Financial Business Partner

SUMMARY:
Primary Objective of the Role
The Finance Business Partner will provide critical business and commercial support to the company with a focus on meticulous attention to detail and advanced proficiency in Excel. Reporting to the Senior Finance Business Partner, the role involves assisting in budgeting, forecasting, preparing business reviews, and conducting various commercial and business analyses. The position also includes support for pricing and shared services, inventory reporting, and daily monitoring of warehouse activities.

POSITION INFO:
Key Responsibilities
Business Partnering

• Prepare financial and management reports for review.
• Analyse financial data and maintain necessary provisions.
• Carry out analysis by product, customer service centre, and as required.
• Oversee warehouse reporting and manage inventory activities.
• Perform monthly demand generation accrual calculations and releases.
• Reconcile balance sheets for key accounts, including but not limited to price protection, accounts payable credit note accruals, and pass throughs.
• Update and maintain the Credit Note tracker as required.

• Conduct product and service margin analysis.
• Prepare and maintain the Cost Framework Model (CFM).
• Manage Goods Received Voucher (GRV) maintenance and the resulting impact on stock on hand (SOH).
• Assist with pricing .
• Upload new price lists to the ERP system.
• Monitor and report on expenditure.

• Support the business partner with relevant reports and data analysis.
• Perform monthly budget versus forecast analysis.
• Maintain the Goods Received Note (GRN) suspense account.

• Prepare detailed analyses for budgeting and forecasting purposes.
• Consolidate overall budgets.
• Assist in preparing presentations for reviews.
• Conduct detailed margin and expenditure analysis by cost centre.
• Perform monthly analysis comparing actual performance against budget and forecast.

• Provide support to shared services for audit queries.
• Assist shared services with monthly reporting requirements.

• Assist with stock counts and analyse stock variances.
• Manage and report on inventory levels and discrepancies.

• Maintain and ensure the accuracy of the contract register.
• Allocate contracts to relevant vessels within Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

• Qualification: BCom or CIMA Degree
• Experience: 2 to 5 years of experience in a financial analyst, finance business partnering, or pricing role.
• Experience in a distribution, telecommunications or retail industries.