Finance Controller

2 weeks ago

Midrand, South Africa McCormick & Company Full time

**Position**: Finance Controller - Commercial

**Based**: Midrand, South Africa

In this role, you will be responsible for providing financial presence and support in specifically identified processes and procedures that influence and/or affect the Sales and Reporting functions directly across the SA business.

**MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Business Partnering with commercial team
- Monitor and explain the financial performance of customers
- Prepare and manage customer and product profitability analysis and reporting
- Provide guidance on life cycle management and customer business plans
- Administer and update customer pricing models, and keep partners updated as to the cause and effect thereof
- Control all aspects of pricing including ROI and price modelling
- Together with the Commercial Team, identify opportunities and strategies to target growth areas within key customers and or new customers/markets
- Business Partnering with the supply chain team
- Interrogate the customer forecast, explain and question variances in order to ensure a true and fair demand plan
- Identify and correct customer selling price variances
- Prepare and manage customer freight and discount reports
- Analyse and comment on main raw material movements and the risks involved
- Provide support and cover for Business Partners
- Support Global reporting and analysis for some customers
- Update and maintain TM1 and ensure EMEA commercial reporting deadlines are kept
- Carry out month end commercial processes, including rebate accruals and customer allowances
- Improve core commercial finance processes where needed
- Ensure all commercial processes are documented and Sarbanes Oxley compliant
- Prepare ad hoc commercial viability studies and present risks and rewards
- Partner with local and EMEA management team
- Prepare and present the monthly S&OP financial report, highlighting / comment on main drivers and risks, as well as action plans to mitigate risks
- Partner with the finance team
- Prepare and complete predetermined balance sheet reconciliations
- Ensure customer selling price, discounts and freight rates are updated and maintained in SAP

CANDIDATE PROFILE
- Educated, comm graduate / CIMA or equivalent qualification
- 5 years+ working experience in FMCG environment (International companies would be a positive) that included exposure to costing and management of the P&L
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge of fully integrated financial/ERP system (SAP & Syspro)
- Strong Excel skills (demonstrable knowledge of VLOOKUPS, Pivot tables)
- Personal and team leadership skills, with proven ability to build, influence & sustain relationships at all levels of the organisation
- Strong analytical skills
- Able to handle complexity and achieve results
- Ability to work to tight deadlines.

McCormick is an EOE/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer.

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