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Financial Controller

Shugulika Africa Limited

Financial Controller

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Dar es Salaam, Kinondoni, Dar es Salaam, TZA

In-Office

Entry level

Agency • HR Tech • Professional Services

The Role

Owns management reporting, budgeting, forecasting, costing, pricing, margin analysis, cash-flow planning, and working-capital reporting. The role maintains internal finance controls and serves as the SAP FI/CO superuser, overseeing data integrity, master data governance, reporting, UAT, and user support. It partners with manufacturing and agriculture divisions to translate operational performance into financial impacts and support pricing, production, investment, and corrective-action decisions.

Summary Generated by Built In

Role Purpose

Own management reporting, performance controlling, costing/pricing discipline and cash flow planning, using outputs

from the centralized transactional finance function. Act as the finance SAP superuser (SAP champion): guardian of data

integrity, correct system usage and standard reporting. Business-facing role focused on clarity, discipline and decision

support.

Key Responsibilities

1) Management Reporting & Performance Control

 Overview effectiveness of Daily Reporting

 Deliver monthly management accounts (P&L, Balance Sheet, KPIs) with clear commentary.

 Perform analytical review of transactional outputs (completeness, accuracy, cut-off, unusual movements).

 Produce and present variance analysis (actual vs budget/forecast/prior) with root-cause and actions.

 Maintain standardized reporting packs by site/plant, product, customer/channel.

2) Budgeting, Forecasting & Business Planning

 Lead annual budget and periodic rolling forecast cycles.

 Build scenario analyses (volume, yield, input costs, FX, pricing) and quantify impacts.

 Support investment and operational decisions with business cases and sensitivity analysis.

3) Costing, Pricing & Margin Management (Manufacturing/Agriculture)

 Own costing methodology: standard/actual costing, BOM & routings, overhead absorption.

 Analyze yield, scrap, downtime, efficiency and production variances (materials, labor, overhead).

 Maintain and validate pricing models, price updates, margin bridges and profitability by product/customer.

 Identify margin leakage and drive corrective actions with Operations and Commercial.

4) Cash Flow, Working Capital & Treasury Reporting

 Produce weekly cash position and 13-week cash flow forecast; reconcile forecast vs actual.

 Monitor and report working capital: AR aging/collections, AP maturity, inventory days and slow-moving stock.

5) Internal Controls, SAP Ownership & Finance Process Ownership

 Define and enforce finance control standards: close calendar, reconciliations, approvals, segregation of duties.

 Ensure audit-ready documentation and compliance with group policies.

 Act as finance SAP superuser / champion: own FI/CO processes, master data governance (cost/profit centers,

material master, BOM & routings), change requests, UAT and sign-off.

 Train and support key users; drive SAP adoption, standard reporting and removal of manual workarounds.

6) Business Partnering

 Act as the financial partner to Dairy, Farms, Milk Division and Feed Mills

 Translate operational performance into financial impact

 Challenge assumptions and support decisions on pricing, production, and investments

 Remain independent from operations while being close to the business

Key Deliverables

 Monthly management reporting pack + variance commentary

 Budget and rolling forecast pack + scenarios

 Costing/pricing dashboards and profitability analysis

 Weekly cash position + 13-week cash flow forecast; working capital dashboard and action log

Requirements

Profile & Skills

 Manufacturing/agriculture controlling experience with strong costing and margin analytics

 Strong cash flow forecasting and working capital discipline

 Proven SAP superuser (FI/CO) with MM/PP/SD integration knowledge; extracts, structures and validates data

directly in SAP

 Advanced Excel and SAP reporting/BI; ownership mindset for systems; strong with data structures

 Structured, pragmatic, independent; able to challenge and drive actions cross-functionally

Skills Required

Manufacturing or agriculture controlling experience
Strong costing and margin analytics experience
Strong cash-flow forecasting and working-capital discipline
Proven SAP superuser experience in FI/CO
Knowledge of SAP MM, PP, and SD integration
Ability to extract, structure, and validate data directly in SAP
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
SAP reporting or business intelligence experience
Strong understanding of data structures
Structured, pragmatic, and independent working style
Ability to challenge assumptions and drive cross-functional actions

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The Company

Year Founded: 2008

What We Do

Shugulika Africa Limited is a quality service provider with over 12 years of industry experience, specializing in recruitment, headhunting, HR consulting, training, payroll services, and other HR services.