Group Finance / Commercial Manager Full Time Job

Group Finance / Commercial Manager – Cape Town (Southern Suburbs).

Do you have the commercial experience in developing, planning and implementing strategies to promote growth, coupled with the finance costing expertise working in a manufacturing environment?

Our International client requires your senior experience with activity based costing, leveraging costing, integrating product pricing, accounting, and commercial functions interacting with clients entities in 16 countries.

Requirements:

• Matric, Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field
• Strong management accountant skills, with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a senior accounting role for a manufacturing business, including prior experience in activity-based costing
• Excellent project management skills & experience managing complex projects
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial modelling
• Proven experience in tender management and preparation, demonstrating great attention to detail and accuracy in all tasks and deliverables
• Good practical business and financial decision-making skills
• Ability to multitask and prioritise tasks effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• IT proficiency in Microsoft Teams, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Willingness to develop a deep understanding of our product offering
• Excellent organisational skills to meet goals and set priorities, including the ability to work under pressure and in new environments
• Ability to deal with operations across the globe in different languages with different cultures and time zones
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally and lead a small team

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Team Management: Lead and manage and provide guidance for a team of two to ensure objectives are met effectively.
• Tender Management: Demonstrate meticulous attention to detail in coordinating and completing global tenders for apparel retailers.
• Cost Management:
  • Ensure the upkeep of essential input cost metrics across all production facilities.
  • Validate adherence to Group frameworks for overhead cost allocation across all global operations.
  • Update raw material costs, labour, and overhead recovery rates annually based on approved expense budgets and capacity plans for all production facilities.
  • Quarterly review of performance against the recovery rates, based on actual quarter-end results, to evaluate the necessity for recovery rate adjustments.
  • Oversee the preparation of quarterly cost driver schedules, encompassing both macro and local economic impacts, to be presented for:
  • Incorporation into all bi-annual and annual contract price adjustments.
  • Consideration by senior management in Group forecasting.
• Project Management:
  • Manage RFID and Variable Data programme roll-outs, ensuring successful implementation and timely delivery.
  • Manage the development and deployment of new costing modules across the group.
• Financial Analysis:
  • Ensure tender award pricing is adhered to in respective supply regions, with any deviations falling within specified mandates.
  • Estimate Forward Exchange Contract requirements for RFID inlay purchases on a quarterly basis.