Commercial Finance Operations Manager

Reference: 11328 CM
Consultant: Christa Mostert

Job Description:

  • Drive gross margin performance across projects, regions, and product lines.
  • Implement margin controls across pricing, costing, procurement, and foreign exchange exposure.
  • Partner with Commercial, Operations, and Supply Chain teams to assess deal and project profitability.
  • Identify margin leakage, control costs, and implement corrective actions.
  • Provide financial insight into project costing, cash flow, and working capital optimisation.
  • Lead process improvements across order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, and project lifecycles.
  • Oversee and optimise SAP Business ByDesign, including system adoption and automation.
  • Manage and improve financial reporting, management accounts, margin reporting, and BI insights.
  • Maintain strong financial governance and manage commercial, contractual, supply chain, and cross-border risks.
  • Lead and develop the finance team while driving operational finance excellence.

Qualifications:

  • 5–10 years’ experience in commercial or operational finance roles.
  • Experience within project-based and/or cross-border business environments.
  • Proven experience in margin optimisation, costing, and cost control.
  • Strong commercial and operational financial acumen.
  • ERP experience, with SAP Business ByDesign advantageous.
  • Experience with Business Intelligence and financial reporting tools.
  • Strong understanding of cash flow and working capital management.
  • Highly analytical with excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
  • Strong process improvement and optimisation skills.
  • Ability to effectively partner with Finance, Operations, Commercial, and Supply Chain stakeholders.
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities.
  • Proactive, results-driven, and able to take ownership of projects and outcomes.

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.