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Job title : East London Site Financial Analyst
Job Location : Eastern Cape, East London
Deadline : October 24, 2024
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Key Responsibilities
Business Partnering and Decision Support:
- Establish a collaborative relationship with the Site Lead and well as the Site Leadership Team.
- Provide in depth financial analysis and generate valuable insights to support business cases for investment decisions and cost savings opportunities.
- Actively contribute to the Site’s strategy and master plan.
Performance Analytics and Reporting:
- Review and communicate performance on key financial drivers and metrics.
- Discuss variances between plan and actual results, share insights and recommend gap closure plans to the Leadership team.
- Identify potential risks and opportunities and lead discussions on associated action plans.
Planning and Forecasting:
- Work with business partners to challenge assumptions, build models, review financial outputs and influence decision making.
- Present/Share the Site financial targets and budget to the Leadership team to ensure strategic alignment.
- Product cost (standard costing) and pricing structure definition/review and maintenance.
Risk Management and Compliance:
- Responsible for oversight of internal controls for both US/SOX and local statutory requirements.
- Support internal/external audits, present audit outcomes to the Site Leadership team.
- Drive a culture of compliance across the Site.
- Support continuous improvements and best practices for financial processes/analytics and other ad hoc analyses/projects.
What We Are Looking For
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance as well as a professional accounting qualification (CA/CPA/CIMA etc.)
- 6+ years of progressive finance experience preferably Supply Chain Finance experience.
- SAP ERP and advance skills in MS Office. Knowledge in Business Intelligence systems would be an advantage.
- Strong leadership skills to develop and implement a vision
- High conceptual and analytical competence
- Ability to zoom in and out – ability to focus on process-oriented tactical plans as well as big picture strategic thinking to challenge status quo.
- Collaboration and Business Partnering
- Well-developed framing and communication skills
- Results and performance driven
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Autonomous working attitude with high motivation
- Ability to work under time pressure whilst paying attention to detail.
- Location: Remote (Once a month travel to east London for a few days).
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