OEM - Finance Operations Executive - Centurion

SUMMARY:
Reports to: Finance Manager
Remuneration: R500 000.00 to R700 000.00 Per Annum + 10% bonus included in CTC
 
Purpose Of The Job:
 
Our client is seeking a proactive and analytical professional to manage and optimize financial operations across their dealer network. The ideal candidate will be responsible for monitoring and improving dealer profitability, managing and optimising dealer incentive schemes and benchmarking the same vs industry, overseeing the dealer advertisement fund and its rightful utilisation, processing dealer claims within specified turnaround time, complying with all compliance requirements and internal process and approvals, and liaising with banks and financial institutions for dealer /end customer financing solutions.

POSITION INFO:
Responsibilities:
Dealer Profitability Management

• Analyse dealership financial statements to assess profitability and recommend improvement plans
• Track and report key dealer KPIs (e.g., gross margin, working capital, ROI)
• Develop dashboards and MIS reports for dealer health monitoring
• Provide support and guidance to underperforming dealers

• Design and implement incentive programs aligned with company sales and service objectives
• Coordinate with Sales, Finance, and IT teams to ensure seamless incentive disbursement
• Track dealer performance against incentive metrics and share regular updates with stakeholders
• Audit and validate claims related to incentive programs to avoid misuse

• Oversee the allocation, utilization, and audit of the Dealer Advertisement Fund
• Ensure adherence to guidelines and approval processes for dealer-led advertising
• Collaborate with the Marketing team for co-branded campaigns and fund disbursal
• Track ROI of local marketing efforts and recommend optimizations

• Establish a transparent and timely claims management process for warranty, incentives, and other dealer reimbursements
• Coordinate with internal departments to resolve discrepancies in claims
• Comply with all internal process, compliance and approvals
• Monitor claim turnaround times and maintain SLA adherence
• Implement periodic audits to ensure compliance and accuracy

• Build and maintain relationships with banks/financial institutions to facilitate inventory and retail financing for dealers
• Negotiate favourable terms for the dealer network and assist in onboarding new financiers
• Act as a liaison between the dealer and financial institutions to resolve funding-related issues
• Track dealer credit utilization and support in managing dealer liquidity

• Minimum 5 years of commercial marketing management experience, preferably in the automotive industry or similar/related sector
• Graduate in Commerce / Business Administration
• MBA in Finance (preferred)
• Strong knowledge of product positioning, consumer trend analysis, campaign planning, development and execution as well as strong project management experience
• Proficient understanding of digital marketing and related platforms
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Financial acumen and understanding of cost optimization through ROI metric measurements
• Collaborative, Agile and Bold person to support dealer network

• Sales Teams
• Product Team
• Aftersales Team
• Marketing

• Vendors
• Dealerships
• IO Support functions