Finance & Controlling Manager

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

Duties and Responsibilities

Finance & Controlling  - JOHANNESBURG OR CAPE TOWN

• Develop financial and logistics plans in accordance with the long-term strategy
• Together with the MD, drive the financial planning of the company by analyzing its performance and risks
• Retain constant awareness of the company’s financial position and find solutions for potential risks
• Conduct analysis to make forecasts and report to local and global managers
• Reviewing, monitoring, and managing budgets & cash flow
• Closely monitor all G/L accounts activities and intercompany reconciliations, accruals, etc.
• Creation of internal reporting on cost centers, profit centers, and margins
• Prepare and upload timely and detailed reports on financial performance on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis to the local and global management team through the Group’s consolidation software ‘Tagetik’
• Managing the company’s finance & ERP IT system (SAP B1)
• Oversee all audit and internal control operations and be the point of contact for banks, auditors, and tax authorities.
• Ensure compliance with financial laws (IFRS) and guidelines
• Payroll: oversight of monthly payroll (compilation outsourced), statutory submissions & assist with ad hoc HR/staff related queries

Logistics and Warehousing

• Develop Basic Operating Procedures for sales, service, and logistics and monitor their effectiveness
• Oversee all processes related to ordering processing, purchasing, and logistics

Qualifications

• Minimum BCom in Financial Management or Business Administration / Completed CIMA or similar
• +/- 5 years experience in a full-function Finance role in Manufacturing, FMCG trade, Retail or Logistics
• Exposure to Financial management in a global organization is beneficial
• Experience with SAP essential, preferably SAP BusinessOne
• Experience in consolidation tools (eg. Tagetik) would be helpful in this position.
• Computer literacy: MS Office proficient with very strong MS Excel skills
• Ability to manage the full finance function as well as offering financial information/reports to senior management, to assist strategic business decision making
• Highly numerate, with the ability to work well at both an operational and strategic level independently and manage multiple projects to completion
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to liaise at all levels across the business incl. clients
• Ability to travel between branches (currently within RSA only) as required by role (1-2 times/month)