Finance & Logistics Specialist - SSA

Elekta; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare technology company in Midrand seeks a Finance & Logistics Specialist. The successful candidate will manage financial operations across procurement and logistics, ensuring compliance and building strong supplier relationships. Candidates should possess a bachelor's degree and 5+ years of relevant experience, along with proficiency in ERP systems and the Microsoft Office Suite.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Opportunity to impact cancer care positively

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in a multinational or import/export-driven organization.
• Experience preparing customs documentation and liaising with brokers.
• Excellent verbal and written English skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end purchase order process, ensuring compliance.
• Process supplier invoices, credit notes, and related procurement documentation.
• Prepare budgets and quarterly forecasts.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Multitasking

Customer-focused mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration

Logistics qualification

Tools

ERP systems (M3, Coupa, Salesforce)

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Overview

Are you a current Elekta employee?

Please click here to apply through our internal career site Find Jobs - Elekta .

Want to join a team with a mission to improve and save lives?

We continually look for motivated and skilled individuals who are interested in supporting our customers – healthcare professionals who use our products to help patients and their communities.

We currently have the following opportunity available - please contact us for more details!

We don’t just build technology. We build hope for everyone dealing with cancer.

What you’ll do at Elekta

As a Finance & Logistics Specialist - SSA, you will play a key role in ensuring strong financial operations and logistical support for our South African regional office. You will work closely with suppliers, auditors, and internal stakeholders to ensure smooth, compliant, and efficient processes that support Elekta’s mission.

The majority of your time will be spent managing financial tasks, including procurement, payments, reporting and compliance activities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end purchase order process, ensuring accurate coding and compliance with internal controls

• Process supplier invoices, credit notes, and related procurement documentation

• Prepare supplier reconciliations and resolve reconciling items in a timely manner

• Manage vendor payments and onboarding processes, ensuring all documentation (BEE, NDAs, ISO certs, etc.) is complete and compliant

• Maintain strong supplier relationships and ensure timely payments to avoid penalties

• Prepare and submit Exchange Control Applications (ECA) and approvals for timely international payments

• Compile and submit intercompany payment application packs, including SAD500, EDI, commercial invoices, and waybills

• Ensure execution and maintenance of internal transfer pricing agreements

• Assist with cash collections from debtors/customers

• Prepare budgets and quarterly forecasts

• Perform monthly cost control through variance analysis

• Support month-end and year-end closing processes

• Conduct balance sheet reconciliations, accounts receivables and cashbook reconciliations

• Assist with internal controls and process improvements to enhance financial accuracy and efficiency

• Support internal and external audits by preparing documentation and responding to queries

Additional tasks

• Liaising with freight forwarders, couriers, and transport companies to ensure timely delivery of goods

• Ensuring compliance with import/export regulations and company policies

• Accurate processing and management of shipping documentation

• Supporting inventory management and recording of goods received/dispatched

• Providing administrative support to the logistics or supply chain team

• Ad hoc office and business support aligned with responsibilities

The right stuff

• Highly organized and detail-oriented

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

• Ability to multitask and work proactively

• Professional and collaborative attitude

• Customer-focused mindset

What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field

• Logistics qualification is a plus

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in a multinational or import/export-driven organization

• Experience preparing customs documentation and liaising with brokers

• Understanding of ERP systems (M3, Coupa, Salesforce preferred)

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

• Experience supporting audits and managing vendor relationships

• Excellent verbal and written English skills

• Self-starter with the ability to take initiative

What you’ll get

In this role, you will work for a higher purpose; hope for everyone dealing with cancer, and for everyone regardless of where in the world, to have access to the best cancer care. In addition to this, Elekta offers a range of benefits.

Hiring process

We are looking forward to hearing from you! Apply by submitting your application and résumé in English, via the “Apply” button. Please note that we do not accept applications by e-mail.

Your Elekta contact

For questions, please contact the Global Talent Acquisition Partner responsible, Gustaf Ericson, at [e-mail]. We do not accept applications through e-mail.

We are an equal opportunity employer

We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

About Elekta

As a leader in precision radiation therapy, Elekta is committed to ensuring every patient has access to the best cancer care possible. Elekta is a proud innovator and supplier of equipment and software used to improve, prolong, and save the lives of people with cancer and brain disorders.

More than 6,000 hospitals worldwide rely on Elekta technology. We openly collaborate with customers to advance sustainable, outcome-driven, and cost-efficient solutions to meet evolving patient needs, improve lives and bring hope to everyone dealing with cancer. To us, it\'s personal, and our global team of 4,700 employees combine passion, science, and imagination to profoundly change cancer care. We don’t just build technology, we build hope.

Elekta is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with presence in more than 120 countries and listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. For more information, visit elekta.com or follow @Elekta on Twitter and on LinkedIn.