Operations Financial Director

Network Finance; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A manufacturing company in South Africa is seeking an Operation and Projects Financial Director to provide strategic financial direction in support of the CFO and CEO. The ideal candidate should have a CA(SA) qualification and over 8 years of experience in operational finance within a manufacturing or FMCG setting. Responsibilities include leading project initiatives, driving revenue growth, and implementing financial systems. This role offers a competitive annual salary with additional incentives.

Qualifications

• 8+ years post-articles experience in a manufacturing or FMCG environment.
• Experience in operational finance and project management required.
• Ability to analyze complex financial information.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial and operational support to executive leadership.
• Drive revenue growth through commercial strategy implementation.
• Lead project initiatives aligned with strategic business objectives.

Skills

Operational finance

Project management

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Budgeting and forecasting

Education

CA(SA)

Job description

An Operation and Projects Financial Director for a manufacturing business is required.

Reference : NFR -TKa-1 Duties & Responsibilities

Job Description :

You should come from a manufacturing, FMCG, or production environment.

Be the trusted advisor and provide finance and operational support to CFO, CEO and Manco.

Duties & Responsibilities

Provide direction and support to operations and leadership teams in pursuit of business goals and objectives.

Assist in developing and implementing commercial strategies to drive revenue growth and enhance profitability while ensuring a first-class customer experience.

Expansion initiatives in South Africa.

Develop KPI's to measure business performance.

Deliver analysis, scenario modelling and insightful reporting on key business, finance and operational metrics and performance indicators and make recommendations for decision making.

Business partnering, gather information and context from stakeholders, simplify insights, provide accurate business performance updates, and develop recommendations to overcome market and business volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity.

Analyze monthly manufacturing and deployed cost and performance versus the forecast.

BOM costing.

Budgeting and forecasting.

Manufacturing resource planning.

Lead project initiatives that deliver on strategic business objectives.

Drive project discovery, development, and the creation of operational roadmaps to align with the vision for the financial and operational systems.

Implement workflow and process automation tools.

Oversee alignment of operational and ERP systems.

Assist the Audit and Risk Committee to manage the organisation's risk exposure and ensure that appropriate controls and procedures are developed, maintained, and monitored for effectiveness.

Job Experience & Skills Required

CA(SA) with 8+ years post articles experience.

Proven track record and experience in operational finance.

Manufacturing, FMCG or production background.

Experience in project management, including system implementation and roll out.

Ability to articulate complex information.

Package & Remuneration

R - R - Annually plus STI and LTI.