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.
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