Manager: Support Services at Clover S.A. Proprietary Limited

Job Advert Summary    

• We are seeking for a results-driven Support Services Manager to oversee and optimise key support functions within Industrial Finance in Clover. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring effective financial planning, strong internal controls, and efficient operational processes that support business growth and cost management.
• This role requires a proactive leader who can deliver accurate financial reporting and analysis, ensure compliance with policies and governance standards, and drive continuous improvement across support services. The ideal candidate will play a critical role in enhancing operational efficiency, supporting strategic decision-making, and leading a high-performing team.

Requirements    

• Degree
• Relevant experience in applying job related concepts, techniques and processes at the required level
• Experience in working with senior management
• Computer literacy (Advanced)
• Business English: Fluent

Competencies    

• Coach and develop people        
• Proactive and action orientated         
• Solves problems through effective decision making.        
• Maintains high standards         
• Displays resilience, determination and flexibility        
• Build high performing teams        
• Managing people for performance        
• Commitment and motivation        
• Brings a strategic contribution        
• Communicates effectively        
• Application of financial principles and practices        
• Ability to apply numerical principles        
• Ability to plan and organize        

Duties and Responsibilities    

Maintain policy and procedures        

• Draft financial policies and procedures when and where required        
• Maintain policies and procedures        
• Train staff to work according to the policies and procedures        
• Ensure that all financial actions adhere to the corporate governance and compliance requirements        

Maintain and control business systems        

• Ensure integrity of all system data input        
• Ensure compliance with audit standards        
• Ensure proper handling of source documentation        
• Handle all transactions timeously        
• Follow daily/weekly/monthly and year end system procedures        

Manage finance processes for business unit and affiliate companies         

• Manage the income statement (eg. Trial balance control, budget targets & cost variance)         
• Control debtors and creditors, stock and assets        
• Ensure that accounts are paid on time & control spending              
• Handle both the annual internal and external audits for relevant BU's        
• Co-ordinate fixed cost and variances. 

Complete financial and management reports        

• Ensure accurate and timeous financial reporting        
• Complete year end schedules for company auditor's        
• Provide monthly variance and management reports when & where required.       
• Analyse variations from the budgeted figures to ensure sound financial control.
• Report any undue actions that may occur in a department        
• Ensure that financials are reported on due dates to all relevant Managers as required.

Perform Cost and Management accounting functions              

• Perform profit and loss analysis & prepare presentations for various projects (operational, capital & project tracking)        
• Perform profit and loss forecast for Management.   
• Manage the ABC (Activity Based Costing) model for production.
• Pin point and Investigate Shop Floor Variances with Production Management. Understand and apply Milk Mass Balance Principals
• Ensure Production Principals Invoicing and Stock Management is per the agreements'      

Develop and maintain KPI's (Key Performance Indicators)        

• Develop all KPI's according to the required standards         
• Develop new financial and operational/management KPI's        
• Collate and store data to ensure relevant KPI's         
• Manage KPI's to support management         

Manage contracts according to company policy        

• Ensure that the companies adhere to all its contracts         
• Ensure that the company is not unduly at risk due to actions within the division or company
• Visit branches and conduct annual audits to ensure compliance         

Manage and control the Budget processes        

• Manage and control the annual budget process and principles        
• Ensure that the intended and final budget is uploaded into the company's systems
• Ensure that the budget is accurate, relevant and presented to management        

Manage staff         

• Ensure optimal utilisation of staff        
• Apply consistent discipline         
• Train and develop staff         
• Set objectives, manage and measure performance of subordinates.
• Implement Succesion Planning   

Deadline:27th March,2026