WSMD Metals Accountant - Gauteng, Johannesburg, South Africa - Ivanhoe Mines

    Ivanhoe Mines
    Ivanhoe Mines Gauteng, Johannesburg, South Africa

    4 weeks ago

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    Ivanhoe Mines's job vacancy, Career and Recruitment

    Job title : WSMD Metals Accountant – Sandton jobs in Gauteng

    Job Location : Gauteng, Johannesburg

    Deadline : April 25, 2024

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  • Ivanhoe Marketing is a newly established commodity marketing, sales and logistics entity within the Ivanhoe Mines Group.

    This role is responsible for:
  • Managing the metals settlement process with offtakers and external laboratories.
  • Liaise with offtakers on monthly settlement data and processes.
  • Reconciling weight and assays between the mine gate and loading port, and loading port and offtaker.
  • To provide management with up-to-date information on contained metal, weight, moisture and assay results.
  • Provide technical input on all WSMD processes.
  • This role will form part of the Ivanhoe Marketing team.
  • Disclaimer – this role is not open to any third-party providers and any application received from a third-party will be considered as a direct application.

    You will have the following:
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
  • CA or equivalent qualification is an advantage.
  • Proven experience as a financial accountant in the mining or natural resources industry.
  • 2-3 years of experience.
  • Strong understanding of mining or commodity trading operations.
  • Advanced computer literacy – ERP software and MS Office.
  • JDE experience would be advantageous.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Good numeric skills.
  • Strong attention to detail.

    Personal Competencies should include:
  • Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Must be able to liaise confidently and establish excellent working relationships.
  • Good communication skills.
  • Ability to put process improvements in place.
  • Adaptable in a constantly changing environment.
  • Dynamic self-starter.
  • Operate in a collaborative manner and focus on output, not input.
  • Excellent attention to detail and ability to work under pressure.
  • To be energetic with good follow through skills.

    Your Key Performance Activities will include but not limited to:

    Process:

  • Sales and accounts receivable
  • Preparation and calculation of metal sales invoices aligned with all quantitative and qualitative data received from the logistics function and the Metals Accountant and in line with agreements.
  • Preparing debtors and managing incoming payments aligned with financial policies and procedures.
  • Performing day to day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, computing, posting and recording accounts receivables data.
  • Preparing bank and financial data required to receive foreign currency.
  • Reconciling the debtors ageing and debtors' ledger.
  • Verifying discrepancies and resolving clients' billing issues.
  • Facilitating and following up on payment of invoices due.
  • Liaising with logistics team and WSMD Metals Accountant to ensure accurate retrieval of information.
  • Purchases and accounts payable
  • Preparing creditors reconciliations and outbound payments.
  • Ensuring accuracy of invoices received from creditors by liaising with the logistics teams and ensuring alignment to contracts/ agreements Preparing bank deposits and financial data required to pay foreign currency.
  • Reconciling creditors ageing and creditors' ledger.
  • Verifying discrepancies and resolving outstanding invoice/payment issues.
  • Facilitating and following up on payment of invoices due.
  • Liaising with logistics team to ensure accurate retrieval of information.

    3.Financial accounting – support the Financial Manager with the following:
  • Month end close and accurate reporting of financial data in the accounting system.
  • Reconciliations between the operational system and the accounting system on inventory and accounts payable.
  • Reporting to the Ivanhoe Mines Group.
  • Preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS.
  • Provide day-to-day business decision support to operations and general managers on various financial topics.

    4.Other
  • Regularly check the communal email inbox and delegate any emails to the relevant persons to be responded to appropriately.

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    *WSMD Metals Accountant – Sandton in Johannesburg