Job Vacancies at Tiger Brands

JOB DESCRIPTION

You will be responsible for advising and directing stakeholders in the assigned business area and/or category with respect to the implementation, execution and monitoring of relevant and appropriate policy, regulatory and compliance frameworks on a day-to-day basis and effectively and efficiently support transactional legal needs. You will drive the development of a strong compliance and governance culture in the company and enable the business through value-adding partnering.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Actively participates in strategy sessions of the Business Unit and assesses legal and regulatory risks in day to day interaction to ensure that all significant legal transactions

• of an operational and strategic nature are effectively addressed and implemented and advise management of their responsibilities in relation to legal compliance legislation which impact existing and envisaged future business operations from a compliance perspective
• Drafts and reviews contracts, and provide legal advice and opinions and proactive recommendations
• Keeps abreast of legal developments through external engagement and continuing legal education
• Evaluates proposed, new and amended legislation and interprets its impact on business operations in a timely manner once published and contributes to the establishment and further development of a Regulatory Compliance programme
• Identifies potential areas of legal risk and vulnerability and develops, implements and monitors corrective action and controls
• Reports to the Executive Committee and Board committees on all relevant and material aspects of regulation, compliance and governance risks, as required
• Contributes to the further adoption and implementation of legal technology as an enabler and actively contributes to legal team internal knowledge management (knowledge sharing through updates sessions, systematic storage of templates and precedents, etc.) 
• Sets legal resourcing strategy (Make or Buy), within the prescripts of the delegation of authority framework and conducts make or buy scenarios to substantiate external counsel involvement and conducts external counsel selection processes and provides regular performance feedback (e.g. hours per matter) and one-on-one discussions with the team to identify opportunities for efficiency and effectivity gains by process change, technology enablement or additional training.

QUALIFICATIONS

Experience

• 10 years’ post qualification experience in a law firm or an in-house legal department (preferably in the consumer packaged goods or FMCG sector, of which 5 have been in a Senior legal position)
• Strong corporate and commercial law, marketing, media and advertising law and dispute resolution
• Good understanding of regulatory and consumer protection laws and other pertinent areas of law relevant to food and beverage business

Qualification

• B Com / Bachelor’s Degree and LLB
• Admitted Attorney or Advocate

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RESPONSIBILITIES
WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE TABLE:
You will have opportunity to be an owner every day as you:

• Support project work
• Problem-solve issues
• Work with a cross-functional team to complete a Work Integrated Learning project as assigned by your Line Manager
• Attain on-the-job work experience aligned with your career aspirations
• Perform additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.
• You would have graduated with the relevant degree as per the job title

QUALIFICATIONS
ESSENTIAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Favorable Bcom or Btech for this programme:
• HR Management 
• Psychology OR Industrial/Organisational Psychology

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JOB DESCRIPTION

• You will be responsible for the reporting of, but not limited to, product cost, mix, volume, material and conversion variances. This will include analysis of labour efficiency, yields, waste, factory OEE’s, cost drivers (allocation rules) and cost control. You be expected to summarize key findings and draw management’s attention and support for action. You will be responsible for the inventory, fixed assets and related balance sheets accounts for your unit(s), the reconciliation thereof. Your support will be required to ensure that internal controls, capital and operating expenses are properly governed and compliant with company policies and protocols. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Set, upload and monitor standard costs (using a fully absorbed, activity-based model) with the assistance of procurement and operations. This includes new product costings, and amendments to existing standards.
• Accurate and timeous loading of new and amended bill of materials
• Report weekly (WPE) on factory performance for the current month
• Review and follow up on open orders, long outstanding orders.
• Perform month-end accruals, cut-off transactions, reallocations and validation of accounts for the period close on a monthly basis.
• Pro-actively manage variances on a daily basis with the cost analyst, escalating to site management for action, in order to minimize losses
• Perform monthly reporting and validation of material variances, under and over recoveries and continuous improvement projects
• Report on and assist department heads with cost control, budgeting and forecasting (Perform revisions or simulations as needed)
• Ensure full transparency of costs and financial impact to the organization of major or strategic decisions relating to the factory or cluster of responsibility
• Ensure that capital and operating expenditure and other scenario-based calculations are properly investigated, detailed and yield the expected returns. 
• Ensure that internal controls at the unit are adequate, regularly monitored, compliant with standard operating procedures and to assist with preparation and support during audits and self-assessments.
• Seek for and support cost improvement opportunities, be an active contributor to improvement projects and initiatives, validate and review proposed savings. 
• Reconcile and validate inventory, fixed assets and related balance sheet accounts.
• Attend stock takes and ensure adherence to standard operating procedures including assisting with the authorization of inventory write-off
• Provide ongoing guidance and support to cost analyst including the review and timeous delivery of outputs.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience
•  Honours Degree in Management Accounting / Finance or equivalent. 
•  CIMA will be advantageous
•  Minimum of 3 - 5 years' experience in a FMCG manufacturing facility in a similar role, exceptions will be considered. 
•  Minimum 3 years at a plant/factory within manufacturing or FMCG. (Plant experience is non-negotiable)
•  Oracle experience preferred.  

