Senior Financial Analyst

Our client is in the process of filling the vacant position of Senior Financial Analyst in their Finance Department reporting to the Head of Financial Planning.

ROLE: - SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST

Responsible for providing financial data, forecasts and analysis. The information which forms an integral part in managerial decision making on both day to day and forecasting/ strategic planning.

The main accountabilities of the Senior Financial Analyst will include: -

• Coordination and consolidation of Annual Departmental Operating Budgets and analysis of actual expenditure against plan.

• Preparation of daily and weekly production statistics and analysis of performance against expected /plan targets, the efficiencies, usage, rate and output.

• Profitability and viability analysis on products, markets and initiatives.

• Ensuring price reviews and system price updates are maintained correctly.

• Periodic Sales volume and value tracking and analysis.

• General analytical and statistical support to the sales and marketing department; Weekly sales tracking, Distributor discounts & sales commissions (Incentives pay) analysis.

• Preparation of monthly management reports, variance analysis and reconciliations; monthly management load files, monthly cost files and reconciliations.

• Preparation of approval documents (CARs) for new projects, creating the projects in the ERP system and monitoring them to ensure the expenditure is within budget.

• Assisting in preparation of Annual Financial plans and periodic forecasts.

The ideal candidate should meet the following requirements: -

• Five years’ relevant costing experience in manufacturing

• University degree BCom or BSc Statistics

• Professional qualifications CPA or equivalent

• Oracle EBS – Minimum five years’ experience

• MS Office - Excel professional level knowledge