Finance Administrator

Southern Oil (Pty) Ltd; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Oil (Pty) Ltd invites applications for a Finance Administrator to support the finance department. The role focuses on maintaining financial awareness, regulatory compliance, and accurate reporting within a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities include regular health checks, stock counts, month-end and year-end closings, assisting with audits, and delivering ad-hoc financial reports while collaborating with all departments to improve processes.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 is required.
• Minimum 2 years’ post-qualification experience in a similar environment.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment is recommended.
• Knowledge of SAP is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Regular reporting and follow-up of financial health checks.
• Provide hands-on assistance to departments to resolve queries.
• Stock take variance reporting and investigations / non-compliance monitoring.
• Coordinate and report on weekly, monthly and year-end stock counts.
• Investigate stock discrepancies and update records for MRP purposes.
• Highlight damaged/expired stock and allocate costs for stock adjustments.
• Monitor stock values and adjustments daily per warehouse.
• Assist with month-end and year-end closings and with annual audits.

Skills

Attention to detail

Administration

Organizational skills

Work under pressure

Planning

Scheduling

Problem solving

Initiative

Teamwork

Education

Grade 12

Tools

SAP

Job description

Position: Finance Administrator

The main purpose of this role is to work in close collaboration with finance department to instill a controlled environment with a high level of financial awareness.

Responsibilities

• Regular reporting and follow-up of financial health checks.


• Provide hands-on assistance to department to resolve any queries across departments.


• Direct involvement in stock take variance reporting and investigations / non-compliance monitoring.


• Coordinate, capture and report on weekly, monthly and year-end stock counts.


• Investigating stock discrepancies in all warehouses (SOILL and Outside Warehouses) and liaising with relevant parties to resolve any stock related issues. Ensure that records are updated timeously for MRP purposes.


• Highlighting of damaged / expired stock damages to relevant parties.


• Ensure allocations of costs relating to stock adjustments are done correctly.


• Monitoring of stock values and stock adjustments daily per warehouse.


• Assist with month end and year end closings.


• Assist with annual audit.


• Maintain a close working relationship with all relevant departments.


• Continuous improvement of existing processes.


• Routine monthly reporting as well as ad-hoc reporting requests


• Ad hoc tasks as per Manager.

Health and Safety

• Participate in safety forums created by SOILL for example safety meetings and safety talks


• Follow-up on any activities assigned through safety meetings / committees / representatives/management


• Report all safety incidents to the relevant people


• Attend safety education and refresher programmes


• Comply with safety policies and procedures at SOILL


• Distribute safety information as and when required


• Always wear protective clothing (where applicable)

Requirements

Minimum Qualification and Experience

• Grade 12.


• Minimum 2 years’ post qualification working experience in a similar environment.


• Experience within a manufacturing environment recommended


• Computer literacy, especially Microsoft Excel / Word.


• Knowledge of SAP will be advantageous.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Attention to detail and accuracy


• Strong administration and organizational skills


• Ability to work under pressure


• Attention to detail and accuracy


• Planning and organizing


• Scheduling and monitoring


• Problem analysis and problem-solving skills


• Initiative


• Teamwork

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Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa,

Date Opened Sep 09, 2026

Due Date Sep 30, 2026

Status Open