Our client is seeking a motivated Sales & Operations Controller to join their team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in finance excellent organisational skills and a willingness to travel occasionally for business purposes. This role offers the opportunity to work across multiple aspects of finance operations and logistics within the organisation.
Job Type: Full time Onsite
Location: Cape Town
Requirements
- Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting or a related field.
- 3 years of experience in a similar role with a focus on sales operations and logistics.
- Proficiency in Sage One and Power BI is required.
- Experience with imports exports and freight logistics.
- Strong analytical skills with a solid understanding of gross profit analysis and job costing.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills.
- Willingness to travel occasionally (approximately once every 6 months).
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fastpaced environment.
- Strong attention to detail and a proactive approach to problemsolving.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and analyse gross profit reports and gross profit percentages.
- Create and process customer quotes using Sage One.
- Manage customer invoicing backorder reports and sales related to African markets (DRC South Africa Zambia etc.).
- Liaise with customers for order updates deliveries and issue resolution.
- Conduct monthend sales reconciliations for related parties.
- Oversee the delivery schedule of parts including tracking ETA for international shipments (e.g. Zambia).
- Manage imports exports freight and logistics to ensure timely delivery.
- Coordinate with suppliers for order processing stock replenishment and supplier recons at month end.
- Clear goods through customs and ensure all documents are checked uploaded and filed correctly.
- Develop and implement inventory management systems using Sage One.
- Handle all aspects of stock management including stock item processing replenishment monthly stock takes and reconciliation.
- Maintain accurate supplier and customer backorder reports.
- Process supplier invoices customer invoices and purchase orders on Sage One.
- Conduct job card costing and analysis to monitor project costs and profitability.
- Manage monthend reconciliations and financial analysis to support business operations.
- Maintain comprehensive and organised filing of all documents including proof of deliveries and customs documents using Google Drive.
- Generate and analyse data using Power BI for management reporting.
- Provide insights and actionable recommendations based on data analysis to support decisionmaking.