Regional Finance Analyst

Time Personnel; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the FMCG sector is seeking a Regional Finance Analyst in Cape Town CBD. This crucial role involves analyzing financial performance at a regional level, managing new projects, and providing insights to transform data for strategic decisions. Candidates must possess a relevant degree, fluency in English, and have significant experience in finance within the liquor or FMCG industry.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in business controlling/finance within the liquor or FMCG industry.
• Fluent in English; French is advantageous.
• Experience in generating process documentation and reports.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly actual reports, coordinating business reporting on shipments.
• Lead financial forecast processes and consolidate monthly reports.
• Develop visualization tools for big data to support management decisions.

Skills

Financial Planning and Analysis

Problem Solving

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Relevant degree qualification

Tools

Excel

Power BI

ESSBASE

Job description

Regional Finance Analyst required in Cape Town CBD.

Have you worked for an international alcohol or FMCG company, dealing with global finance operations and consolidations?

Join the Head Office team in CPT CBD to analyze and provide insights into business financial performance at a regional level, transforming data into formats for management to base future decisions on.

This role involves managing new projects and key topics driven by Europe, offering the team new ideas and technical solutions.

Requirements:

• 5 years of experience in business controlling and/or finance within the liquor or FMCG industry.
• Relevant degree qualification, fluent in English; French is advantageous.
• Strong financial planning and analysis skills.
• Experience in generating process documentation and reports.
• Good business understanding, interest in sales and marketing.
• Proficiency in Excel (macros, programming), PowerPoint, and multi-dimensional tools like ESSBASE, EOS, or Microsoft databases.
• Excellent analytical, mathematical, and problem-solving skills.
• Integrity, rigor, proactivity, and team spirit.
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral.
• Logical, efficient, with keen attention to detail.
• Highly self-motivated and able to prioritize tasks under pressure.
• Customer service orientation and ability to exercise independent judgment.
• Experience in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
• Comfortable with ambiguous and changing situations.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Business Analysis:

• Prepare monthly actual reports—Revenue, Variance, Mid-Month, Month-End forecasting.
• Coordinate business reporting on shipments, depletions, and stock tracking.
• Develop and maintain performance tracking tools using Power BI and other platforms.
• Aggregate reports and insights to identify risks and opportunities versus forecasts.
• Coordinate information flow and customer risk queries.
• Partner with FD for Business Reviews and ad hoc analysis.

Strategic Planning:

• Lead financial forecast processes.
• Build LE/Budget/R&O forecasts for the Regional Office.
• Support regional five-year plans and brand planning.
• Manage A&P and trade funds.
• Consolidate monthly reports to analyze actuals versus forecasts.
• Track regional budgets versus actuals, prepare accruals, and perform invoice audits.

Overhead Costs:

• Lead forecast processes for European regional offices and the South African market.
• Build and analyze monthly reporting files.
• Provide ongoing reporting and follow-up.
• Prepare accruals for regional offices and the company.

Pricing Process:

• Manage price list updates, monitoring impacts and gaps versus budgets.
• Drive continuous improvement in price list processes for consistency.
• Maintain price accuracy across systems.

Reporting Tools:

• Develop visualization tools for big data to support management decisions.
• Enhance existing reports for efficiency.

Analysis & Business Partnering:

• Create presentations for senior management meetings.
• Conduct ad hoc analyses for stakeholders.
• Support new projects and key topics in Europe with innovative ideas and technical solutions.