Commercial Finance Manager

Boardroom Appointments; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 800 000 - 1 100 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading HR consulting firm in South Africa is seeking a Commercial Finance Manager to provide strategic financial guidance and support business operations. The ideal candidate will have strong business partnering skills and a deep understanding of SAP. Responsibilities include conducting pricing analysis, managing reporting processes, and fostering cross-functional relationships. Ideal candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree and 7 to 10 years of relevant experience. This role offers an opportunity to drive profitable growth within the organization.

Qualifications

• Matric (Grade 12) is required.
• 7 to 10 years of FP&A or business partnering experience needed.
• Minimum of 3 years practical SAP experience required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct project pricing analysis for profitability.
• Build strong relationships with leadership teams.
• Provide decision support for commercial deals and investment opportunities.

Skills

Business partnering skills

Data-savvy

Strong SAP knowledge

Fluent English

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Job description

About the job

Commercial Finance Manager

Minimum Requirements

• Matric (Grade 12)
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
• 7 to 10 years of FP&A or business partnering experience
• Data-savvy, strong SAP knowledge with a minimum of 3 years practical experience
• Business partnering skills, influencing, learning agility, transparency and ethical conduct
• A fluent level of English language is required due to international exposure

Responsibilities

• Business partnering
• Manage reporting and approval process for commercial project and monthly reports
• Support with creation of business opportunities, utilizing business case to support Profit Plan and annual business targets
• Foster and maintain effective cross-functional relationships between Supply Chain and Customer Service
• Conduct project pricing analysis, including profitability, benchmarking, cost savings, and competitive assessments
• Perform Quarterly -annual analysis, comparing accounts' P&L against proposed pricing conditions and Market conditions to evaluate the impact on profitability
• Proactive commercial business relationship management and partnership
• Build strong relationships with the members of the country leadership team
• Co-pilot the country's performance to profitable growth
• Ensure real-time support, financial guidance, and improved insights into business performance and informed decision making
• Provide decision support for commercial deals, pricing actions and investment opportunities
• Build strong business and commercial acumen through direct relationships with the customers and business units
• Assess and advice on appropriate actions to manage business and finance risk and communicate impact effectively
• Lead or support the development of business cases
• Analytics:
• Provide insights into the business performance for the areas under responsibility and quality commentaries for monthly reporting requirements
• Lead the business partnering support for the annual profit plans and monthly forecasting working together with the country leadership teams
• Specific focus on margins and profitability analytics
• Leadership and continuous improvement:
• Proactively build a strong team to drive the value in the organization
• Design and propose financial solutions to business challenges while maintaining governance and financial controls
• Continuously improve tools to get better insights into the business
• Prioritize demands, proactively manage expectations of the stakeholders
• Lead projects, apply business acumen and commercial awareness to deliver business objectives
• Coordinate the finance support to the country and zone leadership teams on ad-hoc projects and requests
• Board member of the local company based on company request and needs