Admin Assistant - VKB Engineering Services, Reitz
VKB Group
Reitz, Free State
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Posted 18 July 2025 - Closing Date 31 July 2025

Job Details

Job Description

Introduction to the VKB Group
The VKB Group is an agricultural company, providing support to farmers and producing straight-from-the farm-foods for consumers. Apart from the various consumer brands, the VKB Group is also represented by its regional brands: VKB, GWK and NTK. Our roots are firmly planted in agriculture with farming at our core, continuously growing and evolving throughout the years.

Starting with providing everything needed on the farm to produce food, we now also operate in all areas of the food supply chain: processing, logistics, and national and global market channels.

This “house of brands” we’ve established with the support of our farmer shareholders is the foundation for building the agribusiness of the future.

Job Description
The ideal team player will be responsible for the Engineering division's overall financial and administrative function.

Requirements

  • Grade 12/ NQF4 with Accounting or Math as subjects
  • Minimum 5 years' experience within a similar role (Administrative) in Engineering Services.
  • Computer literate in MS Office
  • Experience in the management of Time and Attendance with preference given to PRP & ESS/ Sage. 
  • Proven understanding of daily and monthly financial processes (budgeting, quotes, invoices etc.)
  • Ability to work on MS Excel on an intermediate level
  • Experience working with Job Cards & the processing thereof with preference given to experience in the PRAGMA system

Duties and Responsibilities 

  • Responsible for administration of the department's administrative and financial function as needed (debtors and payments)
  • Administrative support of the cash register and petty cash function 
  • Responsible for the overall administration of the spares and inventory store (stock management)
  • Month to month administration of the artisan's worksheets/ timesheets/ job cards
  • Continuous liaison with internal and external clients 
  • Related ad-hoc duties as requested from time to time

Skills

  • Effective 
  • Organized and focused on planning 
  • Ability to prioritize
  • Abel to work under pressure
  • Abel to meet deadlines
  • Good telephone and email etiquette 
  • Team player & team leader
  • Personal resilience 
  • Able to handle conflict   

Other Information

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  • VKB Group is an equal opportunity employer. VKB Group’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process aligned to VKB Group’s Employment Equity & Transformation Strategy. VKB Group actively supports the recruitment of People with Disabilities.
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