Financial Articled Clerk

apartmentTime Personnel placeConstantia calendar_month 
REQUIREMENTS
  • BCom / BFin (Honours preferred)
  • Finance, Accounting, Economics, or equivalent
  • CFA (Level 1+) beneficial but not required
  • Early career finance professional who wants real responsibility
  • Interested in operations + finance + data, not just accounting
  • Comfortable in a small, fast-moving company
  • Wants exposure to logistics, FX, and operational finance
  • Structured thinker who enjoys building systems and improving processes
Technical Skills
  • Financial analysis and reporting
  • Data management and database handling
  • Strong Excel / Sheets capability (Essential)
  • Accounting systems (Xero preferred)
  • Reconciliation and financial control
  • Data analytics and structured reporting
DUTIES
Financial & Operational Data Control
  • Maintain and manage Order Database and Financial Database
  • Cross-reference supplier, transporter, port, and client documentation
  • Ensure data integrity across operational and financial systems
  • Convert operational data into invoice-ready datasets
  • Maintain document trails and audit-ready records
Invoicing & Financial Portfolio Build
  • Convert operational databases into structured invoice packs
  • Build and maintain invoice portfolio files with full supporting documentation
  • Prepare reconciliations before posting to accounting system (Xero)
  • Identify discrepancies and resolve invoicing errors
  • Liaise with accounts and operations teams to correct mismatches
Reconciliations & Financial Tracking
  • Fuel consumption reconciliation and variance tracking
  • Port report reconciliation and preparation for client reporting
  • Supplier and transporter reconciliation
  • Monitor and report operational financial movement
  • Restructured and recurring management reports
  • Financial reports: Debtors aging & collections tracking, Payables / outstanding liabilities,
Cash flow tracking and reporting
  • Invoice and margin performance
Operational Finance Reports & Support
  • Weekly tonnage and throughput reporting
  • Cost per ton / operational performance metrics, and variance & trend analysis
  • FX & Market monitoring of rate, track impact on transactions, costs, margins
  • Support management with FX exposure visibility
  • Assist managers with daily operational tracking
  • Provide structured financial visibility into logistics flows
  • Identify process inefficiencies and recommend improvements
  • Prepare Board Meeting packs and financial summaries
  • Assist with agenda preparation and reporting materials
  • Prepare Warehouse EXCO reporting and reconciliation packs

Salary: R negotiable dependent on experience

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