Commercial Sales Representative

Measured Ability; Oos-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 400,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled FP&A and Overheads Manager to enhance financial performance across Sub-Saharan Africa. This role involves managing financial planning processes, ensuring data integrity, and leading a high-performing finance team. You will collaborate with senior management to provide critical insights that drive business strategies. The position offers a unique opportunity to influence financial decisions and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement. If you have a strong background in finance and a passion for operational excellence, this could be your next great career move.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years in a similar role within FMCG or Manufacturing Environment.
• Proficient in financial planning, data collection, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Manage finance planning and performance management processes.
• Ensure data integrity and compliance with policies.
• Lead projects to improve efficiency and drive performance.

Skills

Financial Planning

Performance Management

Data Analysis

Business Acumen

Leadership Skills

Integrity

Education

University degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics

CIMA or CA(SA) Qualification

Tools

Excel

Power BI

SAP

Hyperion

Tableau

Job description

FP&A and Overheads Manager SSA

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Time type: Full time
Posted on: 3 Days Ago
End Date: March 10 (6 days left to apply)
Job Requisition ID: R-

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelez International? Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Uniquely Yours. You will be a manager in a team responsible for the overall financial integrity and performance of a country, category, Supply Chain or FP&A. You will support the Senior Manager or Director in data collection to prepare business proposals, verify assumptions, check daily execution and support delivery of overall objectives and ensure the integrity and timeliness of reporting. You may also have a direct report or manage third party providers resources.

How you will contribute:

1. Manage and execute aspects of finance planning and performance management process and related financial decisions potentially including Strategic Plan and Annual Contract planning/forecasting, target development, financial performance reporting/analysis, financial modeling and decision support for a focused scope within a region, business unit, country, Supply Chain, Mondelez International Business Services or Corporate Finance team.
2. Own data collection and verify data integrity.
3. Ensure a strong controls and compliance environment in your area of scope and ensure full compliance with our policies.
4. Help the senior manager and the business prepare critical financial data and insight that enable perspectives for business strategies and decisions.
5. Lead projects to improve efficiencies and improvements to ways of working and embrace a mindset of continuous improvement.
6. Contribute to a high-performing Finance team. Invest in personal development and the development of Finance peers and drive our Finance talent agenda within the organization, with a focus on local FP&A pipeline.

What you will bring:

1. TECHNICAL EXPERTISE in financial planning and performance management including data collection and structuring, analyzing, planning and reporting company financial performance across all financial KPIs and investment decisions and cost management to achieve financial targets.
2. BUSINESS ACUMEN and understanding of our business, consumer packaged goods industry, and local snacking market dynamics. Relevant experience in a regional/local business.
3. LEADERSHIP SKILLS including experience with business partnering and communication skills across a large regional or local public company.
4. GROWTH/DIGITAL MINDSET and the ability to identify/execution opportunities and leverage technology to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness.
5. INTEGRITY and sound judgement in all decisions and interactions aligned with our values and policies and external regulations.

What extra ingredients you will bring:

1. Lead Overheads Management for Sub-Saharan Africa, including forecast management, reporting, and liaising with key stakeholders.
2. Manage and execute aspects of finance planning and performance management process and related financial decisions potentially including Strategic Plan and Annual Contract planning/forecasting, target development, financial performance reporting/analysis, financial modeling and decision support for a focused scope within Sub-Saharan Africa.
3. Champion Hyperion, Tableau, SAP analytics cloud, and Power BI to share financial data and insights for decision making.
4. Ensure a strong controls and compliance environment in your area of scope and ensure full compliance with our policies.
5. Manage aspects of month-end reporting for Sub-Saharan Africa that will include Overheads and other submissions as required.
6. Help the senior manager and the business prepare critical financial data and insight that enable perspectives for business strategies and decisions.
7. Influence and perform financial modeling for the impact of currency devaluation and pricing required to cover inflation and commodity impacts.
8. Support the SKU rationalization, sufficiency, 9 box analysis as and when required.
9. Support the local FD, MD as required.
10. Contribute to a high-performing Finance team. Invest in personal development and the development of Finance peers and drive our Finance talent agenda within the organization, with a focus on local FP&A pipeline.

Education / Certifications:

University degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics with CIMA or CA(SA) Qualification or working towards the qualification. 4 – 6 years in a similar role within FMCG or Manufacturing Environment.

Job specific requirements:

1. Should ideally have worked for a multinational company.
2. Proficient Excel / Power BI skills.
3. SAP and Hyperion experience advantageous.
4. Must be able to process large quantities of data in short spaces of time.
5. Strong business and interpersonal savvy.
6. Process Management.
7. Customer Focused and consumer-centric.

Travel requirements: Limited

Business Unit Summary:

Mondelez International's Sub Saharan Africa Business Unit is made up of three key focus areas namely Southern Africa, West Africa and the Rest of Africa Markets. The Business Unit is home to approximately Makers and Bakers who strive to bring only the best quality and loved brands to our consumers. Mondelez International in Sub Saharan Africa is proud to house global legacy brands including Cadbury Dairy Milk, Oreo, Halls and Bournvita, together with local jewels such as Cadbury LunchBar, Chappies, TomTom and Dentyne. The Business Unit's Markets have consistently been awarded Top Employer certification and have been recognized as a Top Employer in Africa.

Mondelez International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type: Regular Finance Planning & Performance Management Finance

At Mondelez International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right through offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broader range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life's moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about.

We have a rich portfolio of strong brands – both global and local, including many household names such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum.