Current Opportunities at Ecowize Group

Description

• Purpose is to manage the Deep Clean Hygiene Team to ensure that Ecowize delivers a food safe facility to the customer according to policies and procedures.
• The Deep Clean Manager is the first line of contact to the customer during night-shifts and must ensure customer centricity through regular, meaningful interactions with all key site stakeholder at all levels.
• We are growing our Cleaning Operations Division and require skilled and competent Deep Clean Manager to join the Ecowize Group. 

Job Specification: 

• Manage and coordinate all operational functions on site. 
• Delivery a daily Food Safe Facility to customer standards.  
• Use information obtained at the site to complete inspections, micros, audits, and customer feedback. 
• Managing of site budgets and manage manhours as per shift schedule.  
• Responsible for staff management and resolving HR related matters.  
• Coaching and mentoring of staff as well as developing skills. 
• Drive Occupational Health and Safety and make recommendations to improve the process.  
• Ensure internal audits meet daily requirements.  
• Close out any raised non – conformances of micros out of specification and following up on NCR’s. 
• Liaise daily with customers.  
• Assist with recruitment for the region as the need arises.  
• Assist with coordinating training interventions at site level.  

Requirements

Job Requirements: 

• Grade 12.
• Management /or Food Technology Qualification (advantageous). 
• Experience in FMCG and or cleaning industry essential. 
• Staff Management and Labour Relations experience is essential.  
• Experience working with a Hygiene Quality Management System is advantageous. 
• Own reliable transport essential and willingness to travel.  
• Good command of the English Language. 
• High-Quality administrative skills required. 
• Be flexible to work at various sites as requested on short notice. 

The successful incumbent must have the following skill sets: 

• Must be comfortable with the Ecowize culture and values.  
• Able to work a strict shift position and willing to work over weekends. 
• Experience in the food production industry. 
• Must be able to manage the strict flow of operations.  
• Ability to work in a dynamic work environment and meet deadlines. 
• High work standards, energetic and driven. 
• Excellent communication skills (English Command). 
• Proficient in all Microsoft Applications.  
• Attention to detail. 
• Customer centric.   

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• We are recruiting a suitably qualified and experienced financial manager to lead our Finance Shared Services team.  You will be working closely with the CFO and Operational leads to provide effective transactional support to the business overseeing the revenue / debtors function and the purchasing / creditors' function.  The successful Finance Manager – Shared Services will also be responsible for managing and overseeing all aspects of the revenue function including invoicing, debt collection, dispute management and cashbook together with aspects of the purchasing function including requisitions, PO’s, supplier invoice processing and payments.

Building relationships with key business partners

• Understanding the business
• Building relationships – up and down
• Provide sound financial and clear advice. Communicate findings to the team.
• Aid the field to understand the process and to address queries.
• Effective management of the team and support to the business
• Good clear communications to the team and operations
• Development of the individual team members and identification of high potentials

People management of the Shared Services Team

• Effective management of the team and support to the business
• Good clear communications to the team and operations
• Development of the individual team members and identification of high potentials

Management of the invoice / debtors function

• Contract entry and management
• Ensure that the Invoice function is effective and efficient.
• Ensure that Debtors function is effective and efficient.

Management of the purchasing / creditors function

• Ensure that the Purchasing function is effective and efficient.
• Ensure that creditors function is effective and efficient.

Business process innovation – financial, operational, systems

• Continuously work on improvements in transactional and operations business process
• Review all business systems (finance and operations) for innovation and improvement.
• Focus on digitizing functions where possible.
• Integrate business or division functions where required.

Requirements

• Accounting Degree or appropriate tertiary education
• Accpac (Sage 300) 
• Experience in HR-related matters – People management 
• Operations and Service background
• Knowledge of auditing within the services, and/or Food production industry or cleaning industry would be advantageous.
• Deep competency in respect of varied financial management and accounting activities
• Ability to drive multiple projects simultaneously.
• Enjoy a fast-paced environment.
• Technically strong
• Work within established standards and guidelines
• Expertise-based problem solving
• Project Management Experience will be advantageous
• Experience working with a Total Quality Management system will be advantageous

The successful incumbent must have the following skillsets:

• Customer centric to drive operational excellence
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to work in a dynamic work environment and meet deadline
• High work standards, energetic and driven
• Collaborative and inclusive leadership style
• Ability to manage and delegate tasks
• Excellent communication skills
• Problem solving skills
• Proficiency in all Microsoft applications
• Attention to detail
• Must have a strong preference to work within the Ecowize culture and values, Respect, Honesty and Integrity, Teamwork, Accountability, Open Communication, and Service Excellence.

