Commercial Finance & Forecasting Manager

Reference: 10978 CM
Consultant: Christa Mostert

Job Description:

• Planning and Procurement
  • Liaise with overseas bottlers to ensure latest production cost are always used
  • Liaise with key personnel to ensure production is being moved to appropriate overseas bottlers
  • Liaise with key personnel to ensure that NPD and Sales are aware and involved in key decision-making activities
  • Liaise with key personnel to ensure bulk wine is being procured at the appropriate time and price
  • Pro-actively analyses trends in activities within the company and presents possible solutions, pro-active course / correction measures.
  • Manages and controls monthly variances in stock management and dry goods control and cost of sales as it relates to overseas bottling as required by Group Commercial Head
• Financial and Administration Processes
  • Advise correct procedures are followed for all planning and procurement of stock productions
  • Advise on administration processes to ensure stock is optimised for overseas bottling
  • Ensure that all controls are being followed and create required KPIs accordingly
  • Ensure that Qlik is updated with all required information
  • Ensure that the lowest logical level of stock and dry goods are being procured and kept.
  • Liaise with Group Commercial head and IT head with key data requests
  • Costings for overseas bottlings and related budget process
  • Recoveries for overseas bottling
  • Sign off of overseas invoices in collaboration with Group Commercial Head
  • Ad hoc calculations to determine commercial decision-making.
  • Coordinate customs & excise related matters to ensure cost effective import of wine into SA
• Asset Management
  • Ensures Stock variances vs budget are monitored and an action plan is in place to ensure reduction in stock variances.
• Financial Support
  • Participates in management review meetings and decision making processes.
  • Provides management information to Group Financial Director when required
  • Control particular stock reports from ClickView and ensures it is accurate, robust and user friendly.
  • Coordinate the reporting activities as it relates to bottling overseas
  • From time to time lead tender processes
  • Ensure global contracts align with commercial and financial strategic intent.

Qualifications:

• Appropriate Accounting Qualification (CIMA +5 years)
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in broadly similar position with exposure to operations and manufacturing with experience in a costing environment.
• Microsoft Skills, Analytical and Creative problem-solving skills, Good administrative and organisational skills, Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strategic Thinker, Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, Attention to detail, Logical thinker, Self-motivated, Sound business acumen, shows initiative and is proactive.
• SAGE and ClickView and Excel
• Production experience preferable

How to Apply:

• Email your comprehensive CV to exceedhr@exceed.co.za.
• If you are already registered, please forward your CV and the relevant reference number to the consultant with whom you are currently registered in order to avoid duplicity on our system.
• We reserve the right to only conduct interviews with candidates of choice.
• Applicants who have not received feedback within 30 days from the closing date must please accept their application as unsuccessful.

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