Requisition ID: WD59066
Basic qualifications:BSc Accounting, ACCA/ACAPreferred qualifications
Must have strong Microsoft excel skills
Strong: leadership & influencing skills
Details:Business Management, Business Partnering and Decision Support
Driving a process of continuous improvement in business partnering which enhances the understanding of the Executive and Senior Management teams of their key financial performance drivers and business performance issues.
Support the Sales teams in understanding financial information and assisting with decision making.
Challenge Business Cases relating to sales activities to ensure accuracy and adequate return on investment. Monitor such business cases to demonstrate adequate return on investment.
Support sales function to set and deliver sales targets, collection targets and operating expense targets.
Ensure that all business risks are incorporated into the over Finance Risk Matrix and develop mitigation plans for any identified gaps.
P&L management
Provide detailed analysis Sales performance monthly and as required.
Provide detailed analysis on G2N investment and work closely with the sales function to challenge and improve investment applied.
Liaise with GMS team to understand COGS and identify opportunities to improve margins.
Monitor COGS to ensure all variance to standards are escalated and understood.
Ensure the revenue recognition policy is adhered to.
Review, monitor and highlight variances. Investigating exceptions and facilitating corrective action.
Provide sales related accruals/provisions to ensure completeness of month end reporting
Understand Selling activities and support the team in managing cost control
Budgeting and Forecasting
Deliver sales elements of the annual planning exercise.
Participate and challenge assumptions used to develop sales forecast as part of the CMF process.
Work with various stakeholders in planning strategies and methodologies for the process
Submit budgets and rolling forecasts in Unison
Play a key role in the Profit reviews
Reporting and Working Capital Management
Work closely with the Financial Controller and Finance Director to review Debt and cash collection performance.
Identify areas to improve working capital management and guide the sales team in development and implementation of initiatives.
Ensure compliance to International Finance Reporting Standards ( IFRS)
Timely submission of weekly, monthly and quarterly reports on sales, headcount, WC, NPD, etc
Specialised Knowledge:
Good interpersonal skills
Ability to handle sensitivity/ confidentiality levels appropriately
Analytical mind
Customer focus and sense of urgency
Ability to see macro scenarios and beyond numbers
Ability to identify and implement process improvement
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