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Description

• The purpose is to manage the hygiene team and maintain positive work expectations at a customer level and ensure that the hygiene team delivers a food safe facility to the customer according to policies and procedures and create optimum efficiency. The Site Manager will be the first line of contact to the customer and ensure customer centricity through regular, meaningful interactions with all key site stakeholder at all levels.

Job Specification: 

• Manage and coordinate all operational functions on site. 
• Deliver a daily food safe facility to customer standards.  
• Use information obtained at the site to complete inspections, micros, audits, and customer feedback. 
• Manage site budgets and manage man-hours as per shift schedule.  
• Responsible for staff management and resolving HR related matters.  
• Coach and mentor staff as well as developing their skills. 
• Drive Occupational Health and Safety and make recommendations to improve the process.  
• Ensure internal audits meet daily requirements.  
• Close out any raised non – conformance of micros out of specification and following up on NCR’s. 
• Liaise daily with customers.  
• Assist with recruitment for the region as the need arises.  
• Assist with coordinating training interventions at site level. 

Requirements

• Management /or Food Technology Qualification (advantageous). 
• Experience in FMCG and/or cleaning industry essential. 
• Staff Management and Labour Relations experience is essential.  
• Experience working with a Hygiene Quality Management System is advantageous.
• Good command of the English language. 
• High-Quality administrative skills required. 
• Be flexible to work at various sites as requested on short notice.

The successful incumbent must have the following skill sets: 

• Must be comfortable with the Ecowize culture and values.  
• Ability to work a strict shift position and willing to work over weekends. 
• Experience in the food production industry. 
• Must be able to manage the strict flow of operations.  
• Ability to work in a dynamic work environment and meet deadlines. 
• High work standards, energetic and driven. 
• Excellent communication skills (English Command). 
• Proficient in all Microsoft Applications.  
• Attention to detail. 
• Customer centric.  

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Description

• We are recruiting a suitably qualified and experienced  Group Financial  Controller to provide financial control support to the group as well as individual business units.  You will be working closely with the CFO to ensure effective and efficient financial controls, balance sheet management and strong compliance in the Group. You will also have a close working relationship with the Financial Managers of the individual business units to ensure compliance with the internal control framework and external statutory requirements. The successful candidate will have proven experience in management of Sage 300 ERP and the GL structure, month end processes, reporting, company consolidation, budget template designs and uploads, secretarial functions including tax, audit, VAT, ETI’s, statutory returns and insurance.  Being able to build trust and relationships with internal stakeholders , and working at a faster than average pace without compromising on attention to detail, combined with the ability to find the right mix of strong controls and high efficiencies in process, will be key to be successful in this role.

Building relationships with key business partners

• Understanding the business
•   Building relationships – up and down
•  Provide sound financial and clear advice. Communicate findings to the team.
•  Aid the field to understand the process and to address queries.
• Good clear communications to colleagues and operations

Ensure strong and effective financial controls

• Ensure design is effective and execution is efficient
• Ensure it is followed and adhered to
• Ensure safeguarding of assets and accurate reporting.
• Review GL structure to ensure it is efficient and robust
• Strong Balance Sheet Management.

Management of all financial processes and reporting

• Month end, forecasting and budgets. 
• Provide ad-hoc reporting.
• Responsible for Group, Head Office, Property company  and BBBEE financial reporting.

Responsible for all statutory compliance

• BBBEE reporting and treasury functions.
• Manage the Audit process including relationship with Auditors

Business Process Innovation

• Continuously work on improvements in financial and operations business process
• Review all business systems (finance and operations) for innovation and improvement
• Focus on digitizing functions where possible

Requirements

• Accounting Degree or appropriate tertiary education
• Accpac (Sage 300 ERP) 
• Operations and Services background
• Knowledge of auditing, accounting controls,  within the services, and/or Food production industry or cleaning industry would be advantageous.
• Deep competency in respect of varied financial management and accounting activities
• Ability to drive multiple projects simultaneously.
• Enjoy a fast-paced environment.
• Technically strong
• Work within established standards and guidelines
• Expertise-based problem solving
• Experience in HR-related matters – People management - advantage
• Project Management Experience will be advantageous
• Experience working with a Total Quality Management system will be advantageous

The successful incumbent must have the following skillsets:

• Customer centric to drive operational excellence
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to work in a dynamic work environment and meet deadline
• High work standards, energetic and driven
• Collaborative and inclusive leadership style
• Ability to manage and delegate tasks
• Excellent communication skills
• Problem solving skills
• Proficiency in all Microsoft applications
• Attention to detail
• Must have a strong preference to work within the Ecowize culture and values, Respect, Honesty and Integrity, Teamwork, Accountability, Open Communication, and Service Excellence.

The closing date for internal applications is 15 August 2023