Finance Business Partner Durban

**FINANCE BUSINESS PARTNER (Chartered Accountant) - DURBAN- SALARY MARKET RELATED**

**Our client in Tongaat Durban, is looking for a Finance Business Partner to join their team**

**Responsibilities**:
**Financial and Management Reporting**

**Review product and customer profitability reports.**

**Perform financial evaluations and provide information to assist with commercial and business decisions.**

**Review monthly agent commission and incentive calculations**

**Review and monitor Raw Material and Commodity Prices and liaise with Strategic Sourcing/Procurement to ensure favourable pricing and commercial terms**

**Review and monitor stock return due to quality and combustion and assess impact on the business**

**With the assistance of the Sales Manager stay abreast of competitor trends and assess impact on business**

**Weekly assess the progress of distribution of sales and assess impact on monthly financial and cash flow forecasts.**

**Commercial Management**

**Monitors the trend in Cost of Sales in comparison to Budget/Forecasts and communicates areas of concern with Senior Management to address**

**Monitors the impact of Operational Raw Materials requirements to ensure alignment with latest forecasts**

**Monitors the trend in Selling Price and GP Margins and assesses the impact on Budgets/Forecasts and communicates areas of concern with Senior Management to address**

**Maintains good relationships with Key Suppliers, Credit Insurers and TH Strategic sourcing/Procurement**

**Work with TH Strategic Sourcing/Procurement with regards to: Supplier Contracts/SLAs, Tender Processes.**

**Budgeting and forecasting**

**Prepare detailed revenue (list price, rebates, discounts) and raw material budgets in line with budgetary assumptions and operational inputs.**

**Prepare sensitivities on key assumptions and provide meaningful variance analysis.**

**Responsible for reviewing the standard cost per ton for the Bill of Materials (BOM).
***Sugar Industry (SASA) Obligations**

**Oversee the calculation and correct payment or receipt of the Molasses Carry Over.**

**Responsible for the preparation of the Molasses industry season end audit agreed upon procedures.**

**Systems of internal control and risk management**

**Implement and maintain standards and systems of internal control.**

**Involvement in risk identification and risk management processes.**

**Stock reconciliation review. Ensuring SAP and underlying production systems are aligned and reconciled.**

**Work with Business Assurance department to improve control environment**

**Communicating with various levels within and outside of the organization**

**Grade 12 (Matric); BComm Degree and must be a qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) SA**

**At least 5 - 10 Years of Relevant Experience in a Sugar Environment, with a successful track record at middle management in a large organisation. Will be Indirectly responsible for financials of approximately R100m**

**Must be Self Motivated and Able to Work with Minimum Supervision and be willing to work Under Pressure, Good Communication & Interpersonal Skills**

**A strong business systems/process improvement capability.**

**Commercially astute, good negotiation skills**

**Knowledge and understanding of the Animal Feeds industry or similar manufacturing environment**

**Knowledge or experience on SAP would be particularly useful.**

**Business, Commercial and financial acumen - Understands industry and business trends, business models, challenges, opportunities and processes and how they impact on financial, customer, people and business performance and results**

**Salary is market related and benefits will be discussed/disclosed during short listing stage