Afric Oil Accounting Learnership

Advertiser: Afric Oil
Location: Johannesburg

Afric Oil is offering a learnership opportunity within their Finance Department to learners who have recently matriculated with accounting as a subject. Afric Oil is looking for a candidate aged 19 to 25 to join their finance department in a 1 year Learnership training.Responsibilities would include invoicing functions, credit management, ordering and stock management.

Minimum requirements:
- Matric
- Knowledge of MS Office
- Accounting at Matric level

Behavioural requirements:
- Self-management (incl. time management and working under pressure)
- Interpersonal skills
- Effective communication (verbal and written)
- Analytical skills
- Attention to detail
- Planning and organising skills
- Accuracy and figure oriented and numerical skills
- Pro-active / initiative

The Learner will provide clerical, accounts-related and administrative support to the Finance Department, working within the administration, accounting and finance function to manage all aspects of debtors control, including, credit control, invoicing, receipting, collections general ledger entries, process invoices by confirming price and quantity, capture credit notes, send invoices to customers, file invoices and credit notes, update sales order tracking report / register, promptly respond to customer queries, generate rebate and transport reports, placing of orders (ordering) complete tasks within stipulated time and any other duties as delegated by the finance managers.

Interested candidates may send a two page curriculum vitae to careers@africoil.co.za or fax to 011 784 5588.

Reference number: AfricO-01

Closing date: 7 June 2013
Definitions:

Internship:

There are basically two types of internships:

  • The Undergraduate Internship: Usually with bigger organisations that pick undergraduates to attend the internship. It often takes places during the holidays and the average durations is a few weeks. In most cases the intern will receive some sort of stipend or salary and this type of internship may lead to a job offer to the intern once he / she is finished with their studies.
  • The Graduate Internship: This type of internship could be paid or unpaid and it is to gain practical work experience after the qualification has been completed and in a job related to the qualification. It could be from a few weeks or even one or two years long. This type of internship could also lead to permanent employment.

Learnerships:

A learnership is an occupational qualification and it consists of theory and work-based experience and practical skills, with formal assessment and a qualification. At the end of the learnership the candidate may be offered permanent employment.

In-service training:

In-service training is to gain practical work experience during studies. It usually takes place after a few years of theory has been successfully completed. It is essential work experience that is part of the qualification and the in-service training is necessary to achieve the qualification. It could be paid or unpaid.