Factory Finance Manager

SUMMARY:
A leading FMCG company based in Midrand is looking for a hands-on Factory Financial Manager. The main purpose of this role would be to provide financial and legal advice to Senior Management and ensure compliance with applicable laws and legislation. POSITION INFO:
Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum of 5 years in a Financial Manager/similar position
• BCom Accounting
• CIMA qualified
• CPA Accreditation will be advantageous
• In-depth experience with activity analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and compliance
• High-level understanding of accounting regulations and practices
• Strong systems control, organizational, communication, and process improvement experience essential
• Experience with integrated operational systems essential
• High-level knowledge of standard Microsoft packages essential (Excel and Word)
• Exposure to Accounting Packages such as Microsoft Dynamics will be advantageous

Duties and Responsibilities: Financial Management and Reporting:

• Manage the annual financial targets and performance set against business plans, targets, sales results, EBITDA, cost control, and pricing.
• Prepare and analyze weekly management accounts, adhering to strict deadlines.
• Preparation of fully detailed annual budgets. 
• Validate actual versus budget variance reports including full details of variances
• Preparation of actual versus weekly reporting and explanations for variances.
• Preparation of forecasting and planning for the facility.
• Oversee stock integrity, and review stock reconciliations to ensure accuracy.
• Prepare fully detailed reconciliations of all balance sheet accounts.
• Oversee correct allocations of all costs for the business.

Company Secretarial and Compliance duties:

• Ensure adherence to organization policies and procedures, especially regulatory and ethical standards.
• Perform regular audits, design control systems, and help to design and implement company policies
• Drafting and reviewing customer and supplier contracts
• Dealing with banks regarding standard terms and conditions, contracts, and loan documents.
• Providing legal advice and support to the business to ensure compliance with relevant legislation
• Research of legislation, regulation, and the general laws of South Africa
• Development, maintenance, and rollout of contracts, policies, and guidance documents
• Providing the Company with best practices and advice on financial matters
• Company Secretarial Compliance and Oversight (CIPC compliance)

Risk Management

• Management of stock and stock controls to minimize risks associated with inventory.
• Implement and maintain company policies in terms of financial risk and the mitigation thereof.
• Timeously report on risk issues.

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