Sovereign Foods, a national supplier of top quality poultry products to markets via various brands is seeking to employ a Financial Manager in its Agriculture division in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape. The successful incumbent will manage the financial activities of the Broilers division through driving down costs, highlighting variances to standard as well as potential areas of improvement across the Broilers division, and to ensure that budget is not exceeded.

The ideal incumbent will be in possession of a relevant BCom qualification with more than three years experience in financial management, including budget processes, control and management and cost-saving experience at a senior level.

Results Required
The successful candidate must be able to achieve the following results:
• Monitoring expenses against budget and highlight over expenditure;
• Communicate costs by farm per cycle to farm/area managers in monthly one-on-one meetings;
• Produce monthly accounts by the fourth working day of each month;
• Manage and coordinate monthly stock takes, ultimately achieving zero variance on every stocktake;
• Manage, coordinate and report on weekly cycle counts and resolve any variances immediately;
• Drive the focus of specific task team members, ensuring the ultimate achievement of goals and objectives
• Ensure Broiler Finance SOP’s are up to date and all staff understand and adhere to them.

Critical Competencies and Skills
• Strong leadership and financial managerial competencies
• Good analytical skills and the ability to take corrective action Poultry disease knowledge
• A high degree of computer competency (Excel, Word, Access, Syspro).
• Excellent time management skills
• Good communicator

Should you not hear from us within 21 days of your submission, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful.