Financial Planner : Logistics at The Coca-Cola Company

Job Description    
Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) has an exciting opportunity in the Finance Department.
We are looking for a talented individual with relevant skills and experience for a Financial Planner role, which is based in CCBSA Midrand.

The key purpose of the role is to provide a high level of support, consolidation and monitoring of various management accounting processes to ensure that the information supplied can be used by senior management in the achievement of profit and productivity targets

This will be a 4 months Fixed Term Contract maternity cover.
Key Duties & Responsibilities    
Key Outputs

•  Monthly Fleet reporting preparation, overall control, presentation and submission of the consolidated Fleet function financials
•  Monitoring indicators and variables. Month-end processing of financial transactions and consolidation of figures.
•  Cost review with line managers
•  Ensure sound control measures, policies and governance within the Fleet function which includes the development and updating of process and procedure
•  Facilitating the annual plan and short term forecasts within the Fleet function.
•  Analyse weekly operational score cards as needed.
•  C-Track and SBSA reconciliation
•  Manage the Fleet Capin process and the Fleet register
•  Drive cost saving initiatives in the respective departments.
•  Engage with Operational Managers to deliver on operational opportunities and projects.
•  Training of Operational Managers on financial acumen, governance and policy changes.
•  Attend monthly Fleet Steercom meetings and SEC meetings with Fleet management team
•  Reconciliation of company cars to HR records for the designated drivers
•  Regular line item analysis in Fleet general ledger accounts to determine validity and accuracy of entries.
•  Frequent benchmarking of Fleet vendors to ensure cost benefits.
•  Ad hoc requests within the Fleet function
•  Support Primary Distribution Manager on a weekly basis with all PD contractors payments
•  Submit information to SSC and follow up on all payments to PD contractors
•  Investigate and resolve contractor payment disputes with contractor and or SSC
•  Recharge each region for PD costs and resolve any Finance Controller/Finance manager query
•  SARBOX compliance

Skills, Experience & Education    
Qualifications and Experience

•  B Com Accounting / BCOMPT. Honours.
•  CIMA or CA (SA) Qualification would be an advantage
•  Three years financial experience
•  Experience in planning (budgets, forecasting) and cost accountancy
•  Knowledge of reporting and financial requirements.
•  SAP knowledge
•  Advanced Microsoft Excel knowledge

Key Attributes & Competencies:

•  Drive financial value through business partnering
•  Good administrative, planning, and organisational skills
•  Good communication skills (at all levels)
•  Team player
•  Interpersonal skills appropriate to working with senior and line management.
•  Assertiveness in ensuring quality requirements are met.
•  Ability to persevere and focus on targets.
•  Ad-hoc project management.
•  Problem solving skills
•  Ability to handle pressure of deadlines and work volumes.
•  Customer focused
•  Pro-active.
•  Business orientation.
•  Willingness to collaborate.
•  Cost and productivity awareness.
•  Attention to detail.
•  Analytical thinking

General    

• The advert has minimum requirements listed.
• Management reserves the right to use additional or relevant information as criteria for short- listing.
• Interested applicants, who meet the above employee specifications, should please apply.