Senior Business Assistant

Location: Sandton, Johannesburg
Employment Type: Permanent, Full Time

Salary: R33,000 – R60,000 + benefits

Overview

Our client’s Steel Department is looking for a Senior Business Assistant to support the General Manager in expanding existing trading business and developing new trading and investment opportunities across Sub-Sahara Africa.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and expand trading business, using professional knowledge of trading terms, contracts, steel products and market conditions
• Arrange customer meetings and business trips (domestic and overseas)
• Establish and maintain relationships with counterparties inside and outside the business
• Support the General Manager on investment/project opportunities, business planning, internal audit and other divisional matters
• Support feasibility studies, including financial valuation, risk analysis and cash flow planning
• Guide junior staff on trading, legal, financial and risk matters
• Support day-to-day divisional operations (visitor arrangements, payments, reporting)

Minimum Requirements

• Knowledge of trade transactions, credit management, corporate tax and logistics
• Basic knowledge of finance and accounting (able to analyse financial reports, B/S and P/L)
• Adequate knowledge of investment and valuation
• Good verbal, written and listening communication skills in English
• Good knowledge of the steel industry
• Basic understanding of Mergers & Acquisitions
• Advanced MS Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Willingness to travel/entertain clients when required

Benefits

• Medical Aid (50/50 contribution)
• Pension Plan (company contributes 7% of base salary)

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