Retail Finance Analyst I at Clicks Group

Introduction

• We are looking to recruit a Retail Finance Analyst I to work within the Retail Finance department. The role will be based at Clicks Head Office in Cape Town and will report to the Retail Finance Manager I.

Job description

Job Purpose:

• To provide commercial finance support to the business in terms of financial planning and reporting, master data management and business acumen.

Job objectives:

• Insightful monthly reporting (including exception reporting) and commentary
• Monthly journal preparation (including General Ledger account review)
• Monthly reconciliation analysis and review
• Profitability and other value add analysis
• Decision support (including report building)
• Weekly Scorecard reporting
• JSE Internal control testing
• Master Data management
• Purchase Order and Capex creation and management
• Feasibility master data management and uploads

Key challenges:

• Insightful monthly reporting (including exception reporting) and commentary
• Profitability and other value add analysis
• Report building
• Scorecard reporting
• Multiple deadline management
• Stakeholder management and engagement

Minimum requirements

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor of Commerce
• 2 years’ experience in a Commercial finance environment
• Retail industry experience (Desirable)
• Advanced Excel skills
• SAP exposure (Desirable)

Job related knowledge:

• General accounting standards and principles
• Investment analysis
• Corporate business & transactional process

Job related skills:

• Ability to persuade and influence
• Good communication skills
• Analytical & problem solving skills
• Presentation skills
• Advanced Excel skills

Job related competencies:

• Deciding and Initiating Action
• Persuading and Influencing
• Presenting and Communicating Information
• Learning and Researching
• Working with People
• Applying Expertise and Technology
• Analysing
• Planning and Organising
• Analysis and Interpretation of financial and non-financial data 
• Stakeholder management