Current Opportunities at AECI Limited

Job Description    

• Attend to role-based queries from group operations and banks
• Managing CFC Account Balances on a weekly basis and monthly Graphs Analysis
• Managing ZAR Cash Flow from Business Units Cancelling / Extending Non-Trade FX cover – Monthly
• Managing Box Filing (File system) and Store room (Metro-file)
• Update Deletion and Error report (Ensure all mails relating to entries are saved and up to date)
• Managing Releasers time-table
• Assist with all other Treasury Front Office related functions where necessary

Daily Trader – Job rotation Role (every 2-3 months):

• Bloomberg Trading
• Daily Internal-External Match up report balanced and saved as well as Balance IT2 Bank to Bloomberg
• Bloomberg Confirmation, cleared and up to date
• Managing Inward Funds for AECI Limited

Daily Transactional and Administrative Tasks – Job rotation Role (every 2-3 months):

• Attend to Treasury Front office daily queries from Banks and group operations
• Confirm Daily Bank settlements with various Banks
• Update and balance the Internal Front Office Recon with Bank and Entity’s FEC, funding and MM information (next Value date)
• Finalise the Internal Front Office Recon with Bank statement information and notes (Previous day balances and transactions)
• Create Transfers to Group Operations – Daily Funding
• Create Export settlements to various Banks – CFC Payments
• Create Non-Import Payments
• Generate, distribute and save all Funding Reports
• (If funding includes any CFC, Rand Payments or Inter Account Transfers, mail to managers for approval and distribution to releasers)
• Record Non-Trade transactions
• Loading of new Beneficiaries
• Money Market Dealing daily
• Cross-check Business Units Inward funds transactions

Treasury Front Office Team Monthly Reporting Responsibilities:

• AFE SJ Report – Month end update and distributed
• Update Commodities Information
• Update CPI information
• Forecasts – Currency, equities and commodities (Bloomberg)

Qualifications & Experience    

• Matric.
• Relevant tertiary finance certificate or diploma.
• 2 – 3-year general treasury / banking experience, with basic treasury system knowledge.

Closing Date    
2023/07/05

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Job Description    
Planning and Control

• Ensure accurate monthly cost packs are in place for monthly cost meetings.
• Continuously review controls and processes and assist head office to develop and implement effective controls and processes.
• Engage regularly with stakeholders (GM/RM, BM< Site Admin, Weighbridge) to build good relationships and understand needs to be resolved.
• Provide support to sites in: Opening accounts with suppliers, and evaluating customers' eligibility for credit.
• Set-up and facilitate regular meetings with branch managers to discuss controls i.e. ICM.
• Evaluate expenditure on a regular basis to identify savings AND check the expenditure against budget guiding the sites not to exceed the budget

Cost Packs and Budgets

• Monthly cost packs: Review the revenue for validity, accuracy and completeness.
• Monthly cost packs: ensure stock is treated as per IAS 2 (E.g. FIFO basis, Valuation at the lower of cost and net realisable value etc.).
• Budgets: Assist with the region’s budgets preparation.
• Budgets: Review sites budgets and: Ensure that line items accurate.
• Ensure budgets are in support of the overall company strategy.
• Ensure that group guidelines are maintained.
• Management Accounting

Review and manage the region’s invoicing, ensuring that:

• Invoices are processed weekly.
• All Manual delivery notes are accounted for as per group policy.
• Credit notes are issued as per the group’s Limits of Authority.
• Rise and fall calculations use the correct prices.
• Assist with the region’s overall debtors control.
• Prepare accurate monthly journals which adhere to controls and processes for processing by Head Office.
• Prepare monthly recons for stock, cash sales, petty cash and accruals and ensure that reconciling items are followed up and resolved timeously.
• Review cost packs received from branch managers and ensure that accruals/provisions are accounted for accurately in terms of IAS 37.
• Engage both Group Management Accountant and Group Financial Accountant monthly to discuss areas of concern.
• Organise and conduct site audits twice a year as required.
• Assist with yearly internal and external audits as required.

Qualifications & Experience    

• Cost & Management Accounting or Financial Accounting Diploma/Degree
• CIMA (studying towards CGMA) advantageous
• 2 – 3 years’ experience in the field of Cost/Management or Financial Accounting

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Job Description    
STOCK RECONCILIATIONS:

• Provide daily assistance to the Depot and Agent personnel on stock queries.
• Perform monthly sequence checks of all Retail warehouse.
• Assist with reconciliation of stock variances on an ad hoc basis of warehouses with problems as and when requested by Depots.
• Process monthly stock charge outs to agents.
• Process stock adjustments, i.e. customer claims and charge on product, regional fund credits and trial products.

