Sub Regional Function Head

3 months ago


Durban, South Africa UPL ltd Full time

**Sub Regional Function Head - Business Finanace, Southern Africa**:

- Job Id: 9919- City: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa- Department: Finance and Accounts- Function: Finance- Employee Type: Permanent Full Time- Seniority Level: Executive- Description:

- **Job Title Jo**

**Job Title**:Sub Regional Function Head - Business Finanace, Southern Africa**

**Location: La Lucia, Durban, KZN, South Africa**

**ABOUT UPL**:
**_UPL is focused on emerging as a premier global provider of total crop solutions designed to secure the world’s long-term food supply. Winning farmer's hearts across the globe, while leading the way with innovative products and services that make agriculture sustainable, UPL is the fastest-growing company in the industry. Our successes in the field add up to powerful financials. UPL delivers results from protecting crops that translate into attractive investor value. Based on the recognition that humankind is one community, UPL’s overarching commitment is to improve areas of its presence, workplace, and customer engagement._**

**_Our purpose _**_is_**_ ‘OpenAg’. _**_An agriculture network that feeds sustainable growth for all._**_ No limits, no borders._**

**_We are one team, for maximum impact. One team with shared goals. We have a laser-like focus on what our customers need and want, on anticipating their future needs, and on how we can create innovative solutions and experiences for them. We think outside the box and go beyond our comfort zone. We believe in agility, we mix the power of speed, with structure from process. And wherever we can, we always believe in having fun_**

**Role Summary**
- To provide financial and operational analysis to Sub Regional Business Head and Sub Regional Leadership Team, as well as to ensure optimised reporting to all stakeholders, payment to suppliers, collection of cash and internal controls surrounding these for the Sub Region._

**Role Responsibilities**

Financial Management
- Ensure the timely and accurate delivery of results, management information and financial reporting.
- Monitor, review and interrogate gross margin and expenses for the company, with various stakeholders.
- Debtor management review and overview.
- Ensure the correct recording and protection of all assets of the Company.
- Review of the debtor department’s KPI’s, reports and corrective actions.
- Ensure that creditors are recorded correctly and paid timeously.
- Review and implementation of accounts payable KPI’s and reports.
- Accountable for cost/profit centre breakdowns.
- Produce and supply analytical financial information interaction with business unit.
- Making recommendations w.r.t monthly results in respect of IFRS savings accounting policies, risks.
- Trend analysis to inform forecasting and product trends.
- Conduct weekly analysis together with FP&A and MIS Team on gross margins and master data per SKU.
- Review and overview of monthly analysis of SG&A to understand and predict future SG&A expenses and landing vs budget and prior year.
- Review and overview of working Capital Forecast to understand and predict future working capital and landing vs budget and prior year.
- Review and overview of Cash Flow forecast to understand and predict future cashflows and landing vs budget and prior year.
- Analyse working capital, EBITDA, P&L with Sub Regional Business Head on a monthly basis.
- Discuss results of forecasts on WC and P&L with Sub Regional Business Head and Sub Regional Leadership Team on a monthly basis.
- Analyse monthly top 20 AI report from with FP&A, MIS Team and Commercial Heads.

Strategic
- Contribute strategic financial expertise and information that ensures Sub Regional Business Head is able to take sound and informed decisions.
- All local asset insurance negotiations and cover.
- Planning of external audit, hard-close and annual audit with auditors.
- Consider implication of IFRS on the business and accounts and results.
- Involvement in IT steering committee w.r.t IT systems in the business.
- Ensure the systems and structures are in place enabling the efficient and accurate reporting of information to all stakeholders.
- Represent UPL on Board of Directors in Associate Companies.

Enterprise Risk management
- Ensure the implementation/monitoring/maintenance of an effective internal control and risk management environment.
- Planning of yearly internal audits where applicable and designing and improving on weaknesses of controls from a financial perspective.

Treasury Control
- Ensuring that cash is managed in accordance with business requirements and cash forecast.
- Bank liaison and negations in rates and facilities.
- Ensure timeous statutory payments.
- Review and analyse, working capital improvement identification opportunities.
- Review and implement hedging options to mitigate foreign currency exposure.

Statutory and Audit
- Ensure that statutory statements are completed and compiled and audited.
- Monitor and manage the di



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