Finance Manager – CO (Port Elizabeth) needed at Aspen Pharma Group

Description
Job purpose

• Ensuring that the statement of financial position and statement of financial performance areas relating to factory finance and costing & management accounting areas is fairly represented.
• Oversee and manage the factory finance and costing & management accounting functions.
• Guide and oversee the implementation and management of costing, accounting and other financial policies and processes within the company.
• Provide operational financial guidance to direct subordinates and to factory management teams, driving financial objectives within facilities.
• Oversee and consolidate accurate and timeous reporting for management and strategic decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Planning: Policies & Systems
• Review and manage the implementation of aligned and compliant financial policies and procedures.
• Oversee costing policies, systems, and methods, ensuring integrity, accuracy and security of costing tables and data.
• Operational Management
• Review and sign off on financial reports, forecasts, budgets etc.
• Manage the annual budget in a manner that ensures alignment with operational plan.
• Recommend system and process improvements for SA Operations
• Recommend, initiate and co-ordinate value added projects.
• Review and approve commercial evaluations, RFQs/RFPs, and standard costs.
• Align factory and marketing cost-saving initiatives and identify cost reduction and efficiency improvement opportunities.
• Financial Management
• Manage the annual budget and forecasts, ensuring that preparations meet the guidelines and instructions and align with the operational plan.
• Ensure validity, accuracy, and completeness of financial information.
• Review reconciliation of balance sheet accounts against the ledger
• Ensure control and approval of expenses in accordance to approved framework.
• Review and sign off supplier payments and payroll.
• Audit & Risk Management
• Review, assess and guide mitigation of all concerns and risks raised.
• Set up effective processes to ensure optimum risk assessment, feasibility assessment and planning are implemented.
• Unit Management
• Provide technical and operational input during drafting of the SA Operations strategy and operational objectives.
• Guide operational planning and advise on prioritisation of activities.
• Provide input into budgets and resource requirements for unit.
• Request and allocate assets and resources for the fulfilment of work objectives and monitor their use.
• Provide unit staff with day-to-day direction and tasks.

Requirements
Skills Required

Background/experience

• 6 to 8 years’ relevant experience in a financial management environment
• Experience in a manufacturing environment and in the management of staff.
• Chartered Accountant CA (SA) or equivalent preferred

Specific job skills

• Computer literacy: proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and a fully integrated ERP system

Competencies

• Creating clarity
• Interpreting, interrogating and internalizing information.
• Offering insights
• Maintaining accuracy
• Managing performance
• Finalizing Outputs
• Making Decisions
• Ability to perform under pressure