Job Title: Grower Settlement Analyst
Location: Dungannon
Department: Agri Fresh Business Services Centre
Reports To: Grower Settlement Manager
Job Purpose:
- Efficient processing of Grower Settlement Detail within Agriculture Finance.
- Monitoring & Escalation of Grower Payment Approval Workflow to ensure payments to Growers are made in line with Contractual Agreed Terms.
Key Responsibilities:
- Coordination & review of key inputs to the Grower Settlement Statement.
- Preliminary review of all Settlement information before sending through the Approval Workflow.
- Liaising with Agriculture Operations, Finance, Suppliers & Growers on queries related to payments.
- Monitor the Approval Workflow for 3 levels of approval to ensure achievement of payment to contractual agreed terms.
- Manage updating of Housing, Electricity and Rent, Management & Web payments and any other Grower specific payments on a monthly/quarterly basis per agreed terms.
- Issuing of weekly invoices and self-bills for all Growers.
- Ensure adherence to SOPs for all inputs.
- Manage accumulation & submission of twice weekly payment detail for upload by Accounts Payable to SAP for all Growers.
- Assist the Grower Settlement Manager in ongoing development of the payment model & efficiencies of process.
- Any other Ad Hoc duties as requested by the Grower Settlement Manager.
- Create good working relationships with Growers & internal departments to ensure their reporting needs are met.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required:
Essential:
- Excellent numeracy & computer literacy skills.
- Strong organisation & attention to detail.
- Experience working at supervisor level.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to communicate with internal & external customers & suppliers.
- Positive attitude towards work & other people.
Desirable:
- Experience working within the Agriculture sector.
- Experience working in an accounting environment.
- MTech system experience.
Health and Safety Responsibilities:
- Take reasonable care of the Health and Safety of yourself and others who may be affected by your actions.
- Work in a safe manner and observe the Company Health and Safety Rules and Procedures.
- Use the protective clothing and equipment provided.
- Report to your Line Manager any incidents that have led to or could have led to injury or an accident or have affected the environment.
- Report all injuries promptly that occur to yourself at work and obtain the necessary first aid treatment.
- Cooperate with Managers and other personnel of the Company to achieve a healthy and safe workplace environment.
- Help in the investigation of accidents in order to prevent recurrence.
- Observe the Company personal hygiene requirements.
- Set an example of safe, correct behaviour, particularly to new entrants and young persons.
- Report any hazard/defect you may observe promptly to your immediate line manager.
- Report any shortcomings in systems of work or procedures to your line manager.
- Not to interfere with or misuse anything provided in the interests of health, safety and welfare of yourselves or your work colleagues.
- To comply with safe systems of work at all times.
- To advise managers when not trained for tasks you are being asked to carry out.
