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Providing accurate financial information and insights through on-going, cross-functional engagement.

POSITION INFO:

Junior Business Partner

Finance

Accountable for specialist outputs, as well as initiating quality standards within defined work routines and policies.

Job Purpose

This role is responsible for providing accurate financial information and insights through on-going, cross-functional engagement enabling informed financial decisions. The position will report to the Regional Financial Manager and support them by working with various closely related variables, spanning across different functional areas which requires an understanding of organisational processes, procedures, standards and controls.

Key Accountabilities and Outputs

• Improving the impact and understanding of financial reporting on business performance.
• Providing analysis and delivering insight that links financial reports to business strategies.
• Support the Regional Finance manager by providing financial information and analysis on:
• Volume and Revenue
• Variable Cost Performance
• Bills of Materials improvement
• Fixed Cost Performance
• Variance analysis versus PY and Budget / Forecasts
• Corrective actions
• Engaging with Line Management to improve Finance understanding of the business, including cost and value drivers.
• Support Regional FM in annual budgeting and forecasting processes by supporting cost centre owners to make informed financial decisions.
• Support and deliver periodic re-forecasts ensuring that latest operational drivers are understood and considered and highlight risks and opportunities.
• Value-adding finance input to support the region in the translation of strategic objectives into KPI's, financial targets and forecasts.
• Support cost centre owners to make informed financial decisions for initiatives aligned to the organisation's operating plans.
• Build and maintain financial models which accurately forecast project and business performance.
• Support and drive governance and control in the business.
• Preparation of weekly and monthly income statements and other financial reports together with commentary explaining variances.
• Active involvement in monthly stock counts and reconciliations.
• Accountable for monthly reconciliation of assigned GL accounts.
• Supporting the Regional Financial Manager with any work or project in line with the strategic finance teams' overall goals.
• Adherence to the health, safety and environmental standards.
• Ensure adherence to site safety standards as head of Safety, Health and Environmental Committee.
• Ensure compliance to all relevant legislation.

General

• Conversant with relevant business information, policies, processes and procedures.
• While Job Descriptions are written up for the purpose of a basic outline of the work and responsibilities associated with the Job, the Company encourages and expects all employees from time to time, to assist with work that may not be a direct part of their job description.

Additional Region-Specific Accountabilities and Outputs

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelors Degree (3 years) / NQF level 7 (Essential)
• Up to 3 years experience (Operational Execution)
• MS Excel, SAP

Key Qualities

Critical Success Factors

• Understanding of Management Accounting, Revenue, Standard Costing, Variance Analysis and Bills of Materials, Variable and Fixed Costs.
• Advanced Excel.
• Experience in FMCG environment within Finance an advantage.
• Business Partner experience.
• Engagement.

Communication

• Routine communication with customers or clients.

Problem Solving

• Proactive identification of problems that are concrete and procedural, troubleshoot and apply solutions in line with guidelines provided or escalate more complex issues.