Financial Manager: Inventory (Hinterland)

Purpose of the Job

Manage and coordinate financial strategy and management within the division for inventory.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for realizing financial strategy
• Assist in developing and executing processes to support existing and new strategies to ensure the sustainability of Hinterland.
• Assist in compiling financial strategy.
• Assist in implementing and managing strategic intent.
• Continually evaluate relevance of strategy.
• Recommend changes as required.
• Evaluate business risks and implement control measures.
• Develop and maintain a strict cost management culture.

Financial Management of Inventory

• Manage strategic financial plan relating to Hinterland inventory.
• Commercial approach in decision making.
• Risk assessment in decision making.
• Interpret the financial implications of decisions and convey to management of division.
• Challenge all business units.
• Analytical review and interpretation of management data.
• Continuously monitor balance sheet and initiate actions to optimize and control balance sheet investment.
• Inventory management.
• Manage financial targets of the division, departments, and branches.
• Report on non-performing stock and potential “stock outs.”

Financial Planning, Reporting and Process Optimization

• Financial Planning:
  • Apply commercial approach in financial planning.
  • Manage budgeting process of Hinterland.
  • Determine and manage financial and business drivers.
• Reporting:
  • Manage financial data of inventory.
  • Capturing, controls, reporting of inventory.
  • Manage systems and procedures.
  • Ensure relevance of systems and procedures.
  • Manage control and discipline.
  • Improve control environment.
  • Accurate reporting on inventory of Hinterland.

Manage Relationships

• Personnel – Performance Management.
• Set clear performance standards.
• Communicate expected outcomes.
• Promote teambuilding and a positive attitude towards the company.

Requirements:

• CA(SA) or equivalent qualification.
• At least 5 years’ experience in financial management.

We are committed to transformation through the appointment of persons from designated groups and potential candidates from these groups will enjoy preference. Kindly note that a consumer credit record will be requested in respect of all appointments which involve dealing with cash or finances. Should we not have contacted you within six weeks of the closing date, you may assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

Closing date: 3/11/2024