Key Responsibilities
- Preparation of extensive and global travel and hotel arrangements.
- Looking after last-minute changes in a very fast paced environment (book flights, hotels, taxis, airport pickups…) Being able to align with staff members and clients globally.
- Preparation and communication of itineraries, arranging visas and other travels documents (passport renewal if applicable, etc.
- Coordinating and maintaining the calendar, scheduling accurate appointments and meetings, keeping detailed track of all trips.
- Booking restaurants, lunches and events.
- Looking after emails, faxes and post mail, dispatch documentation to the persons.
- Monitor and screen phone calls, enquiries and requests from the and members.
- Remain the link between the and staff members, clients, suppliers.
- Handle matters independently and proactively.
- Complete and research for the executive and works.
- Coordinate with clients and suppliers and assign tasks to others.
- Generate purchase requisition and orders for all terminals requirements as per approved Opex and Capex.
- Maintain update of vendors or supplier’s payment statements and avoid delay or deviations in the process.
- Secure invoice approval and submission for payment within dates. Issue report of all payments and pending. Benchmark all the requests with Opex to avoid expenses and overspend.
- Verify company expenses, reporting discrepancies, mistakes or fraud to management. Following laws and regulations alongside in-house policies.
- Handle the accounts receivable, accounts payable and general accounting functions. Preparation of the annual financial statements, notes, supporting schedules, transmittal letter and statistical information.
- Secure acquisition of all need/equipment’s or other via procurement process and report deviations immediately.
- Collaborate closely with banks and perform safely upon vital approval all payment/transactions required including foreign payments to suppliers in accordance with applicable country and internal legislations, requirements and polices/guidelines.
- Coordinate with customers like Tax Authorities, Government Institution, Municipalities, Traders, OOC, etc. to secure compliance with relevant legislation and interpersonal requirements.
- Keep control of such legal books and records of accounts as: General Ledger, Sales Records, Inventory, Annual Affixing of the required tax stamps to books.
- Secure acquisition of all need/equipment’s or other via procurement process. Any deviations must be reported immediately.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Skills to prioritize, schedule work, meet multiple objectives, communicate orally and writing, in calm and traumatic situations.
- Good interpersonal
Accounting Knowledge
- Extensive knowledge of petroleum terminal operations.
- Skills to work as a team and take direction accurately.
- Credible and discreet when looking after confidential information.
- Strong interpersonal and time management skills.
Competencies
- Secretary skills.
- Capability to prioritize and schedule work; meet goals, communicate oral and writing efficiently, remaining calm in stressful situations.
- Consistent record to work on several projects in a high-pressure environment.
- Handle relationship between Role-players and diverse customers.
- Be able to cope with various workload in a production driven environment
- Procurement skills.
Health Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ)
- Assurance that company HSEC procedures are correctly applied and that all agreed safety standards and applicable.
- Participate in periodic safety drills and maintain active your role in the terminal emergency management plan.
- Give positively and actively to achieve zero incidents and accidents during terminal operations.
- Responsible for own safety and to prevent accidents.
- Report unsafe conditions and practices.
- Participate in all operations meeting organized by the terminal.
- Responsible to inspect workplaces to look for potential hazards.
- Report all injuries in the workplace to the Supervisor.
- Responsible for site inspection and seek for near miss or potential hazards reporting to avoid occurrence of accidents/incidents and improve the safety agenda.
- Guarantee completion of minimum of 95% of monthly safety program as per IMAS requirements.
- Ensure compliance with all terminal procedures and requirements and implement to standard processes for HSSE consistently.
Experience (years and nature)
- Honor degree in Accounting or Finance with 2-5 years of experience in a similar role in an industrial business, including up to 2 years of supervisory experience.
- Knowledge in Navision; TMS, Office; Excel; Database Management.
School Background
- Honors degree or equivalent experience in account or finance.
- Secretarial training is an advantage.
Key Relationships
Internal
- Terminal Managers.
- Assistant Terminal Manager.
- HSE Coordinator.
- HR Business Partner.
- Shift Supervisors.
- Operators.
- Maintenance Technicians.
External
- Impala Infrastructures.
- Puma Energy.
- Trafigura.
- Customs.
- MRA, Contractors.
- Suppliers, Contractors.
- Internal/ External Auditors.
- Government Institution
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