Financial Planning and Analysis Specialist

Recruiter:

Ad Talent

Job Ref:

3332152505

Date posted:

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

An innovative and creative digital agency has a vacancy for a Financial Planning and Analysis specialist.

Job function would be to support procurement processing, finance reporting and financial governance.

Key roles and responsibilities

Budgets and Forecasts:

Prepares departmental P&L ensuring integrity of assumptions used
Consistency of financial measures and metrics
Appropriate resource allocation against plans to support brand strategic priorities
Complete the brand planning budget tool and ensure integration into PS.IM / Syspro and ZBB target
Consolidate the Brand Budgeting Tools and analyse PSIM phasing and spend category
Prepares “Sources & Uses” process for optimising brand budgets on a monthly basis, by assessing the re-phasing of spend on a monthly basis and sweeping unused funds to the centre.
Updated P&L and ZBB package monthly with course corrections and new phasings approved
Ensuring PS.IM/Syspro is updated with ML approved incremental requests
Send out target files and deadlines for budgets and forecasts to Brand teams

Business Performance Measurement

Forecast Accuracy
Prepare and analyse the forecast accuracy of full P&L function
Prepare a weekly, monthly and quarterly portfolio profitability
Prepare a portfolio post-campaign financial reviews (incl. ROI) in collaboration with brand teams as an input into after-action reviews
Provide financial information to the team to include in their analysis for Brand
Health and Innovation investment

Governance

Accuracy and rigor on financial transaction and management
Process and close the Ledger for respective cost centres on a monthly basis
Assist in closing out PTP and other invoice related queries and manage relationship with the GCC
Liaise with internal and external auditors to close out queries

Profile

Relevant 3 year university degree in accounting, business, economics, engineering or similar.
High sense for accuracy
Computer skills (MS Office: Excel, Powerpoint, etc), with particularly strong Excel skills
Good knowledge of consolidation & reporting tools (Cognos, TM1, BI)
Knowledge of ERP Systems – SAP, Syspro
Excellent analytical and reporting skills & problem solver
Used to working with deadlines
Ability to work in a well organised, accurate and reliable manner
Working in a multi-cultural environment
High level of service mindset
Coordination skills
Communicative, team oriented and open for change
Basic business sense
Highly results focused
Leads by example, and lives the company’s values
Presentation skills
Able to work on own initiative and prioritize workload effectively
Fluent English in speaking, reading and writing

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