Finance Manager : Logistics

Tiger Brands; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 800 000 - 1 100 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading FMCG company in South Africa is seeking a Finance Manager for Logistics. This role involves designing and monitoring internal controls, ensuring compliance with financial standards, and partnering with various departments to enhance operational efficiency. Candidates should have 8-10 years of FMCG experience, a relevant finance qualification, and strong analytical and problem-solving skills. This is a full-time position that demands strong communication and leadership abilities.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years' experience in an FMCG environment.
• Experience in a Finance team supporting logistics/operations.
• Proven track record in a finance operations role.

Responsibilities

• Design and monitor internal controls within the logistics environment.
• Ensure strong inventory control of finished goods.
• Drive automation in stock reconciliation processes.
• Partner with internal logistics departments to improve operations.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Logistics process controlling

Oracle skills

MicroStrategy skills

Education

NQF 8 Finance qualification: CA (SA), CIMA

Tools

Oracle

Proteus

MicroStrategy

Job description

Finance Manager : Logistics at Tiger Brands

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It’s fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they’re doing!

You will be responsible for ensuring a sound control environment within the Tiger Brands logistics environment.

You will be responsible for ensuring appropriate stock balancing with manufacturing, third-party service providers, conducting required verification, valuation and ageing review of finished‑goods stock and ensuring compliance with internal control requirements.

The role will require working closely with warehousing, customer & distribution, IT, 3PLs, business unit FDs, business MDs, Sales Exco and Internal audit teams across the organisation in understanding the control environment and minimizing control weaknesses as far as possible.

There will be a functional reporting line to the relevant Finance Director to ensure appropriate finance control and governance standards and practices are upheld.

In accordance with the employment equity plan of Tiger Brands and its employment equity goals and targets, preference may be given, but is not limited, to candidates from under‑represented designated groups.

What You Will Do

• Design, implement and monitor internal controls within the Tiger logistics environment
• Identify and mitigate potential control weaknesses in the logistics environment
• Ensure properly executed stock counts and strong inventory control of finished goods across warehouses and distribution centres.
• Attend stock counting at sites and refine stock‑taking processes.
• Evaluate and report on working capital management implications.
• Monitor costs greater than budgets and drive corrections with the relevant parties.
• Manage and action variances in goods in transit, finished goods, aged stock and drive related reporting.
• Collate sales after cut‑off with business and test accuracy.
• Manage the reconciliation, investigation, analysis and explanation of stock variances at manufacturing units and third‑party service providers.
• Identify control breakdowns and implement corrective action.
• Drive automation in the stock reconciliation process.
• Manage the business stock‑take scheduling with the Operations team.
• Manage the month‑end stock‑take snapshot process.
• Manage & evaluate the control performance trends, performance against KPIs, providing accurate relevant and timely financial information to the business to enable it to meet its finance commitments and focus.
• Manage the integrity of the general ledger and ensure that sound accounting principles are adhered to.
• Monitor monthly expenses by business and ensure proper cost allocations.
• Prepare and analyse information to ensure month‑end close is completed in accordance with tight reporting deadlines.
• Partner with all internal logistics departments and internal audit to improve on the daily operation and control adherence.
• Manage the preparation of management reports, budgets, forecasts & capex evaluation.
• Implement template and collate the continuous improvement & project scorecards for the CS&L environment.
• Drive CI in finance.
• Engage with 3PL service providers on contractual & account discrepancies.
• Train & develop the finance team.

Key attributes and competencies

• Conceptual, analytical thinking and creative problem solving
• Strong communication skills and ability to liaise with a variety of non‑financial functions
• Strong initiative and confidence to handle complexity, work under pressure and manage short lead‑time deliveries
• Excellent computer, Oracle, Proteus and MicroStrategy skills
• Strong experience in logistics process controlling and ability to identify problems timely by reviewing the results
• Experience in financial reporting and analysis, control design, implementation and monitoring thereof
• Hands‑on approach

Experience

• 8-10 years' experience in an FMCG environment
• Experience of working in a Finance team supporting logistics / operations as a business partner
• Proven track record & experience in a finance operations role

Qualifications

• Relevant NQF 8 Finance qualification : CA (SA), CIMA

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Finance and Sales

Industry

Manufacturing

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