Minimum Job Requirements: - C.A. (S.A.) essential (non-neg).
- Minimum 5 years relevant working experience as a Financial Manager within a FMCG environment, a strong advantage.
Competencies: - Team player with good interpersonal and relationship building skills.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent planning, organising, time management, analytic and problem-solving skills.
- Assertive, decisive and diplomatic.
- Ability to translate business strategy into tactical plans in relation to financial objectives.
- Detailed understanding of the processes and systems within Supply Chain operations.
- Understanding of revenue versus cost relationship and ability to translate into a flexible budget.
- Ability to develop a working knowledge and understanding of supplier, end user and service provider businesses and the impact on customer service.
Key Performance Areas: Report to the Finance Executive, with a dotted line to the Marketing Executive:
- Financial Management:
- Maximise return on investment
- Perform balance sheet reconciliations
- Manage contracts within budget
- Internally optimise sales mix
- Monitor GPs daily
- Perform strategic evaluation of new products and promotions to drive new business
- Analyse and report back on product ROI
- Participate in manufacturer income supplier negotiations to optimise income
- Monitor and manage supplier variable rebates and trade terms
- Evaluate the financial impact on working capital/profit.
- Budget and Cost Control:
- Review monthly variable costs against budget
- Build operational efficiencies through continuous improvement
- Provide financial guidance to the Marketing department
- Analyse effectiveness of promotions
- Monitor, recon and report back on overall budget.
- Control Capex
- Reporting:
- Report weekly/monthly financial flash reports and review forecasts with cost centre owners.
- Staff and Leadership:
- Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Measure financial KPAâs of department management
- Provide leadership in line with company values
- Manage and lead a small team.
- Adhoc Projects:
- Perform any finance related projects as requested by the Divisional Finance Executive and/or Marketing Executive.