Accountant - Royalties (Fruit industry)

A leading intellectual property management company operating in the agriculture sector with a major component of the business focusing on the licensing of plant breeder rights, is seeking a Accountant - Royalties to join their financial team as it is a crucial role maintaining accurate licensing and royalty financial records in terms of our intellectual property contractual obligations towards IP owners. Key accountability areas:

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. Qualifications, experience and competencies required:

Post Matric relevant accounting qualification with completed SAIPA/SAICA articles required.

Minimum 2 years post articles experience required.

Proven 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.

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Fully bilingual in English and Afrikaans.

Interpersonal skills & friendly disposition

A team player with high level of dedication

Excellent customer (internal & external) relationship management skills

Good problem-solving skills If you are a professionally presentable, goal-oriented, proactive person with exceptional organisational skills, take pride and ownership in your contribution, have excellent attention to detail and want to be part of a dynamic organisation, please apply online with a comprehensive CV, and a cover message motivating your application and expected remuneration.