Commercial Financial Analyst – FMCG Retail

Service Solutions; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 30 000 - 60 000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team in a forward-thinking company where your financial expertise will drive key business decisions. This role involves collaborating with various departments to analyze sales and profitability, providing insights that enable management to make informed choices. You will be responsible for financial modeling, budgeting, and forecasting, ensuring accurate reporting and analysis. If you are a detail-oriented professional with a knack for problem-solving and a passion for finance, this position offers a fantastic opportunity to grow and make a significant impact in a vibrant environment.

Qualifications

• Degree level education in Finance, Statistics, or Economics preferred.
• Experience in Accounting, Controlling, or Audit with a focus on marketing.
• Strong proficiency in financial modeling and Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Review monthly forecasts in collaboration with sales and supply chain teams.
• Support month-end reporting and budget processes for the finance team.
• Analyze promotional ROI and provide insights to management.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Microsoft Excel

SAP

Interpersonal Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving

Education

Degree in Finance

Degree in Statistics

Degree in Economics

Tools

IBM Cognos

Microsoft Office

Job description

Responsible for working with various departments at Company and assisting with day-to-day queries, analysis on sales / profitability, providing support as well as producing information to enable management to make key decisions. Responsible for elements of the month end process, budget process, and financial forecasting.

Key Responsibilities (include but are not limited to the following) :

• Review the forecast monthly by brand, channel and customer in collaboration with sales leaders, supply chain & planning;
• Support the Finance Manager and Head of Commercial Finance with month end reporting, budget and forecasting processes, and ad-hoc reporting requirements and IT related projects;
• Support the Director of Sales and Key Accounts team via business partnering, analysis, opportunity assessments and quarterly performance reviews;
• Develop and maintain accurate customer and brand contribution statements and evaluate the financial data to provide meaningful insights to management;
• Assimilating financial data into valuable information to create daily, weekly, and monthly reporting of pertinent financial information to all departments and key stakeholders.
• Ensure all pricing and promotions for customers are reflected accurately in SAP;
• Monitor monthly promotional and operating expenses in comparison with Budget and latest estimates;
• Monitor new product launches and sales in comparison with targets;
• Analyze promotional ROI performance and suggest recommendations;
• Partner with the Head of Supply Chain and Senior Planner to assess the effectiveness of current processes and to suggest and implement improvements;
• Assist product managers with the costing for new product development;
• Financial modelling and price simulation analysis.
• Administrator for the business intelligence warehouse (IBM Cognos);
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including sales, marketing, and operations, to understand their financial needs and provide proactive and reactive support to achieve business objectives;
• Provide accurate views on risks and opportunities.

Job Requirements

Qualifications, Experience & Skills Required :

• Educated to degree level or equivalent. Degrees in Finance, Statistics and Economics considered to be an advantage
• Experience in the area of Accounting / Controlling or internal / external audit with strong wholesale and marketing interest.
• Experience in financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting within a commercial setting.
• Proficient in financial modeling and advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• SAP experience considered to be an advantage.
• Proficient at Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• High calibre of professional interpersonal skills, with excellent analytical, conceptual, and communication skills (both oral and written)
• Performance driven, tenacious and goal orientated
• Innovative problem-solving ability and can facilitate change
• Able to lead cross functional teams both internally and externally
• Proven ability to conduct complex, quantitative, and statistical analyses complimented with qualitative inputs from multiple sources to draw conclusions and make recommendations
• Ability to think outside the box when searching for solutions to problems
• Highly numerate with excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
• Well-organized and able to set priorities and clear targets.
• High degree of flexibility
• Able to grow with the level of responsibilities and with the size and structure of the business