Retail Finance Manager I – Store Operations

Clicks Group Limited; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Clicks Group in Cape Town seeks a Retail Finance Manager I to lead financial support for store operations, focusing on budgeting, forecasting and profitability.

You will oversee month-end processes, analyse performance, identify cost-saving opportunities and partner with store teams to improve the bottom line.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant Finance experience, preferably in the retail industry.

Responsibilities

• Ensure store budgets are aligned with business objectives.
• Ensure store profit budgets are met through engagement with store operations.
• Review store financial performance indicators and recommend improvements.
• Drive the forecasting process to align detailed forecasts with high level forecasts.
• Identify and deliver cost saving opportunities.
• Perform analyses on income statement areas to improve performance.
• Oversee month end journals and month end reports to stakeholders.
• Manage the end-to-end stores quarterly incentive payout process.
• Identify business risks via monthly balance sheet reconciliation.
• Prepare weekly store performance updates and budgets for new stores as part of the 3-year sales build.

Skills

Analytical

Advanced Excel

ERP

SQL

Tableau

Power BI

Communication

Presentation

Teamwork

Self-motivated

Education

CA (SA) or CIMA

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

SQL

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Retail Finance Manager I – Store Operations

Listing reference: click_025877

Listing status: Online

Apply by: 9 August 2026

Position summary

Industry: Wholesale & Retail Trade

Location: Cape Town

Contract: Permanent

EE position: Yes

About our company

Clicks Group

Introduction

We are looking to recruit a Retail Finance Manager I to work within the Group Retail Finance department of Clicks Retailers. The role will be based at Clicks Head Office in Cape Town and will report to the Retail Finance Manager III.

To ensure budgeted profit targets are met by planning, directing and coordinating financial support to the store operations team, with particular focus on improving operational efficiencies in the cost base and improving store profitability.

JOB OBJECTIVES

• To ensure store budgets are aligned with business objectives;
• To ensure that store profit budgets are met through continuous engagement with store operations highlighting risks and opportunities to the divisions and stores and assisting with implementing corrective action;
• To review store financial performance indicators to highlight exceptions that affect profit delivery and suggesting and implementing recommendations;
• To drive the forecasting process to ensure detailed forecasts align with high level forecasts;
• To ensure cost saving opportunities are identified, defined and delivered upon;
• To perform pieces of analysis on any aspect of the income statement which will positively influence the performance of the divisions;
• To oversee the processing and review of month end journals;
• To oversee and manage the execution of month end reports to business partners and stakeholders;
• To manage the end to end stores quarterly incentive payout process;
• To identify and manage business risk through monthly balance sheet recon performance and review;
• Manage new store budgets and allocations as part of the 3YEAR sales build, quarterly allocations and risk tracking;. Prepare weekly store performance updates.

EDUCATION

• CA (SA) or CIMA

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 5 years of relevant Finance experience, preferably in the retail industry.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Highly analytical and very skilled individual
• Excellent IT skills including advanced Excel, familiarity with any ERP system and business analysis tools (SQL, Tableau or Power BI a strong plus)
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Flexible and a team player
• Must be self-motivated, self-directed and be able to work under pressure in a fast paced team environment

COMPETENCIES

• Deciding and Initiating Action
• Persuading and Influencing
• Analysing
• Presenting and Communicating Information
• Working with People
• Delivering Results & Meeting Customer Expectations