The Finance Planner drives accurate financial reporting, cost management, and insightful analysis. This role partners closely with business stakeholders to support budgeting, forecasting, and performance optimisation, while ensuring strong financial governance and compliance. The successful candidate will play a key role in enabling informed decision-making and delivering sustainable financial performance.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
Effective Cost Management
Drive cost centre accuracy, validate expense allocations, and ensure proper treatment through journal entries and accruals.
Insightful Financial Analysis and Reporting
Consolidate monthly performance data, execute variance analysis, and support business reviews with integrated insights.
Robust Governance and Compliance
Ensure adherence to financial controls (RACM), perform reconciliations, and provide audit-ready documentation on demand.
Discount and Spend Oversight
Manage discount processing and monitor spending against approved mandates to support revenue integrity and profitability.
Budget Process Support
Assist in target setting, capture budget inputs, and consolidate results for financial planning and analysis.
Collaboration with Key Stakeholders
Partner with operations, procurement, and finance teams to ensure smooth processes and data alignment across functions.
Accurate Balance Sheet Management
Reconcile general ledger accounts in line with governance requirements and ensure resolution of discrepancies.
Operational Efficiency in Month-End Close
Execute timely closing activities including reconciliations, reporting consolidation, and data integrity validation.
Skills, Experience & Education
Qualifications
BCom in Accounting or Financial Management (required)
BCom Honours (advantageous)
CA(SA) or CIMA (advantageous)
Experience
3 - 5 years in financial management roles, ideally within the FMCG sector
Proven experience in cost control, reporting, and stakeholder collaboration
Exposure to audits, ERP systems, and budgeting processes
Skills
Strong quantitative skills to perform variance analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and scenario planning.
Experience with financial systems (e.g., MSD, SAP, Oracle) and advanced Excel capabilities for reporting and reconciliations.
Experience with product costing on MSD, SAP.
Precision in journal entries, reconciliations, and report consolidation to ensure data accuracy.
Understanding of RACM framework, IFRS, and internal/external audit expectations.
Ability to communicate financial information clearly and collaborate across departments to drive outcomes.
Meet critical deadlines during month-end and budget cycles while managing multiple deliverables.
Able to identify risks, investigate anomalies, and recommend practical financial solutions.
Deadline:21st May,2026