FINANCIAL CONTROLLER - Pretoria Verfied

Salary Negotiable Pretoria, Gauteng Pretoria, Gauteng more than 14 days ago 06-11-2017 10:21:24 AM
01-01-2018 10:21:24 AM
An International Brand requires a Financial Controller for a contract period, to perform and develop Accounting and Financial Data Analysis to ensure effective internal controls, and timely, accurate and transparent reporting.

Please note that this is a EE/AA CONTRACT vacancy and only immediately available candidates will be considered.
Description
REQUIREMENTS:
Qualified Accountant with strong commercial experience (CA or CIMA membership or similar Accounting Body)
Minimum 5 yrs. post qualification
FMCG, Retail experience desirable
BI/Microstrategy (or similar reporting/dashboard tools) experience will be a strong advantage
Good all round communicator with the ability to display sound interpersonal skill as well as tact and diplomacy

DUTIES:
Full responsibility for the financial management, planning, analysis and reporting of key commercial and brand areas of the business:
- Accurate, timely and transparent preparation of Actual results, short and long-term Forecasts and annual Budgets
- Preparation and presentation of monthly reports to relevant stakeholders
- Provide the business and relevant departments with financial support for strategic and operational decision making
- Ad-hoc business analysis and reporting requirements from the business
Consolidation of overall results and forecasts:
- Responsible for reporting and communication of overall results and short/long term forecasts and risk and opportunities
- Prepare High Level ZAR P&L Actuals, Forecasts and To Go’s for local Management.
- Prepare Business Update presentation used by Senior Management for internal and external meetings
- Drive change and investigate reporting efficiencies through dynamic reporting platforms, particularly with Microstrategy.
- Business champion for OVOtT reporting
- Business champion for Microstrategy reporting and dashboard development
- Empower the business with powerful business solution tools available on Microstrategy
- Local Microstrategy trainer
- Support Director with reporting requirements, driving value-added reporting & insights
Corporate Reporting:
- Collation and preparation of monthly Actuals, Forecasts and Budgets in consultation with management team including:
- IBP and GRAPE planning
- MicroStrategy reporting
- Analysis and commentary
- Monthly forecast and actual data upload onto HQ reporting system, including data verification
- Preparation of reports as required by management team
- Preparation of ad-hoc reports as required by local and international
Systems Champion:
- Collating and managing SAP, GRAPE & MicroStrategy issues and ensuring that they are addressed and resolved
- Responsibility for ensuring data integrity between systems and driving systems change to meet reporting standards
- Acting as area champ for above systems and co-ordinating globally driven systems testing and amendments
- On the job training and development of Finance Team Management in SAP, GRAPE & MicroStrategy