Finance Production Lead – Onsite Manufacturing

Placements24

Gauteng

On-site

ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Job summary

Unilever South Africa is seeking a Supply Chain Finance Production Manager to partner with Supply Chain, Procurement and Category Finance teams to drive financial performance across the manufacturing network in South Africa.

You will lead a high-performing finance team (4–8 people), own budgeting, forecasting, capital investments, and governance while delivering sustainable cost savings and strengthening cross-functional partnerships with operations.

Qualifications

Professional qualification in accountancy (CA or CIMA) or nearing completion.
Minimum five years in Factory Supply Chain Finance within manufacturing.
Minimum five years of people leadership and team management.
Experience in both factory and head office finance environments is advantageous.
Strong knowledge of financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, costing, and analysis.
Minimum five years SAP experience.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
Experience with SOX controls, governance and audit processes is advantageous.

Responsibilities

Partner with factory leadership to steer performance through financial analysis.
Lead budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning across manufacturing sites.
Provide insights via variance analysis and KPIs.
Support capital investment decisions with robust business cases.
Monitor stock losses, variances and operational performance metrics.
Drive governance and cost optimization across production networks.