Financial Controller

Job Description

We are looking for a Financial Controller in Cape Town to join a well established, dynamic and hyper growth company within their logistics and group finance teams. We are seeking a finance professional with a strong knowledge of accounting, financial reporting and financial analysis. Ideally you should have experience within the supply chain & logistics space with warehouse cost management experience being an advantage. This is a hybrid working position, where you will be expected to work in office 4 days per week in the CBD.

Responsibilities:

• Reporting into the Head of Finance (Supply Chain & Logistics)
• An understanding of the accounting, decision support models, operations and financial levers that drive profit, loss and customer experience
• Design and build financial reports that facilitate business decision-making and enables the business to meet financial and strategic objectives
• Seek out opportunities for automation through review and redesign of existing processes and reports
• Analyse and manage cost control initiatives in line with budget and plan
• Monitor and manage capital expenditure spend, including the planning of cash flow
• Monthly performance reporting in place for the division and departments, with variances highlighted and recommendations made to improve divisions profitability
• Perform analysis to provide insights into areas of risk and opportunity to influence strategies and decisions
• Participate in special projects as needed to provide analytical and decision support on new initiatives
• Develop and maintain cross-functional relationships with key business partners to ensure alignment on strategies to maximise financial results
• Assist and be actively involved in the annual budgeting process

Requirements:

• Relevant financial degree/qualification
• CIMA / CA(SA) advantageous
• Minimum of 3+ years relevant experience in an Analytical/Finance role
• Knowledge of accounting, financial reporting and financial analysis acquired through related work experience
• Warehouse cost management experience will be an advantage
• E-Commerce, Retail, Distribution Centre experience will be an advantage
• High proficiency in advanced Excel
• Basic SQL an advantage
• Exposure to existing systems (Oracle, TM1, Looker, Qlik, Sage, PowerBI) an advantage

Please note that if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of your application, please consider it as unsuccessful for this particular role. Please do though continue to follow us online and apply for suitable opportunities.

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