Finance Generalist at Louis Dreyfus Company in Johannesburg, Gauteng

Company Description

Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines, we leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world. Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and ten platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries and employs approximately 18,000 people globally.

Job Description

This position requires a broad understanding of finance functions—accounting, reporting, tax, treasury, and business analysis to ensure robust governance, accurate reporting, and effective business partnering.

Key Responsibilities:

Generalist Finance Support

• Provide ad-hoc support across all finance activities, including accounting, tax, treasury, and business analysis.
• Collaborate with various teams to ensure smooth day-to-day finance operations and compliance with group and local requirements.

Financial Control & Compliance

• Support the preparation and analysis of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and company policies.
• Support the accounting team in preparing documentation for audits (statutory, tax, internal).
• Support with monthly, quarterly and annual compilation of reporting information for governmental departments

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Assist in the preparation and monitoring of budgets and forecasts.
• Provide variance analysis and explanations for budget vs. actual results.
• Support department heads with expenditure tracking and variance analysis

Reporting & Analysis

• Assist with monthly financial reports and dashboards for management.
• Assist with analysis of key performance indicators (KPIs) such as turnover, receivables, payables, and cash flow.
• Contribute to monthly business reviews and presentations.

Treasury & Cash Management:

• Provide supporting information to banks for financial service compliance to laws and regulations

Business Support & Stakeholder Engagement:

• Liaise with internal teams (accounting, tax, treasury, operations) and external partners (banks, auditors, regulators).
• Understanding the business strategy in order to provide financial insights and recommendations to support business decisions.
• Participate in cross-functional projects as needed.
• Building relationship with shared business centеr to ensure team effectiveness

Middle Office, Position Control & Trading Support

• Support Middle Office and trading control activities by monitoring and reconciling physical and derivative positions, validating contracts, market prices, mark-to-market valuations, daily P&L, hedges, margins and booking fees, maintaining accurate reporting across trading systems, investigating variances, and supporting regulatory and management reporting requirements

The above list is not exhaustive and could be applicable partially on ad-hoc basis. New tasks and responsibilities could be added according to the needs of the Department.

Qualifications

Experience:

• Min. 3 - 5 years working experience.
• Experience in audit, and preferably in a multinational is an added advantage.

Education:

• bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field

Core Technical and Regulatory Expertise

• Financial Reporting Mastery: Deep, practical knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• Core accounting principles
• Local regulatory compliance requirements.

System Proficiency and Analytical Acumen

• Accounting Systems: Experience with major accounting systems is required, with proficiency in platforms such as SAP, OneStream strongly preferred.
• Data Tools: Expertise in MS Office systems (particularly advanced Excel skills) and demonstrated capability with data visualization tools like Power BI for enhanced reporting.
• Analytical Rigor: Exhibits high attention to detail and maintains a demanding level of analytical rigor in all financial tasks and reporting.

Interpersonal and Communication Skills

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills (necessary for engaging effectively with internal departments, external auditors, and regulatory authorities).

Additional Information

Languages:

• Fluent in business English (written and verbal)

What We Offer

We provide a dynamic and stimulating international environment, which will stretch and develop your abilities and channel your skills and expertise with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.

Our Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Hybrid work available (not applicable to all roles)
• Pension contributions
• Access to Training and Development
• Access to Concierge Partnerships

Diversity & Inclusion

LDC is driven by a set of shared values and high ethical standards, with diversity and inclusion being part of our DNA. LDC is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion.

LDC encourages diversity, supports local communities and environmental initiatives. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.

Sustainability

Sustainable value is at the heart of our purpose as a company.

We are passionate about creating fair and sustainable value, both for our business and for other value chain stakeholders: our people, our business partners, the communities we touch and the environment around us