Shipping Accountant

About the role

The Shipping Accountant provides independent financial control over shipping and distribution operations, ensuring accurate reconciliation, proof‑of‑delivery compliance, timely invoicing and the identification of revenue leakage.

Key responsibilities

• Perform daily route‑wise reconciliation of stock, sales, returns and closing stock.
• Reconcile M‑Pay and cash collections, investigate shortages and route variances.
• Track PODs received, pending and ageing; follow up on missing PODs, short deliveries and customer claims.
• Monitor the Sales Order → Delivery → PGI → Invoice → POD process, including Naivas transactions.
• Identify PGI transactions pending invoicing, unbilled dispatches and abnormal/manual PGIs.
• Monitor aged, duplicate and open Sales Orders and coordinate closure or cancellation.
• Identify, quantify and track revenue leakage from unbilled sales, stock shortages, incorrect billing, returns, deductions and collection gaps.
• Review adherence to SOPs and SAP controls, maintain an exception tracker and recommend process improvements.
• Prepare and monitor shipping KPIs covering dispatches, route reconciliation, POD compliance, PGI pending, invoicing, route variances and customer claims.

Required profile

• Degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field.
• CPA(K), ACCA or CA/Inter CA preferred.
• 5–7 years of experience in FMCG, distribution, shipping, accounts receivable or internal controls.

Required skills

• SAP
• Advanced Excel