We’re hiring for a Crop Accountant for Centurion, South Africa.
Learn how you can be our voice in the conversation about the future of agriculture.

You Will Be Part of a Growing Team
The Crop Accountant is responsible for the delivery of all controllership activities for the Crop entities in South Africa, Nigeria and Mauritius. However, the role is expected to assist the Seed Accountant when he/she is on leave or off sick or under any circumstances that such assistance is requested and required.
This role includes Financial Accounting, Reporting (US GAAP and IFRS) and maintenance of the Control environment within the Crop entities in line with Corteva policies, procedures and practices.
The Accountant is the main contact between the Service Centers in Asturias and Hyderabad.
The Accountant will also be responsible for the provision of information required by Internal stakeholders (CSR; Commercial; HR; IT and others).
The Accountant is responsible to co-ordinate all accounting, tax and other statutory work that is outsourced to external partners (in the case of Nigeria and Mauritius).

• Ensuring that the financial accounting and reporting are in compliance with statutory and corporate requirements. This relates to monthly (CFIN), quarterly and annual reporting and ensuring that all reporting happens within the timelines and deadlines set.
• Ensuring that an effective and efficient control environment is in place, in line with Sarbanes-Oxley 404 as well as the Internal Control Standards Manual. This will include but is not limited to Revenue Recognition; Inventory management and reserve accounting and Accruals within the Crop entities.
• Preparing of the local Financial Statements in accordance with IFRS requirements, liaising with external auditors and taking entity audits to completion.
• Ensuring that all statutory filings are filed on time i.e. financial statements, taxes, VAT, withholding taxes and any other filings required by local laws.
• Acting as a liaison between the local organization and the Service Centers for all the Record-to-Report processes and take accountability for the South African Crop entities’ balance sheets as well as have a thorough understanding of the performance of the business from regular (monthly) reviews with the Service Center Accounting Leaders.
• Maintaining and improving accounting processes to make them more relevant and efficient (further automation where possible).
• Reviewing of the key contracts of the Business to ensure that they are correctly accounted for (Customer Contracts, Royalty Agreements, Loan facilities etc.).
• Preparing and reviewing of account reconciliations as per company policies, procedures and practices.
• Supporting the business in all aspects to ensure that there is a good, stable Control environment in place and highlighting areas of improvement through monitoring and providing feedback to leaders and proactively taking steps to address issues of Control breaches identified.
• Responsibility for tax calculations and reporting on One Source/GAM.
• Attending to adhoc requests when these arise.

• BComm Degree in Accounting or equivalent.
• Chartered Accountant with 2-3 years post articles experience preferred.
• If not a Chartered Accountant, 8 years’ experience gained in a multinational environment within Finance and Reporting.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and good understanding of US GAAP.
• Business acumen to understand the organization’s business model, structure, systems, processes and to interpret relevant financial data.
• Communicating with impact to deliver clear messages and to make complex issues meaningful.
• Self-starter and someone who has the ability to cope within a pressurized environment.
• Broad knowledge of Country Legal and Regulatory Compliance processes, including application of laws and regulations and a good working knowledge of Corporate Income Tax, VAT and PAYE.
• Understanding of contract law and interpreting these for effective accounting reporting.
• Knowledge of end-to-end processes and how they feed into the legal entity financial statements.
• Overall understanding of transactional and reporting systems and related interdependencies.
• Networking, ability to work with Service Centers that are located internationally.
• Multitasks, ability to navigate between different complex matters to quickly identify investigation and resolution paths.
• Strong advisor and proponent on Corporate Governance and Ethical behavior.
• Strong analytical, process improvement and problem-solving skills.
• Strong technology skills using SAP, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook) and other End user reporting tools.

Who Are We Looking For?

• Curious, bold thinkers who want to grow their careers and be part of a winning team.
• Market shaping individuals who want to transform the agriculture industry to meet the world’s growing need for food.
• Collaborators who thrive in a diverse, inclusive work environment.
• Innovators who bring initiative and fresh ideas that drive our business into the future and make us an industry leader.

• Challenging work assignments that grow your skills, capabilities and experiences.
• Opportunities for international rotations and relocation that will expand your global view and cultural experience.
• Diverse, inclusive work environment where employees bring their whole selves to work and feel heard, valued and empowered.
• Dedicated and customized resources to help grow your professional skills, industry expertise and personal perspectives.
• Joining us is a natural opportunity to strengthen your professional network through valuable relationships.
• Support the health and well-being of every employee by offering world-class benefits, meaningful work and competitive salary.
• Performance driven culture with a strong focus on speed, efficiency and agility.

Corteva Agriscience ™ serves to enrich the lives of those who produce and those who consume, ensuring progress for generations to come. Our employees fulfill this purpose everyday by building/participating in an inclusive culture where we encourage each other to stay curious, think differently, act boldly and do what's right for our customers, our co-workers, our partners and our planet. With over 20,000 team members from 130 countries, innovating in 140 world class R&D facilities, we have the resources, leadership heritage and partner ecosystem to make a meaningful impact now and into the future