INVOICE AND DELIVERY NOTE BOOKS:

• Assign and maintain accurate records and tracking of delivery note books to Depots.
• Assist with the ordering of new delivery note books for the Depots.

AECI PLANT HEALTH .NET /SYSPRO:

• Provide assistance to Depots with month end procedures on .NET.
• Set up all new warehouses on Syspro and .Net.
• Creation and maintenance of stock codes on Syspro and .Net.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist Accountants with month end procedures, i.e. balance sheet reconciliations.
• Maintain SOP’s for Depots.
• Assist Accounts Payable with PO’s and GRN matching.

AUDITS (INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL)

• Assist with preparation of internal and external audits.
• Assist with resolution of internal and external audit queries raised by the auditors.
• Facilitation of stock audits and compilation of audit reports

Qualifications & Experience    

• Matric
• Minimum education with tertiary qualification of a certificate or diploma in Stock Management /Inventory Control would be advantageous.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience as a Stock Reconciliations Clerk.
• Previous experience in the agrochemical industry would be advantageous.
• Well experienced in company standards and programs requirements in order to pass on knowledge and requirements to others.
• Must have basic knowledge of Syspro.
• Ensure adherence to the safety standards and procedures.

Closing Date    
2023/07/05

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Job Description    

• Storekeeping of raw materials.
• Responsible for ensuring that stock is received accurately.
• Offload products from vehicles and move into the stores.
• Pick and issue stock as per requirements.
• Movement of products between sites and magazines.
• Ensure appropriate equipment and consumables are available and in working order.
• Report defective equipment to senior personnel.
• Assist Warehouse Controller with raw material cycle counts.
• Ensure SAP inventory data reconciles with the levels on a daily basis.
• Ensure raw material metrology checks are conducted where applicable.
• Comply with Safety, Health and Environment standards.
• Responsible for good housekeeping in and around all stores/magazines at all times.
• Comply with governance and established policies, systems, procedures and practices.

Qualifications & Experience    

• Matric
• At least 1-2 years’ experience in storekeeping and material handling knowledge gained either by studies or by experience in a stores environment.
• Ability to carry out mathematical calculations.
• Code 10 Drivers Licence.
• Forklift license.
• Working Knowledge of SAPR3 will be an added advantage.

Closing Date    
2023/07/04

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Job Description    

• To assist the MMU Controller in managing and operating all aspects of a mobile manufacturing unit (MMU – BLEND truck) in order to meet the customer requirements with the standards and procedures as defined by AEL (OTIF).
• To Assist the MMU Controller in the carrying out of regular inspections in terms of SABS and World Class on fixed plant and MMUs to identify non-conformances and institute preventative measures as well as to achieve continuous improvement.
• Assist in all blasting related functions required (for example, measuring holes, closing or stemming of charged holes, guarding, cleaning etc.)
• Housekeeping at Site
• Cleanliness of wash bay and truck park
• Cleanliness of trucks
• Loading and unloading of products into trucks
• Assist in charging up duties on the bench
• Assist in closing or stemming of charged holes.
• Loading and unloading of packaged explosives and accessories
• To observe all legal requirements while at the depot
• To ensure MMU’s are always kept clean according to the World Class Standards
• Ability to work independently.
• All blasting related functions as required

Qualifications & Experience    

• Grade 12
• Code B driver’s licence
• Safe working practices
• Product knowledge
• Hazardous product handling
• Must be able to obtain a red ticket health clearance

Closing Date    
2023/07/04

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Job Description    

• Listed Company experience.
• Management of an A Grade stand-alone building of 5051 square metres of GLA, ground floor and two floors of workspaces.
• Safety compliance – OSHAS Act.
• Facilities Team Management.
• Budget management and ensuring cost-effectiveness.
• Landlord engagement.
• Management of company vehicles.
• Vendor and cost management.
• Allocation and management of Head Office space.
• Oversight and management of adhoc repairs and maintenance/refurbishment, and space planning projects.
• Submission of monthly safety reports as per Group Safety representative.
• Facilitate appointment and training of Safety officers, fire marshals and First Aiders.
• Oversight and management multi-disciplinary team including office manager, building handyman, driver, receptionists and refreshment orderlies.
• Ensure Landlord services obligations are being met on a monthly basis per terms of the lease agreement.
• Review and processing of monthly invoice from landlord and allocation of costs to relevant cost centres.
• Effective management of all 3rd party Service Level Agreements, including but not limited to security, grounds/gardens, cleaning, CCTV system.
• Procurement and management of all office consumables, including compilation of monthly recoveries from cost centres.
• Other adhoc Facilities related tasks and projects as communicated by management from time to time.

