Business Controller

**DSV - Global transport and logistics**

Location: Kempton Park
Job Posting Title: Busimess Controller
Time Type: Full Time

**Tertiary Qualification(s) - Essential**

B Compt Accounting with Honours or studying towards honors
Minimum of 70% for Accounting and Maths in High school

**Computer Literacy Level - Advanced**
MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook

**Additional Computer Skills**
- SAP ERP
- SAP BPC
- Advanced Excel

**Job-related Requirements**
- Minimum of 3 years experience in a business controlling/financial manager role with experience
- High attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to indirectly and supervise and influence other department employees.
- Must be controls and process focused.
- Must be able to work well under pressure and deliver on deadlines.
- Good understanding of financial statements and reports.
- Must have a valid and unendorsed driver’s licence.
- Must be a team player.
- Must possess good time management skills.
- Ability to work long hours of overtime when necessary
- Self Starter who will use own initiative.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Have a creative and problem solving approach.

**Electives**
- CIMA or CA(SA) qualified would be an advantage
- Previous experience in a Shared Services Environment would be an added advantage - finance and credit functions.
- Individual must be able to deal with various managerial levels within the company
- Must possess Effective Communication Skills

**MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE**

R-SSC Business Controller‘s mission is analyze the P&L (above EBITA) reporting of different entities within the Region and ensure the financials are accurate and reliable and driving profitbability and performance within the business.
The business Controller needs to support the Country Management/Managing Director with clear and objective comments on different daily business matters based on the site performance and provide Operations with a means of guidance on its decisions regarding its business performance.

**DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Prepare and present the internal reporting (management accounts based on SAP BPC and TMS reports) to business and provide detail comments on the main events that occurred during the month (variance analysis)
- Analyze the site results and propose different initiatives to improve the profitability
- Organise and guide the budget process with business. Prepare the P&L budget based on the SAP BPC tools
- Prepare rolling forecasts for business to review and approve and then report to Group or Regional Management
- Analyse and improve the different process regarding the estimations of the work in progress (run off’s) and gross profit
- Review the reconciliation of the billing system (TMS) to the financial system (SAP/CW1/Other)
- Follow-up the evolution of the gross profit in terms of volumes/margin and deliver a forecast for month end and verify the Gross Profit number
- Prepare and present reports to business like - sales reports, client profitability/returns, daily GP dashboards, Monthly EBIT Bridges
- Be the point of contact between the Regional Shared Service centre and Operations
- Drive net working capital improvements with the business
- Ensure the SAP Controlling structure (cost centre) is validated by the business and afterwards transferred to the Region for updating in SAP
- Analyse and report on staff costs (detailed review), FTE’s, Customs issues etc
- Participate in the Local Management meetings representing the R-SSC
- Ensure that the different Financial processes are respected locally not only by the Finance employees but also Operational persons
- Assist with the Group and Local Statutory audits (IFRS) by providing local relevant information requested by the auditors
- Prepare and present and special reporting required by business (Board presentations/business cases)
- Perform regular Controller visits (internal audit) to the relevant entities and report back to business on issues and recommendations and ensure they are rectified where necessary
- Review the Board meeting presentations
- Drive profitability and performance within the business through P&L reviews, training and support
- Ad hoc duties as and when required