Financial Manager – Manufacturing
Salary R1,1million
Location: Midrand
Requirements:
- Qualified Chartered Accountant or BCom in Finance or equivalent degree (CIMA, ACCA) with 5 Years plus Senior Finance executive experience.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to develop, manage and inspire others;
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to communicate with a wide variety of audiences;
- Advanced computer skills in Excel, MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint;
- JD Edwards experience essential;
- Pharma manufacturing experience or involvement in KPI concern;
- Proven ability and tolerance for problem solving and leading in stressful crisis and emergency situations and environments;
- Strong ability to analyse and interpret complex data and arrive at sound business decisions;
- Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive information;
- Customer focus, action and results oriented, ethics and values, integrity and trust, teamwork, leadership, negotiation and communication skills;
- Ability to influence and persuade at all levels within the organization, including outside of direct reporting lines;
- Strong business focus and acumen;
- Vision and ability to integrate and leverage the various parts of the organization; building capability for the future, rationalizing and consolidating as necessary;
- Proven track record of building strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
- Some manufacturing experience;
- Hands on approach with strong involvement in total business.
- Hands on in assisting Finance team with workload.
Accountabilities:
- Financial Management (Controlling, accounting, cash and tax) :
- For group purposes, animate group financial cycles (management, consolidation, cash forecast and tax planning) within their scope.
- Ensure achievement and drive optimisation of main KPI (operating income, WCR, SP).
- For local requirements, animate local financial cycle (accounting and tax).
- For treasury, monitor relationships and negotiations with local banks.
- Manage relationships with local auditors according to group guidance.
- Risk/Opportunity Management:
- Provide a relevant set of analyses to business to optimize the overall performance of the country and support business needs.
- Ensure relevant applications of tax incentives & grants which may be available.
- Manage foreign currency exposure according to group policy.
- Monitor the local internal control environment to reduce the risk of error or fraud on the financial statements.
- Data collection & analysis :
- Ensure data integrity, security & consistency in accordance with Master
Data Management Guidelines defined by Corporate.
- Policy development and implementation:
- Lead the entire local implementation or review of Support Functions Guidelines and
Principles related to performance and Risk Management.
- Local & International Compliance & Internal control:
- Lead local adaptation of corporate guidelines, standards and procedures to ensure compliance both at Corporate and local levels (accounting, tax and cash, risk management & payroll).
- Ensure compliance with both group and local laws and regulations.
- Lead and monitor implementation of, and adherence to, a high standard internal
control over financial reporting and over the different processes which is compliant
with the Group framework.
- Ensure timely and effective resolution of issues raised as part of internal audits.
- Tools & processes : Ensure tools DQM.
- Ensure maintenance & development of local ERP as well as systems compliance with
duties distribution.
- Ensure implementation and appropriation of corporate tools locally.
- Ensure that global tools are used and not substituted by local tools.
- Local Pharmaceutical Plant Manufacturing
- Support and control all aspects of local manufacturing, making sure of product quality and efficiency.
- Ensure correct stock levels and manage local profit margins.
- Management:
- Manage Finance and Pharma Production Teams.
- Maintain highly motivated and well-functioning teams with a focus on improving
- engagement further and developing people.
- Ensure the team adhere to corporate projects and requirements.
- Strong liaison and interaction with other departments such as Business Units, CSD and
- Making sure cross-over control and responsibility is achieved to the advantage of the company and customers.
- A Good general knowledge allowing for cross-over into other departments and Business
- Units according to species.
Technical Competencies:
- Risk/Opportunity (Business) Assessment.
- Data Analysis & Financial Acumen.
- Policy & Regulation.
- Budgeting, forecasting and Business planning.
- Review and Reporting
- Data Management and tools efficiency.
- Compliance, RSE.
Pharmaceutical Plant management
