PURPOSE OF THE JOB: 

The Finance Manager acts as a Finance  business partner to the  FMCG and Paxi businesses with-in PEP by, inter alia, producing and reporting financial & management accounts, analysing key financial information, generating financial budgeting and forecasting, and implementing strategies to reduce operational costs.

 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Monthly financial and management reporting, supporting commentary and schedules

• Quarterly forecasting

• Annual budget and 3 year plan submissions

• Analyses of movements in general ledger balances (such as turnover, direct and overhead costs, cost recoveries etc.) 

• Analyses of all aspects of gross margin (front margin, supplier rebates, stock adjustments etc.)

• Comparison of results  to budget and prior year with related variance analyses

• Analyses of financial data and other operating information to identify efficiency improvements or better cost management

• Review of financial performance against key metrics and identify areas of concern by providing feedback to the business to support strategic decision making 

• Maintain a thorough understanding of business activity and initiatives and impact there-off on financial performance

• Maintain healthy relationship with internal customers

• Lead a team of financial accountants

• Ad hoc assignments, projects and investigations