Commercial Controller: Transport at DHL Supply Chain

Key Responsibilities

• Work with the Business Unit Financial Director to develop and control the strategic planning process and the reporting thereof.
• Maintain and enhance decision-making through the provision and use of first-class financial information based on strong internal control environment and costing systems.
• Initial preparation of PRB documentation and of contract acquisitions, capex and other commercial opportunities as well as the management of post approval process including back checks.
• Support Senior Controller through input of annual budget and quarterly forecast process.
• Review and challenge of local financial performance, directing and assisting in ensuring performance to budget and forecast.
• Ensure a sound and effective relationship and interface with the central finance team, and in particular Shared Services.
• Operational financial management and implementation of business unit operational cost control processes and in particular ABC.
• Revenue management ensuring timeous and accurate billing of clients and appropriate follow up of outstanding payments in support of Shared services.
• Management of the development and succession of financial personnel within the DC structures.
• Provide direction and advice to the senior management team in relation to risk, commercial contracts, approval of business opportunities and general approach to maximising financial performance.
• Ensure Compliance will all local statutory accounting rules and requirements.
• Monitoring and analysis of Contract and site performance against budget (includes explaining variances).
• Preparation of LE as well as input in all costings for submissions for DSC. 
• Attending to all Client queries with regards to DSC charges levied.
• Input into PRB Papers and the review of the investment tools.
• Supplying DSC management with financial information and input pertaining to RFPs for New Business.
• Managing and overseeing all financial projects relating to the account. (from a financial aspect).
• Ensuring operational impact of financial decisions are properly quantified and communicated to DSC business and vice-versa.
• People management and development.
• Accuracy and integrity of BU GL ensuring timeous and regular review and clearing of Balance sheet reconciliation items.
• Supervision of cost control and transaction processing within the business and in particular the accuracy and integrity of the Oracle process PO and JVs etc.
• Determination and implementation of performance analyses and reporting processes.
• Ensure compliance with all Group and local deadlines and requirements.

Qualifications & Experience

Education

• Matric – Essential.
• Educated to University degree level or equivalent professional qualification.
• Recognised financial qualifications e.g. CA.
• Continuous professional development.

Experience

• Experience in Supply Chain.
• 5 years in senior finance role.
• Relationship management/Cultural appreciation.
• Negotiation skills.
• Acquisition appraisal and management.
• Project management.
• Team development.
• Knowledge of contract logistics market trends, opportunities and challenges.
• Commercial breadth, i.e. general management experience.
• Strategic tools/techniques approaches and strategy determination.
• Track record of strong P&L understanding.
• Effective management in a diverse geographic and multi-cultural environment.