Main Purpose:
Founded in 1993, Trafigura is one of the largest physical commodities trading groups in the world. Trafigura sources, stores, transports and delivers a range of raw materials (including oil and refined products and metals and minerals) to clients around the world. The trading business is supported by industrial and financial assets, including 49.6 percent owned global oil products storage and distribution company Puma Energy; global terminals, warehousing and logistics operator Impala Terminals; Trafigura's Mining Group; 50 percent owned DT Group which specialises in logistics and trading; and Galena Asset Management.
A career at Trafigura offers a gateway to working on some of the most exciting challenges of a constantly evolving world – from helping to optimise supply chains to developing infrastructure and new markets. In a culture that is founded on openness and energy, our people work as part of a multinational, globally connected team and thrive in a fast-paced environment where they can nurture and commercialise bold ideas. Everyone has a voice and is empowered to collaborate across geographies and fields to help craft our business and the wider world. We know the importance and value of diversity in our company, and we invest in attracting, developing and retaining talent from all backgrounds.
Role, responsible for administrating daily Treasury activities such as effecting purchase payments, identifying received funds and daily ad hoc administration work.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Accounting related academic background
- Working experience within a banking/finance or accounting role is preferred
- Very good level of English
- Ability to be flexible, handle stressful situations and work to firm deadlines
- Precise, efficient and accurate working style with excellent attention to detail to complete the daily processes
- Good team-player and an open personality with energy and drive
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft products (Excel, Word)
Key Responsibilities
Administrate, monitor and manage the Payments function, including :
- Setup all daily payments, covering trading activity
- Submit and manage the payments process, ensuring all payments are checked, signed and submitted to the banks, before their respective deadlines
- As required verifying payments and transfers through the Treasury system
- Maintaining the Treasury system with up-to-date bank details
- Ensuring payment confirmation requests are handled in a timely manner
Administrate, monitor and manage the Sales Receipt function, including:
- Managing the Sales Receipts
- Chasing and investigating non-receipt of funds from customers through Banks or Traffic departments
- Receipt bookings in Treasury System, including liaising with Accounting and Finance departments
- Bank reconciliation and review work: liaise with Accounting
Key Relationships and Department Overview:
The Treasury team works closely with invoicing, and Trade Finance, on a daily basis. However, as the treasury functions are related to many aspects of the business, internal interaction with all teams is expected.