Record the financial status and monitor the development of the company from a management and financial accounting point of view for the Third-Party Agencies in Region Middle East
ResponsibilitiesFunction and duties: Agency Accounting
To manage and oversee the following Regional Agency related tasks completed within guidelines and support Regional Agency Team in Regional Middle East.
Agency Accounting
• CPR preparation and finalization OUFC Report Monitoring
• Co-ordination with RME 3rd Party Agencies, QSC and Areas
• Monitoring Cost for Agencies and Prevent Revenue Leakage
• Commission / Box Fees Calculation & Checking
• Audit performance of Hapag-Lloyd Revenue vs Agent invoices and Receipts
• Checking the accuracy/approval of Direct Postings/MIRO Documents (KR/MIRO documents) Clearing ZFAR Accounts for Agency Countries at the month end
• Release the documents for payment through Payment Runs for the Agency countries MRBR Clearing
• Clearance of all Suspense Accounts Transport Exception follow up and clearance RADM0102 Report Monitoring
• Open Work Orders Monitoring VAT Posting
• Bank Guarantee exposure review & timely renewals.
• Monthly Agency performance call (Area, Agent, QSC & RME 3PA Controlling)
• Quarterly BA call with Area
• Vendor balance confirmation follow-up with Agency / Vendors
• Creating and Improving process
Controlling
• ICCL (Internal Control Checklist)
• Local Charge, DND tariff verification with HL Website
• Handling of Monthly, Quarterly and Year End Closing Activities
Support Tasks
• Carry out ad hoc analysis for monthly and quarterly closing.
• Support Areas with Agency Management Reporting and Decision Making
• Support Management on Assigned Tasks, Presentations and Spec
Success Criteria for Position:
Communication/Organization Skills
• Communicative and ability to take initiative
• Good command of written and spoken English
• Effective time management and planning skills
• Professional ability to interact with other functions
• Systematic and efficient way of working
Values / Behaviors’
• Positive attitude, can do attitude
• Proactive
• Energetic and good team spirit
• Enthusiasm
• Commitment to task
Contact: (Guide: internal & external persons/organization that the jobholder needs to work closely with in his role eg. Internally with Regional Sales, GAM etc.)
Internal: QSC, Area, Region, H.O.
External: RME Third Party Agencies, Vendors, Ban
QualificationsQualifications and Technical Job Requirements:
1. Minimum professional qualification in accounting with good academic track record (bachelor’s degree in accounting and master’s will be an advantage
2. Minimum 5 years of experience, preferably in shipping industry
3. Exposure to ERP environment, preference shall be given to persons with minimum 2 years of experience in SAP.
4. Strong MS Office skills. (Advance Skillsets Preferred)
5. Project Management Skills
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting
- Master's degree in Accounting (advantage)
- Minimum 5 years of professional experience
- Experience in the shipping industry
- Exposure to ERP environment
- Minimum 2 years of SAP experience (preference)
- Strong Microsoft Office skills
- Advanced Microsoft Office skillsets (preferred)
- Project management skills
- Good command of written and spoken English
What We Do
With a fleet of 280 modern container ships and a total transport capacity of 2.1 million TEU, Hapag-Lloyd is one of the world’s leading liner shipping companies. In the Liner Shipping segment, the Company has around 13,700 employees and 400 offices in 140 countries. Hapag-Lloyd has a container capacity of 3.1 million TEU – including one of the largest and most modern fleets of reefer containers. A total of 114 liner services worldwide ensure fast and reliable connections between more than 600 ports on all the continents. In the Terminal & Infrastructure segment, Hapag-Lloyd has equity stakes in 20 terminals in Europe, Latin America, the United States, India, and North Africa. Around 2,900 employees are assigned to the Terminal & Infrastructure segment and provide complementary logistics services at selected locations in addition to the terminal activities.