Key attributes and competencies

• Conceptual, analytical thinking and creative in problem solving
• Strong communication skills and be able to liaise with a variety of non-financial functions
• Strong initiative and confident to handle complexity, work under pressure and manage short lead-time deliveries
• Intermediate to advanced excel skills 
• Strong experiences in shop floor process controlling and be able to identify the problems timely by reviewing the daily operation’s figures
• Experienced in budgeting procedures, financial reporting and analysis, cost analysis and standard costing, capital application processing

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JOB DESCRIPTION

• You will be responsible for the reporting of, but not limited to, product cost, mix, volume, material and conversion variances. This will include analysis of labour efficiency, yields, waste, factory OEE’s, cost drivers (allocation rules) and cost control. You be expected to summarize key findings and draw management’s attention and support for action. You will be responsible for the inventory, fixed assets and related balance sheets accounts for your unit(s), the reconciliation thereof. Your support will be required to ensure that internal controls, capital and operating expenses are properly governed and compliant with company policies and protocols. You will be required to provide review and oversight of the cost accountants with your cluster.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Set, upload and monitor standard costs (using a fully absorbed, activity based model) with the assistance of procurement and operations. This includes new product costings, and amendments to existing standards.
• Accurate and timeous loading of new and amended bill of materials
• Report weekly (WPE) on factory performance for the current month
• Review and follow up on open orders, long outstanding orders.
• Perform month-end accruals, cut-off transactions, reallocations and validation of accounts for the period close on a monthly basis.
• Pro-actively manage variances on a daily basis with the cost analyst, escalating to site management for action, in order to minimize losses
• Perform monthly reporting and validation of material variances, under and over recoveries and continuous improvement projects
• Report on and assist department heads with cost control, budgeting and forecasting (Perform revisions or simulations as needed)
• Ensure full transparency of costs and financial impact to the organization of major or strategic decisions relating to the factory or cluster of responsibility
• Ensure that capital and operating expenditure and other scenario based calculations are properly investigated, detailed and yield the expected returns.
• Ensure that internal controls at the unit are adequate, regularly monitored, compliant with standard operating procedures and to assist with preparation and support during audits and self assessments.
• Seek for and support cost improvement opportunities, be an active contributor to improvement projects and initiatives, validate and review proposed savings.
• Reconcile and validate inventory, fixed assets and related balance sheet accounts.
• Attend stock takes and ensure adherence to standard operating procedures including assisting with the authorization of  inventory write-off
• Provide ongoing guidance and support to cost analyst including the review and timeous delivery of outputs.

QUALIFICATIONS
Key attributes and competencies

• Conceptual, analytical thinking and creative in problem solving
• Strong communication skills and be able to liaise with a variety of non-financial functions
• Strong initiative and confident to handle complexity, work under pressure and manage short lead-time deliveries
• Intermediate to advanced excel skills
• Strong experiences in shop floor process controlling and be able to identify the problems timely by reviewing the daily operation’s figures
• Experienced in budgeting procedures, financial reporting and analysis, cost analysis and standard costing, capital application processing

Experience

• Function – Preference will be given to CIMA and CA(SA) qualifications. Post graduate degree/diploma in finance, costing, administration or related fields.
• Industry – Minimum of  5 years experience in a FMCG manufacturing facility in a similar role, exceptions will  be considered. Oracle experience preferred