Junior Business Controller

Clover S.A. Proprietary Limited; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Clover S.A. is seeking a detail-oriented Junior Business Controller for its finance department. The role involves supporting business units by managing budgets, preparing financial analyses, and ensuring compliance. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated finance professional looking to advance their career in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Relevant qualification in finance or business.
• Fluent in Business English.
• Experience in FMCG is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide budget support and guide in budget inputs.
• Assist in financial analysis of budget outcomes.
• Prepare and present income statements and reports.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Collaboration

Numeracy

Education

Relevant university qualification

Tools

Intermediate computer literacy

Job description

Clover has a great opportunity for a detail-oriented, results-driven, and highly motivated Junior Business Controller to join the Finance department.

This is an exciting opportunity for a finance professional eager to advance their career within a fast-paced and supportive environment. The successful individual will support business units (BU's) by compiling business cases for approval of EXCO and managing the financial aspects of implementing initiatives.

Responsibilities

1. Provide budget support to the assigned brand team, guiding in budget inputs, developing, and validating monthly product sales volumes and pricing based on past performance, budget parameters, and market conditions.
2. Review and validate advertising budgets by activity and phasing throughout the year.
3. Support the validation of BOMs (by SKU) loaded into the budget system.
4. Meet all finance timetable deadlines for budget inputs, milestones, and presentations.
5. Assist in preparing financial analysis on budget outcomes versus latest estimates, including volume, price, mix analysis down to MOM level, fixed costs, tariff allocation, and overall profitability.
6. Escalate anomalies and have errors corrected promptly.
7. Assist with budget presentations to Clover SA senior management.
8. Perform monthly management accounts duties, verifying sales cube accuracy at month-end.
9. Support analysis and presentation of brand and regional income statements.
10. Analyze and present quarterly profitability accounts by SKU, investigating anomalies.
11. Explain variances on income statements compared to prior year and budget, presenting findings to stakeholders.
12. Ensure compliance with contracts related to partners and co-packers.
13. Calculate pricing for tenders, special deals, and new business opportunities.
14. Set financial objectives for product costs for the PT&T team.
15. Provide daily financial support to Brand Teams for timely decision-making.
16. Prepare and present monthly product group income statements and marketing expenditure reports.
17. Calculate ROI for marketing investments.
18. Provide financial advice on protocols, assist auditors, and support ad-hoc requests from EXCO.

Requirements

• Relevant university qualification.
• Fluent in Business English.
• Intermediate computer literacy.
• Experience applying job-related concepts, techniques, and processes.
• Experience in an FMCG environment is advantageous.

Petencies

• Proactive and action-oriented.
• Effective problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• High standards and team player mentality.
• Collaborative and interpersonal skills.
• Motivated and committed.
• Strong administrative and financial principles knowledge.
• Numerical and planning skills.