Responsibilities and Duties 

• Perform analysis of actual financial results and KPI’s to understand financial performance and risks.
• During closing activities, support the Business Unit with required business information to enable timely and accurate period closings.
• Support the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and yearly accounts in close co-operation with FCA. 
• Participate in the setting of financial targets and business plans.
• Drive, manage and develop local estimation process.
• Proactively and objectively analyze and describe the financial consequences and risks of business decisions.
• Performance risk management within the respective area of responsibility.
• Drive and coordinate the investment process. Follow up actual capital expenditure spending vs. approved frame.
• Support and coordinate the real estate related investments. Follow up actual vs approved frame. 
• Develop and measure financial KPI’s and drive actions to improve the business.
• Annual SCS (standard cost of sales) snapshot and analysis of cost development YOY of products under Pretoria plant. 
• Support improvement projects under E2E KD workstream, identify and tracking of savings.
• Perform analysis on production logistics cost development. 
• Drive Cost Deployment process with the business units

Minimum qualifications and experience 

• B-Degree in Cost Management and/or Accounting (B.Com/B-Tech)
• Financial knowledge and good understanding of Financial function.
• At least 2 – 3 years Costing experience.
• Good budgeting knowledge.
• Experience in automotive manufacturing (Advantageous)