Commercial Finance Manager
Minimum Requirements:
Matric (Grade 12)
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
7 to 10 years of FP&A or business partnering experience
Data-savvy, strong SAP knowledge with a minimum of 3 years practical experience
Business partnering skills, influencing, learning agility, transparency and ethical conduct
A fluent level of English language is required due to international exposure
Responsibilities:
Business partnering:
Manage reporting and approval process for commercial project and monthly reports
Support with creation of business opportunities, utilizing business case to support Profit Plan and annual business targets
Foster and maintain effective cross-functional relationships between Finance, Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain and Customer Service
Conduct project pricing analysis, including profitability, benchmarking, cost savings, and competitive assessments
Perform Quarterly-annual analysis, comparing accounts' P&L against proposed pricing conditions and Market conditions to evaluate the impact on profitability
Proactive commercial business relationship management and partnership
Build strong relationships with the members of the country leadership team
Co-pilot the country's performance to profitable growth
Ensure real-time support, financial guidance, and improved insights into business performance and informed decision making
Provide decision support for commercial deals, pricing actions and investment opportunities
Build strong business and commercial acumen through direct relationships with the customers and business units
Assess and advise on appropriate actions to manage business and finance risk and communicate impact effectively
Lead or support the development of business cases
Analytics:
Provide insights into the business performance for the areas under responsibility and quality commentaries for monthly reporting requirements
Lead the business partnering support for the annual profit plans and monthly forecasting working together with the country leadership teams
Specific focus on margins and profitability analytics
Leadership and continuous improvement:
Proactively build a strong team to drive the value in the organization
Design and propose financial solutions to business challenges while maintaining governance and financial controls
Continuously improve tools to get better insights into the business
Prioritize demands, proactively manage expectations of the stakeholders
Lead projects, apply business acumen and commercial awareness to deliver business objectives
Coordinate the finance support to the country and zone leadership teams on ad-hoc projects and requests
Board member of the local company based on company request and needs
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