Finance Assistant - Umhlanga, KZN (75308)

Job title: Finance Assistant - Umhlanga, KZN
Job type: Full-time
Emp type:
Salary type: ZAR/month
Location: Umhlanga Ridge
Job published: 11 November 2026
Job ID: 75308

Job Description

An agricultural commodity trading company has a vacancy for a Finance Assistant vacancy based in Umhlanga, Durban.

Purpose of the Job:

  • To provide administrative support role to the Finance Team.

Experiential and Educational Requirements:

  • Intermediate to Advance computer literacy (Microsoft Office)
  • Accounting system experience (Essential)
  • Relevant tertiary qualification (Advantage)
  • Min 2 years relevant work experience required

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Maintenance of Customer and Vendor KYC information
  • Daily payment and receipt report (updating and internal email update to management)
  • Daily & accurate updating of excel account schedules (customer and Supplier), which serves as a key part of operations.
  • Capturing of bank statement entries on a daily basis on pastel
  • Raising Creditor / Supplier /Customer debit notes and credit notes (weight claims/ demurrage/ ad hoc costs etc.)
  • Assist with preparation of documents for Bank/s re: Mildoor and Funding drawdowns.
  • Capturing, reconciling, and filing of the company credit cards entries
  • Capturing, reconciling, and filing of the petty cash recon
  • Capturing Supplier &creditors invoices on Pastel
  • General Filing
  • General office admin (shopping, business cards and other ad hoc)
  • Processing creditors payment documents (Suppliers, transporter's, clearing, ad hoc creditors etc.)
  • Liaise with internal departments to ensure smooth process flow of all business processes
  • Training related to future development

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