Manager: Operational Finance

About Premier FMCG

Premier FMCG is at the heart of South Africa’s FMCG industry, delivering trusted, iconic brands across our Bakery, Milling, Confectionery, Home & Personal Care and Culinary divisions. We are driven by innovation, collaboration, and a high-performance growth culture. We empower our people to strive for excellence ensuring that our products and people make a difference in the everyday lives of our consumers.

Job Purpose:

To manage the site finance department to provide business focussed management accounting, budgeting, reporting and business advice and service to the site management team. To analyse and report key financial data within his/her area of responsibility, ensuring that relevant parties receive timely and accurate information.

Key responsibilities:

• To ensure operational and financial excellence by managing and overseeing the financial accounting and control function for the site and its related depots in the allocated area of responsibility.
• To ensure compliance to financial policies and SOP’s through the implementation and optimisation of operational financial controls for the site. In addition to this auditing and coaching the relevant depot accountants to ensure the same controls are on their sites.
• To support timeous and correct management decision making site performance management through producing site financial plan, budgets, balance sheet reconciliations and reports as required.
• To supervise, direct and review the work of the site accountant on site and Admin staff in line with the requirements of the leadership promise and Premier way and establish a high-performance culture in the function.
• To ensure asset management processes are implemented and maintained to manage stock, accurately to prevent theft.
• To support cost effective manufacturing by providing deviations reports and identifying waste elimination opportunities.
• To provide support with compilation of capex applications as and when required
• To collate site and associated depot reports as and needed for intercompany balancing. To improve the quality of the reporting by providing feedback, advice and coaching to the associated depot accountants as needed for corrective action and continuous improvement

Experience and qualifications:

• 2 – years in Financial Manager position in Manufacturing- Essential
• CIMA Completed - Preferred
• B Com Financial Degree- Essential

Skills and competencies:

• Accounting control systems – Essential - Advanced
• Financial costing and forecasting – Essential - Advanced
• Financial accounting systems – Essential - Advanced
• Interpersonal skills - Essential - Intermediate
• Accuracy and attention to detail – Essential - Intermediate
• Forecasting and trend analysis – Essential – Intermediate
• Financial control and asset management systems – Essential - Advanced
• Budgeting and financial control systems – Essential – Advanced
• Leadership and management skills – Essential - Intermediate

Working conditions:

• Able to work in a high performance, results oriented environment
• Ability to deliver results through regional bakery teams
• Ability to travel when required
• Pressurized environment
• Able to work in different roles within the department from time to time

Diversity and inclusion:

Premier FMCG is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals, including people living with disabilities. By applying, you consent to the processing of your personal information in line with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI Act) for recruitment purposes.