Job description
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