KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Financial Oversight: Maintain and ensure that all financial royalty contractual obligations are met.
License Reconciliation: Regularly conduct reconciliations of issued licenses and plantings to ensure all license fees and/or royalties are accurately invoiced and accounted for.
Royalty Reporting: Prepare and reconcile detailed monthly breeder royalty reports, covering all royalties and license fees due to variety IP owners.
Global Reporting: Facilitate accurate and timely submission of royalty/license sales data from all subsidiaries to the parent company.
Audit Facilitation: Facilitate independent audits of plantings, growers' licensing, exports, royalties, and breeder reports to ensure compliance and accuracy.
Stakeholder Coordination: Liaise with customers, Operations, and Sales teams to coordinate customer audit visits and reconciliations.
Data Reconciliation: Identify and resolve discrepancies between licensing data (including previous invoicing) and actual plantings.
Communication: Communicate reconciliation outcomes to all stakeholders for further action, including providing instructions to the bookkeeper for necessary invoicing and/or issuing credit notes.
Reporting: Report directly to the Group Financial Executive.

REQUIREMENTS:

COMPETENCIES:

MS Office proficiency (particularly Excel) & Pastel Accounting or similar
Analytical mindset with the ability to analyse financial data, interpret contracts and detect discrepancies and inconsistencies.
Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
Organisational skills, proficient in managing multiple tasks and priorities, maintaining orderly records and meeting deadlines.
Drivers licence
Fully bilingual in English and Afrikaans.
Excellent customer (internal & external) relationship management skills
Good problem-solving skills

TO APPLY:

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