Supply Chain Accountant - BP International

Key Responsibilities

Functional

• Execute day-to-day inventory accounting/settlements operations to ensure delivery meets customer expectations.
• Monitor inventory transactions and reports in systems and reconcile inventory and inventory related accounts in the general ledger; review and ensure statutory reports are prepared in a timely manner.
• Conduct monthly cost and/or stock reconciliations and balance sheet reconciliations where necessary.
• Resolve all outstanding reconciliation issues on a timely basis
• Investigate and resolve physical inventory movement imbalances and differences.
• Support external / internal audit and Internal Control reviews.
• Ensure the generation of accurate and timely payment of / to third party and inter-company vendor/ customer invoices for goods received and related services on behalf of bpSA and in compliance with policies and procedures.
• Perform review and verification of pricing and transaction volume including contract review and stock/sales/purchases ledger; calculate other charges and fees.
• Monitor key reports and data to ensure that accounts are accurate and clean.
• Act as a liaison with business finance, negotiators, schedulers, credit Treasury teams and third parties in identifying and resolving various issues including contract and movement entries, deal documentation review.

Essential Experience

• Approximately 5 years of relevant experience in a financial accounting environment, and extensive experience in performing and resolving reconciliations

Key Competencies

• Financial transaction recording
• Accounts analysis & reconciliation
• Inventory accounting & control
• Risk & compliance management
• Data management & control
• Customer Service Delivery Excellence
• Internal Control Management
• Vendor Payment Processing