Senior Financial Analyst-Manufacturing

ROLE : - SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST

JOB PURPOSE: 

Responsible for providing financial data, forecasts and analysis. The information which forms an integral part in managerial decision       making on both day to day and forecasting/ strategic planning.

The main accountabilities of the Senior Financial Analyst will include: -

•    Coordination and consolidation of Annual Departmental Operating Budgets and analysis of actual expenditure against plan.

•    Preparation of daily and weekly production statistics and analysis of performance against expected /plan targets, the efficiencies,       usage, rate and output.

•    Profitability and viability analysis on products, markets and initiatives.

•    Ensuring price reviews and system price updates are maintained correctly.

•    Periodic Sales volume and value tracking and analysis.

•    General analytical and statistical support to the sales and marketing department; Weekly sales tracking, Distributor discounts & sales commissions (Incentives pay) analysis.

•    Preparation of monthly management reports, variance analysis and reconciliations; monthly management load files, monthly cost files and reconciliations.

•    Preparation of approval documents (CARs) for new projects, creating the projects in the ERP system and monitoring them to ensure   the expenditure is within budget.

•    Assisting in preparation of Annual Financial plans and periodic forecasts.

The ideal candidate should meet the following requirements: -

•    Five years’ relevant costing experience in manufacturing

•    University degree BCom or BSc Statistics 

•    Professional qualifications CPA or equivalent

•    Oracle EBS – Minimum five years’ experience

•    MS Office - Excel professional level knowledge