• B Com Financial Qualification / Commercial / Business Management degree
• Completed Articles with financial accounting skills and understanding of IFRS
• Minimum 5 Years’ Financial with Operation Management experience in FMCG or manufacturing environment
• Risk Analysis & Management Reporting
• Financial and Operational Management
• Stock Management and Balancing
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Detailed understanding of management systems
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent personal organization and business administration skills
• Ability to work productively, efficiently and effectively with initiative and drive under timescales and pressure whilst maintaining attention
• to detail and quality
• Willingness to learn, improve and adapt
• Managing of subordinates with the necessary motivational and leadership skills
• Proficient in Excel advance
• Maintain control systems and adherence to Corporate Governance
• Exposure to annual budget processes and managing thereof

Role and responsibilities:

• Driving the financial and operational value chain improvement and reporting through:-
• Streamlined, system driven, accurate, on-time, reporting based on operational value drivers. This will include budget and/or target tracking.
• Supporting Management Team in prioritizing and taking remedial actions where operational value drivers are not met through enquiry root cause analysis, action planning and implementation
• Ensure that customer requirements are consistently met through constant monitoring the operational value chain and implementation of cost effective, productive improvements and other remedial actions based.
• Driving innovation to ensure continuous improvement in operations and removal of the root causes of operational inefficiencies
• Optimized and extended useful life of fixed assets
• Drive long term, sustainable improvements in energy (electricity/water/fuel) efficiency and reliability
• Supporting the General Manager by overseeing daily business activities, improving overall business functions, managing budgets,
• Developing strategic plans and communicating business goals.
• Hiring and training employees,
• Monitoring and motivating staff, support staff development, increasing staff productivity.
• Managing operational costs, enhance efficiency, ensuring good customer service, drive indirect sales, improve revenue, improving administration processes, engaging with vendors, identifying business opportunities, and monitoring financial activities.
• Maintaining relationships with stakeholders, generating new business, improving service, ensuring sustainability, and meeting business objectives.