Role purpose
•To support the Financial Solutions Specialist with (FiSo) Projects within the Organisation.
•To establish collaborative partnerships and advance the cause of grower enablement through the FiSo model.
•To provide the Organisation with business critical information to make informed decisions on FiSo.
Accountabilities
•Constant business interaction with the Financial Solutions Specialist to ensure projects are executed smoothly .
•Gathering & verifying the necessary documentation and relevant information in line with FICA & POPI requirements to perform the FISO credit application process.
•Following up with growers, agents and distributors to obtain necessary paperwork.
•Relationship management with relevant dealers for application assessment and continuous feedback in application phase as well as in season.
•Ensure that the CultiVault tool is running smoothly daily, and improvements are done for ease of use for all CultiVault entities, this includes updating of information, interest rates, price lists and application reporting.
•Verifying invoices to ensure they contain only Syngenta products.
•Capturing invoices onto the CultiVault web based tool.
•Checking that there is sufficient credit available to accommodate invoices received.
•Preparing internal payment requests and coordinating payment of grower accounts with distributors
•Sending remittance advices to distributors and attending to account queries from distributors.
•Sending out statements to growers on a monthly basis.
•Assist with the preparation of various reports required for tracking the FISO project.
•Following up with queries from growers and distributors as well as internal queries.
•Continuous support in growth and improvement of multiple financial solutions.
Knowledge, experience & capabilities
Critical knowledge
•Understanding of Grower needs/agricultural sector
•Good knowledge of finance.
Critical experience
•Substantial market sector understanding and experience
•Experience with payment models
•Business facing experience with multi-disciplinary teams
•Expert knowledge of Microsoft office products, IT and process management understanding
Critical technical, professional and personal capabilities
•Sound accounting and/or financial background
•Attention to detail and administrative tasks
•Integrity demonstrated as a strong concern for standards
•Ability to work effectively in cross functional teams, in a complex matrix and international environment & to deal with changing and occasionally conflciting priorities Strong presentation, communication and interpersonal skills
•Ability to interact and build relationships effectively, at all business levels, both internally and externally
•Strategic thinking
•Project & stakeholder management
•Leadership and motivation
•Analytical ability
•Market & financial modeling
Critical leadership capabilities
•Builds trust
•Sets ambitious strategic goals
•Communicates with impact
•Leads change and holds ambiguity
•Builds a culture of innovation
•Focuses on customers
•Manages for performance
•Develops people, organization and self
•Collaborates across boundaries
Additional information
•This role requires accuracy, consistency, attention to detail and administrative tasks, responsibility and respect defined deadlines. Requires communications skills (both externally and internally) and the ability “to be tough” when needed.
•This role requires alignment of the FiSo project with Syngenta’s strategy, WoW, growing Syngenta’s business while managing the commercial risk
Company Description
As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter these threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food for all – while minimizing the use of land and other agricultural inputs. Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants safe from planting to harvesting. From the moment a seed is planted through to harvest, crops need to be protected from weeds, insects and diseases as well as droughts and floods, heat and cold. Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland.
Qualifications
Knowledge, experience & capabilities
Critical knowledge
•Understanding of Grower needs/agricultural sector
•Good knowledge of finance.
Critical experience
•Substantial market sector understanding and experience
•Experience with payment models
•Business facing experience with multi-disciplinary teams
•Expert knowledge of Microsoft office products, IT and process management understanding
Critical technical, professional and personal capabilities
•Sound accounting and/or financial background
•Attention to detail and administrative tasks
•Integrity demonstrated as a strong concern for standards
•Ability to work effectively in cross functional teams, in a complex matrix and international environment & to deal with changing and occasionally conflicting priorities Strong presentation, communication and interpersonal skills
•Ability to interact and build relationships effectively, at all business levels, both internally and externally
•Strategic thinking
•Project & stakeholder management
•Leadership and motivation
•Analytical ability
•Market & financial modeling
Critical leadership capabilities
•Builds trust
•Sets ambitious strategic goals
•Communicates with impact
•Leads change and holds ambiguity
•Builds a culture of innovation
•Focuses on customers
•Manages for performance
•Develops people, organization and self
•Collaborates across boundaries
Additional information
•This role requires accuracy, consistency, attention to detail and administrative tasks, responsibility and respect defined deadlines. Requires communications skills (both externally and internally) and the ability “to be tough” when needed.
•This role requires alignment of the FiSo project with Syngenta’s strategy, WoW, growing Syngenta’s business while managing the commercial risk
Additional Information
Closing 01 September 2024
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