Welcome to PEP! PEP is Africa’s largest single brand retailer operating around 1800 stores in Southern Africa. As well as clothing and footwear, PEP sells homeware, FMCG, cellular and airtime products and also offers a range of other services such as cash-backs, Capfin (for loans), funeral policies, cross-border money transfers, selected bill payments, Fla...
Find efficient and effective solutions that support business processes and decision making. Using a variety of data tools and analysis methods, turn data into actionable insights with demonstrated business impact.
Key Responsibilities
Analyse financial data and other operating information to identify efficiency improvements or better cost management
Support process efficiency improvements in Finance and other support functions
Interact with the business on financial outcomes and trends
Data Analytics & Reporting
Generate management reports and financial information
Minor level of financial control and reporting: financial reconciliations, month-end reporting, budgeting
Identify opportunities to enhance management reporting and ensure/advise corrective action
Work collaboratively with Systems Manager to automate management reporting and create predictive analytical insights and scenario planning to drive cost efficiency culture
Data Management
Develop and execute standardised models, templates and processes for planning, budgeting and forecasting
Identify, analyse, and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets.Acquire, combine and transform financial data from various sources into reports or interpretable datasets.
Data management and governance in terms of data protection compliance, retention, archiving guidelines, data standards etc.
Test and validate solutions in accordance with specification and user requirements
Requirements
Job Incumbent Requirements
B. Com or related finance degree
Preference for CA/ CIMA qualification
2-5 years experience within a similar role in a finance department
Financial and Management Reporting experience will be advantageous
Knowledge and experience with relevant software packages will be advantageous (SAP, GCP, Data/Looker Studio, Business Objects, SQL)
Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organise, analyse, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
Knowledge and understanding of columnar databases advantageous
Presentation skills
Good communication skills and a team player that can cope in a dynamic environment
Competencies Required: Analytical, Decisive, Assertive, Cooperative, Results-oriented, Innovative, Business Acumen and Accuracy
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