Junior Financial Controller - JHB at Michael Page

Job Description

The Junior Financial Controller role requires the following

• Assist the manager in creating the budget, forecasts, and associated analyses and presentations while adhering to the group's rules.
• The weekly and monthly P&L KPIs (e.g., Weekly Sales, P&L package...) for actual, budgeted, and forecasted data are reported.
• The SAP sales price list is updated and maintained for billing purposes in compliance with the authorized pricing structure and standard cost from our plants.
• Create margin analyses on a regular basis for each market, broken down by SKU, client, and channel, in order to evaluate the profitability of each for the Business.
• Create and disseminate monthly reports, sales statistics, and variance and gap analyses against operating plan and budget each month.
• Monthly closure analysis for each of the P&L lines (Top Line, Trade Spend, COGS, Gross Margin and A&P, Supply Chain) in relation to her/his area of responsibility

The successful candidate should have

• Degree in Economics, Business, or Finance with at least 3 years of relevant professional experience in Financial Controlling jobs.
• Advanced understanding of Microsoft Excel.
• Knowledge of business processes in the FMCG industry
• Detail driven and able to multi-task with a proven track record in issue solutions
• Commercial and analytical attitude
• Good team player and effective in communication with various stakeholders