Finance Controller at Vector Logistics

Job Purpose

• To provide national management accounting support and commercial insight for the Vector business including contribution towards the budgeting process, reporting and the commercial evaluation of projects.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy Operationalisation

• Work in conjunction with the Logistics Manager to find opportunities for growth in the local market and present to regional team.
• Work closely with the cross functional teams to ensure the delivery of an integrated supply chain benefit.
• Manage ad hoc projects as assigned by the Regional financial manager.

Adherence to policies and standards

• Assist with the administration of HACCP and Health & Safety.
• Internal audit support and compliance with Vector policies and procedures.
• Management of disaster recovery policies and procedures.
• Maintaining Sustainability registers and reducing waste.
• Ensure local tax structures are adhered to.

Monthly Reporting

• Compile monthly commentary on month’s performance.
• Conduct the cost variance analysis by investigating major variances against
• budgets, targets and prior years.
• Compile appropriate reports that highlight issues to management based on findings.
• Monitor capacity utilisation of major assets across the business and provide feedback to senior management regarding under/over capacity situations and possible capex or lease requirements.
• Compile and analysis various reports for the month-end pack as well as other ad hoc reports and presentations for leadership and Exco meetings.

Budgeting

• Assume responsibility for compiling key aspects of the annual financial budget.
• Ensure adherence to set deadlines and timeframes as agreed by the Business.
• Communicate with key internal personnel in order to gather information for analysis and interpretation.
• Plan and allocate tasks and monitor progress according to set timelines and ensure feedback to Senior Management.

Cost Control

• Analyse costs against budget/forecast and investigate variances on a monthly basis.
• Continuously consider cost saving opportunities or areas where waste/inefficiencies can be eliminated and influence corrective action by line management.

Stock Management

• Print reports before stocktake
• Oversee the physical count of stock
• Review, investigate all discrepancies and implement corrective action as and when required.
• Ensure all stock GRV‘d into SAP correctly and GRIR process is completed within the required timeframe.
• Manage Chep pallet and crate position linked to KPI requirement’s.

Forecasting

• Assist in the preparation in quarterly forecasts.

Information and Data Management

• Ensure team members accurately and regularly capture data into the information system to enable access to reliable data and reporting for trend analysis and decision making.
• Share relevant data

Key Relationships

Internal

• Operations
• Supply Chain
• Wider finance team

External

• Principals
• External suppliers
• External customers

Qualifications, Skills and Experience Required for the Job

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum B.Com Accounting/Management Accounting majors
• 5 years management accounting experience (articled or otherwise)
• Some experience/exposure in an FMCG environment, preferably in logistics

Skills and Competencies
Knowledge

• Management accounting principles and practices
• SAP utilisation
• Budget management principles and practices
• Business strategies, targets, processes and economics
• Technical understanding of Activity Based Costing Model methodologies

Skills

• Verbal and written communication
• Computer literacy (MS Office)
• Report writing
• Logical thinking
• Problem solving
• Decision-making
• Analytical thinking
• An understanding of multiple key performance indicators, inter-relationship and bottom line sensitivity