Key responsibilities
1. Ensure that all vendor invoices and credit notes are processed in an accurate and time efficient manner.
2. Review, analyses and report on invoice and claim discrepancies
3. Implement business change in accordance with plans
4. Own and drive cost transparency, audit and analysis
5. Own and be accountable for accurate cost data
6. Own and be accountable for cost reporting (Vendor Statements, Reconciliations, Cost Reporting, Book close and Budget)
7. Establishment of and follow up on relevant financial measurements for AP departments/ teams/ individuals
8. Proactive identify, analyses and evaluate potential financial risks/upsides and mitigate these with relevant stakeholders (GR/IR Cost release, Advance and Debit Balance reduction)
9. Coordinate with internal as well as external stakeholders to ensure local, global and legal requirements are met
10. Participate in and support improvement projects
11. For all working capital related matters for DAMCO in respective Region including but not limited to management/optimisation of credit terms with suppliers also for customers if required, ensuring a positive and optimised Cash flow for DAMCO, by reducing exceptional vendor payments, handling the disputes function towards suppliers.
12. Check and approve the Vendor urgent and advance payments batches
13. Approving controlled pay runs post performing additional checks
14. Online approvals in Bank Site
15. Funding of the respective disbursement accounts for payments
16. Liasoning with banks for better RoE for the above point
17. Engaging with vendors for payment related matters, Payment block removal
18. Performing AP related RICC and similar
19. Holding off payment to vendors who are our customers as well having unsettled outstanding
20. ICB AP – Pending items in control GL
We are looking for
Technical skills:
• Good IT skills (Microsoft Excel, Word, Access)
• Graduate qualified accountant with strong academic background
• Demonstrable track record in a similarly complex role
• Experience in logistics business would be advantageous
• SAP Knowledge
Position Specifications:
• Graduate, ideally Finance and Accounting.
• Job Knowledge & Competency;
• Understand the Operational business processes across L&S and FFW business
• At least basic knowledge of Operational concepts internally and externally
• A minimum of 5-10 years’ experience in shipping or operation financial role.
• Some leadership skills and proven people management experience will be added advantage.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.


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