Business Controller
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Job Location:
Cape Town - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
4 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Department:
Job Summary
BUSINESS PARTNERING:
- Serve as the primary business partner for Trade Marketing Operations and Indirects budget owners providing both support and challenge to drive effective budget utilization.
- Collaborate closely with the Head of Controlling to produce and analyze monthly and ad hoc financial reports for senior management and regional teams.
- Guide business managers through budget variance analysis reallocations and ensure adherence to overall budget targets.
- Lead the development and submission of business cases to support profitable growth.
- Support the POS S&OP process and articulates changes to plan.
- Perform ad hoc analyses to enhance business performance.
PLANNING & FORECASTING:
- Coordinate the collection and entry of Business Plan and Revised Estimate data ensuring all budget owners contribute timely and accurate information.
- Support challenge and collaborate with budget owners throughout the planning process to drive robust financial planning and accountability.
- Consolidate individual departmental plans into comprehensive reports for Board and Finance Director review delivering clear year-to-go estimates.
- Manage and oversee monthly planning updates and maintain data integrity within Business Intelligence (BI) systems by acting as a key user for all planning related systems.
- Highlights risks and opportunities within the forecast and appropriately challenges inputs and outputs where necessary.
- Works in collaboration with budget owners to ensure delivery to the Full Year plan each month.
REPORTING & ANALYSIS ROLE Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee the preparation and analysis of executive and monthly reporting decks for headquarters and regional teams.
- Conduct month-end and full-year variance analyses with detailed commentary for Trade Marketing Operations Indirects and Capex spending.
- Generate and distribute comprehensive monthly reports for budget owners using SAP BI and Hyperion systems.
- Analyze cost drivers and prepare variance reports for Marketing projects Point of Sale (POS) Eventing Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) Distribution Travel & Entertainment Fleet Third Party Office and Capex budgets.
- Prepares forecast based on the S&OP process and articulates changes to plan.
MONTH END & YEAR END CLOSING:
- Make sure all internal orders are organised and connected to the global system.
- Ensure that expenses are recorded appropriately every month including any important adjustments.
- Submit monthly financial results and keep all systems up to date and consistent by acting as a key user for all related systems.
- Support the interim and financial audit on all topics related to your area of responsibility.
Qualifications :
BCom or equivalent
IT literate excellent MS Excel knowledge proficient MS Powerpoint knowledge
Strong familiarity with any integrated business analysis tool (SAP BI Hyperion etc) is a plus.
Organised self-motivated and able to perform well under pressure in fast-paced team environments.
Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to effectively engage stakeholders up to Director level.
Highly analytical and financially literate demonstrating strong commercial awareness.
Proficient in identifying and analysing risks understanding impacts and defining alternative solutions.
Experience in the FMCG industry is preferable.
Additional Information :
This job description is not exhaustive of the potential duties that the successful applicant will be required to perform and is provided solely to assist potential job applicants in determining their suitability for the role and to apply for the job. It is not an offer of employment and Red Bull is under no obligation to hire an applicant who submits an application.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
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