Finance Business Partner Honeydew

Kempston Recruitment; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading equipment manufacturer is seeking a Finance Business Partner to manage comprehensive accounting and reporting functions. Key responsibilities include overseeing SAP systems, managing financial audits, and leading budgeting for the business units. The ideal candidate will have a completed BCom degree and relevant experience in finance. This role offers an exceptional opportunity to significantly impact the company's financial operations in an international setting.

Qualifications

• Completed BCom degree.
• 4 to 10 years relevant experience.
• Proficiency in Excel is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage SAP systems for Finance and ML Controlling.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly internal business reports.
• Lead the budgeting process for BSAF.

Skills

Logical reasoning

Problem orientation

Time management

Education

BCom degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

SAP

Hyperion

Job description

Finance Business Partner

Our client, a plant equipment manufacturer in Honeydew, is looking to employ a Finance Business Partner.

The successful candidate will perform a full accounting and reporting function.

Responsibilities

• Manage SAP systems for Finance and ML Controlling.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly internal business reports and controls.
• Maintain financial control over inventory and assets, including monthly assessments.
• Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Manage internal and external audits, insurance, and income tax portfolios.
• Lead the budgeting process for BSAF.
• Manage management reporting for Zambia Entity, including bank postings, monthly bank reconciliations in USD and ZMW, updating fixed assets register, petty cash reconciliation, and processing creditor payments.
• Verify correctness and validity of postings.
• Assess manufacturing orders monthly.
• Oversee stock movement and obsolete stock management, ensuring all movements are signed off.
• Drive working capital ratios—cash, receivables, payables, and stock.
• Reconcile assets quarterly with the SAP Asset Register, report findings, and manage impairments.
• Administer stock system and oversee annual stock count processes.
• Perform monthly stock valuation and obsolescence analysis, reporting any discrepancies.
• Support full year-end internal and external audits, report non-conformances, and implement improvement actions.
• Review actuals against budget and implement cost reduction strategies for BSAF – BLUS and BJHB.
• Assist with VAT, Income Tax, and Companies Act compliance and implementation.

Qualifications & Experience

• BCom degree completed.
• 4 to 10 years of relevant experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Experience with SAP (key requirement) and Hyperion.
• Strong understanding of business reporting requirements.
• Excellent logical reasoning and problem orientation.
• Ability to structure complex information and draw conclusions.
• Good time management skills.
• Ability to work in an international, matrix organization environment.