Malmesbury: Finance Analyst – Elsie’s River / Malmesbury

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Finance Analyst to join our team at our Elsies River and Malmesbury Plants in Cape Town. As a key member of our finance support team, you will be responsible for managing inventory control, supervising stock take teams, and providing financial analysis and reporting. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently.

Key Responsibilities

• Output Inventory: Responsible for the movement and control of all product inventories from internal and external suppliers according to company processes and procedures.
• Dry Goods/Consumable Inventory Management: Responsible for the movement, control, and issuing of all dry goods/consumable inventory according to company processes and procedures.
• Labeling and Positioning: Ensure accurate and adequate labelling and positioning of all labels.
• Paperwork and Reporting: Orchestrating all paperwork to creditors department on stock intakes (on-and-offsite locations).
• Weekly/Monthly Stocktaking: Weekly stocktaking (including the posting of stock batches) of all dry goods/consumables and product inventory according to agreed SOPs.
• Reconciliations and Discrepancies: Weekly/monthly reconciliations of Inventory movements and investigating all discrepancies/deviances to implement corrective actions.
• Management Reporting and Analysis: Weekly/Monthly reporting of Inventory movements and variances.
• Recognizing Patterns and Trends: Recognizing and reporting on patterns and trends in weekly/monthly Inventory movements and variances.
• Finance Support: Serve as Finance support to the Plant Manager and Analyst team (specific with regards to stock-related matters).
• Supervision and Employee Relations: Supervise and control stock take teams. Assure stable employee relations by managing conflict and creating a positive and performing working environment.

Requirements

• BCom degree in Finance is required.
• 2-5 years inventory control experience will be advantageous.
• 1-2 years supervisory experience will be advantageous.
• Drivers License and own reliable vehicle are required.
• Accuracy English and Afrikaans Literacy Computer Literacy Yield Understanding are essential.

Qualifications

No formal education or certifications mentioned in the original job description.