaking multiple languages is a clear advantage
• Knowledge and application of people management, development and negotiating skills as well as good interpersonal skills
• Knowledge and application of accounting and Finance principles for deal models, Applied sales management, negotiation and conflict resolution
• Must have the ability to work under pressure and with diverse business models and limited supervision