Operational Financial Manager (York Timbers)
Location : Mpumalanga and South Africa
Sector : General and Sawmilling
Contract Type : Permanent
Position: Operational Financial Manager
Division: Finance
Site: Sabie
Reports to: Chief Financial Officer
Grade: DU
Job Purpose
- Responsible for the full financial function of the Sabie Mill and Sabie Plywood plants
Requirements
- BCom in Accounting or equivalent
- Qualified CA or CIMA will be an advantage
- Completed articles will be an advantage
- At least 5 years in a senior financial management position
- 10 years in a manufacturing environment will be an advantage (Sawmilling)
- Ability to communicate confidently at senior management level
- Advanced Excel, PowerBI, analytical and report writing skills
- Ability to work under pressure and to add value
Key Responsibilities
- Draft comprehensive narrative monthly management reports with clear, concise explanations of variances between budget and actual
- Prepare annual budget in conjunction with Processing Division Manager in the prescribed format and submit within the deadlines
- Manage and produce monthly production income statement for Sabie site
- Responsible for monthly general ledger reconciliations before the month end closes and balancing of the unit ledger at month-end
- Monitor fixed costs to ensure it stays within budget
- Implement the necessary financial and internal controls, systems and procedures and monitor on an ongoing basis
- Address major financial and control risks of the business on an ongoing basis
- Responsible for monthly and continuous inventory counts, including consumable stores
- Take ownership of all aspects of inventory control and ensure accurate and complete inventory including stock
- Continuous monitoring of performance against budget/plan as well as monitoring of trends whether financial or in production
- Manage external audit process for the Sabie mill and Plywood plant at year-end
- Evaluation and approval of product costing of remanufacturing products and margin analysis
- Continuous monitoring of production cost per product line to determine feasibility
- Set an example and promote the company’s core values
- Set clear KPI’s for subordinates and do performance reviews on a bi-annual basis
- Take corrective actions for all subordinates who underperform, involve HR and agree on a personal development plan with employees.
- Prepare feasibility studies on expansion projects for the Processing Division
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