Qualifications & Experience    

• Matric.
• Degree / Diploma in relevant field.
• 10 years’ experience preferred.
• Building Facilities Management or related experience.
• Strong project management skills.
• Customer Service Orientation.

Closing Date    
2023/07/04

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Job Description    

• Ensure a timeous recruitment, selection and placement process of positions plant level.
• Ensure salary input is correctly processed monthly and assist line resolving queries.
• Support line management in developing new job profiles.
• Ensure all job profiles for the area of responsibility are updated and kept centrally.
• Ensure sound employee relations through engagement with employees, line management and shop stewards.
• Support line management with performance management and talent retention strategies.
• Ensure adherence of line management to human capital set deadlines for various reports.
• Ensure alignment of remuneration to AECI salary structures; and other terms and conditions to legislative requirements
• Ensure BBBEE and transformation objectives are met.
• Support AECI with Human Capital Programme implementations.
• Assist with the administration of annual increases and bonuses.
• Provide generic human capital services and support to area of responsibility.
• Ensure HC data integrity of area of responsibility.
• Provide standard monthly management reports on human capital.
• Comply with governance & compliance policies and procedures.
• Comply with Safety, Health & Environment standards.

Qualifications & Experience    

• Grade 12.
• HR Diploma or Degree or NQF equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years related HC experience.
• Knowledge of HC policies, procedures and systems.
• Knowledge of talent and recruitment management.
• Knowledge of performance management principles and procedures.
• Understanding of regulations and legislation related to area of work.
• Knowledge of HC administration processes.
• Knowledge of HC systems preferable.
• Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.

Closing Date    
2023/07/04

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Job Description    

• Motivate for and drive new projects aligned with the Company’s purpose and mission supported by commercial analysis and justification thereof. Develop and maintain pipeline of projects which will grow the business. Participate in all strategic initiatives of the business to grow the product and service offering to the market.
• Drive development of any IP required to understand working of a product or service which will assist in the marketing thereof to the industry.
• Participate in identification of market opportunities, potential products, actives and delivery mechanisms to exploit opportunities.
• Scan industry trends, threats and drivers, scientific literature, collaboration partners and research institutions to identify threats or opportunities.
• Set up contractual frameworks for projects or collaborations to protect IP, ensure legal compliance and a platform for future commercial transactions.
• Ensure Research Dept can provide research, formulation expertise, field trials and complaint investigation services to the business to support new and existing products, projects and services.
• Participate in all strategic initiatives of the business and evaluate need for GLP, ISO and any other relevant accreditations to service the business and if necessary set up motivation and implementation thereof.
• Determine source of AI’s and collection of all data such as 5 Batches and Tox packages, and participate in supply agreements with suppliers.
• Facilitate and oversee scale up and commercial production of any project approved or registered using existing or newly developed guidelines/protocols.
• Modify, create and enforce new product/project development protocols.
• Set up, maintain necessary infrastructure, resource base and skillsets to service current and future needs of the business as well as maintain and implement compliance systems.
• Customer complaints investigations
• Develop and maintain pipeline of new products to grow the business and oversee research on suitable Ai’s for solutions to certain problems in agriculture that have been identified.
• Source inerts for formulations as identified by Formulation Chemists.
• Check expiry dates of patents and patent contents of new Ai’s and investigate patentability of new formulations.
• Understand and develop knowledge of in-house products and their working to better market and support products in the field.
• Drive research activities for registration of products.
• Meet with Research Institutions to enquire about research activities and market opportunities for development, liaise w.r.t. agreements/contracts and track progress of projects
• Build knowledge base and IP unique to the business through research activities and trials and identify new avenues for research that would place the business in a strong position in current markets or open up new markets.
• Develop a primary research capability for the business. Set up regular research meetings within business to evaluate progress on research topics or explore ideas across the various divisions within the business. Create a platform for sharing and management of innovation

