Finance Analyst

Salary: Market related

Location: Cullinan

Job type: Permanent

Industry: FMCG / Meat Production

Reference Number: MJ.FA.CVL.03102025

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:

Our client is a fully integrated red meat value chain and they are looking for a Finance Analyst to join their team as soon as possible.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Support the Head: Financial Planning & Analysis in all financial planning, analysis and reporting for the Company and subsidiaries, optimizing efficiency and profitability.

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Budget Management

• Support and administrate the setting of quality budget and forecasts for sales and operational areas of the Company and subsidiaries.
• Assist in weekly/monthly detailed analysis of company CAPEX/Overheads to review actual performance against set budgets/targets.
• Administrate control processes and procedures to ensure sales controllable costs are in line with budget.

Management Reporting

• Assist in performing financial and non-financial management reporting on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly basis.
• Assist in administration of reporting tools/reports needed for financial reporting.
• Support the monitoring, reviewing, reporting and tracking of financial achievement against budget on a timely basis and report deviances for corrective action in order to fund operations and increase financial efficiency.
• Support the development, implementation and maintenance of reporting on customer and product profitability.

Financial Analysis

• Assist in performing ad-hoc analysis e.g., Analyze sales, marketing and operational areas to support strategy development in these areas to improve efficiency and drive profitability.
• Assist in recognizing patterns, trends and opportunities in weekly GPs.
• Assist in the administration of performing accurate product costings and analyze variances.
• Serve as Finance support for sales and marketing and operational areas.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Grade 12
• BCom Financial Degree
• Preferably CIMA qualified

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

• 1 - 3 Years of financial experience in an FMCG environment is preferred

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:

• Financial Analysis and Reporting
• Strategic Planning and Execution
• Financial Control

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