The Role
Provide financial data, forecasts and analyses to support managerial decision-making. Coordinate and consolidate budgets, prepare production and sales performance reports, conduct profitability analyses, manage pricing and ERP project setup, support sales/marketing with analytics, and prepare monthly management reports, reconciliations, and forecasts.
Summary Generated by Built In
Our client is in the process of filling the vacant position of Senior Financial Analyst in their Finance Department reporting to the Head of Financial Planning.
ROLE: - SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST
JOB PURPOSE:
Responsible for providing financial data, forecasts and analysis. The information which forms an integral part in managerial decision making on both day to day and forecasting/ strategic planning.
The main accountabilities of the Senior Financial Analyst will include: -
• Coordination and consolidation of Annual Departmental Operating Budgets and analysis of actual expenditure against plan.
• Preparation of daily and weekly production statistics and analysis of performance against expected /plan targets, the efficiencies, usage, rate and output.
• Profitability and viability analysis on products, markets and initiatives.
• Ensuring price reviews and system price updates are maintained correctly.
• Periodic Sales volume and value tracking and analysis.
• General analytical and statistical support to the sales and marketing department; Weekly sales tracking, Distributor discounts & sales commissions (Incentives pay) analysis.
• Preparation of monthly management reports, variance analysis and reconciliations; monthly management load files, monthly cost files and reconciliations.
• Preparation of approval documents (CARs) for new projects, creating the projects in the ERP system and monitoring them to ensure the expenditure is within budget.
• Assisting in preparation of Annual Financial plans and periodic forecasts.
Requirements
The ideal candidate should meet the following requirements: -
• Five years’ relevant costing experience in manufacturing
• University degree BCom or BSc Statistics
• Professional qualifications CPA or equivalent
• Oracle EBS – Minimum five years’ experience
• MS Office - Excel professional level knowledge
Skills Required
- Minimum five years relevant costing experience in manufacturing
- University degree (BCom or BSc Statistics)
- Professional qualification (CPA or equivalent)
- Oracle EBS Minimum five years' experience
- Microsoft Excel professional-level knowledge
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