Qualifications & Experience    

• MSc in a field relevant to the business including Chemistry, Agronomy, Microbiology and Plant Physiology.
• Minimum 7-10 years post graduate experience in a laboratory or research environment.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in product development and registration.
• Minimum of 5 years experience of laboratory and research management
• Knowledge of instrumentation used in the laboratory, i.e. HPLC, GC, etc.
• Knowledge of SHEQ Management Systems (e.g. ISO9001 and organic certification) standards/requirements.
• Knowledge of production processes and equipment.
• Good analytical and interpretive skills pertaining to laboratory results.
• Knowledge of general agricultural formulations in existence, e.g. EC, SC, SL, WP, TB, OD, ME, WDG, etc.
• Knowledge of registration requirements of Act 36 of 1947
• Knowledge of FAO specifications for actives and formulations.
• Ability to review chemical data for registration purposes
• Working knowledge of Syspro
• Working knowledge of SAP advantageous
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word/Excel.PowerPoint) at the intermediate level
• Must be in possession of a valid driver’s license, have own reliable transport and be medically fit to drive

Closing Date    
2023/07/04

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Job Description    

• To assist the MMU Controller in managing and operating all aspects of a mobile manufacturing unit (MMU – BLEND truck) in order to meet the customer requirements with the standards and procedures as defined by AECI (OTIF).
• To Assist the MMU Controller in the carrying out of regular inspections in terms of SABS and World Class on fixed plant and MMUs to identify non-conformances and institute preventative measures as well as to achieve continuous improvement.
• Assist in all blasting related functions required (for example, measuring holes, closing or stemming of charged holes, guarding, cleaning etc.).
• Housekeeping at Site.
• Cleanliness of wash bay and truck park.
• Cleanliness of trucks.
• Loading and unloading of products into trucks.
• Assist in charging up duties on the bench.
• Assist in closing or stemming of charged holes.
• Loading and unloading of packaged explosives and accessories.
• To observe all legal requirements while at the depot.
• To ensure MMU’s are always kept clean according to the World Class Standards.
• Ability to work independently.
• All blasting related functions as required.

Qualifications & Experience    

• Grade 12
• Code B driver’s licence
• Safe working practices
• Product knowledge
• Hazardous product handling
•  Must be able to obtain a red ticket health clearance

Closing Date    
2023/07/04

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Job Description    

• Managing and operating all aspects of a mobile manufacturing unit (MMU) in order to meet the customer requirements with the standards and procedures as defined by AECI.
• Carry out regular inspections in terms of SABS and World Class on fixed plant and MMU to identify non-conformances and institute preventative measures as well as to achieve continuous improvement.
• Assist in eliminating all sources of waste and controlling of operating costs to within the budgeted parameters.
• Assist in ensuring that the region delivers on financial requirements as agreed within the annual budget.
• Assist in closing or stemming of charged holes.
• Complete minor maintenance on MMU when required.
• Ensure Quality products are supplied.
• To maintain vehicle records in the MMU’s.
• To ensure MMU’s are submitted for services according to maintenance schedules.
• To ensure monthly maintenance is carried out according to World Class standard.
• To ensure MMU is kept clean at all times.
• To assist FSS in ensuring MMU licensing and roadworthiness are always up to date.

Qualifications & Experience    

• Grade 12 or equivalent.
• Valid Code EC Drivers Licence is essential (please attach a copy of your driver’s licence to your application).
• The applicants must be able to obtain a Red Ticket and a PrDP.
• Mechanical aptitude.
• Must be able to pass Psychomotor assessment

Closing Date    
2023/07/04

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Job Description    

• Perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance tasks as per agreed standards.
• To provide technical support and maintenance services to the plant machinery.
• Maintain equipment and perform engineering inspections.
• Perform safety inspections on machine(s)
• Ensure engineering standards are maintained.
• Set up and adjust machines and equipment.
• Generate Job Cards and sign off on the SAP Maintenance System.
• Maintain good housekeeping in the workshop and the plant.
• Ensure work Permits are obtained and signed off once the job completion.
• Must be prepared to work overtime and standby as and when required.
• Must be prepared to work shifts as required.
• Must have own transport.
• Quality workmanship.

Qualifications & Experience    

• Matric or N3 in Mechanical Engineering
• Trade tested as Mechanical Fitter.
• 2 – 3 years’ experience in an explosives plant maintenance environment would be an advantage.
• Pneumatic experience will be an advantage
•  SAP experience will be advantageous.

Closing Date    
2023/07/04