Warehouse Coordinator

Tiger Consumer Brands Ltd.; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 650,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Tiger Consumer Brands Ltd. is seeking a Finished Goods Inventory Management professional to design and monitor internal controls in the local warehouse environment in Gauteng, South Africa.

You will lead stock counts across warehouses, monitor stock levels, and work with third-party providers to minimise variances and support financial reporting. Key responsibilities include ensuring the general ledger balances, supporting month-end close, and partnering with logistics and internal audit to

Qualifications

• BCom Accounting is required.
• 3-5 years of experience in a similar finance role.
• Experience in a finance team supporting logistics as a business partner.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and monitor internal controls within the local warehouse environment.
• Identify and mitigate potential control weaknesses in the warehouse environment.
• Continually assess and analyse the warehouse controls environment.
• Perform stock counts and enforce strong finished goods inventory control across warehouses and distribution centres.
• Monitor goods in transit, finished goods aging and related reporting.
• Track stock balances with third party service providers and resolve variances with relevant parties.
• Investigate stock variances and control breakdowns.
• Provide timely finance information to enable meeting finance commitments.
• Ensure balance of general ledger and sub-inventories at all times.
• Prepare information for month-end close under tight deadlines.
• Partner with logistics and internal audit to improve operations and control adherence.
• Support management reporting (Actual vs Forecast vs Budget).
• Drive continuous improvement in the warehouse environment.
• Supervise Administrators and coordinate with Business Units for stock updates.

Skills

Conceptual thinking

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Problem solving

Oracle skills

Inventory control

Education

BCom Accounting

Tools

Oracle

Job description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

Finished Goods Inventory Management for CS&L

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Design, implement and monitor internal controls within the local warehouse environment
• Identification and mitigation of potential control weaknesses in the warehouse environment
• Continual assessment and analysis of the warehouse controls environment
• Properly executed stock counts and strong inventory control in terms of finished goods across warehouses and distribution centres and working capital management.
• Monitoring of goods in transit, finished goods aging and related reporting
• Monitoring of stock balances between Tiger and third party service providers, resolving and minimizing differences as far as possible with support from other relevant parties
• Investigation, analysis and explanation of stock variances and control breakdowns
• Monitor & evaluate the control performance trends, performance against KPI's , providing accurate relevant and timely finance information to the business to enable it to meet its finance commitments.
• Ensuring the general ledger and various sub-inventories are in balance at all times
• Prepare and analyse information to ensure month end close is completed in accordance with tight reporting deadlines
• Partner with logistics and internal audit to improve on the daily operation and control adherence
• Support the preparation of management reports (Actual vs Forecast vs Budget).
• Drive continuous improvement in the warehouse environment
• Provide direct and indirect supervision to subordinates
• Partner with the Business Units and provide stock updates on a regular basis
• Monitor stock variances and 3rd Party billing for stock variances.
• Clearing of General Ledger suspense accounts timeously.
• Manage a team of Administrators.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE TABLE:

KEY ATTRIBUTES AND COMPETENCIES

• Conceptual, analytical thinking and creative in problem solving
• Strong communication skills and be able to liaise with a variety of non-financial functions
• Strong initiative and confident to handle complexity, work under pressure and manage short lead-time deliveries
• Excellent computer and Oracle skills
• Strong experiences in logistics warehouse process controlling and be able to identify the problems timely by reviewing the results
• Experienced in financial reporting and analysis, control design, implementation and monitoring thereof

Experience

• BCom Accounting
• 3 - 5 years experience
• Proven track record in a similar finance role
• Experience of working in Finance team supporting logistics as business partner

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In accordance with the employment equity plan of Tiger Brands and its employment equity goals and targets, preference may be given, but is not limited, to candidates from under-represented designated groups.