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ENVIRONMENT: A leading Retailer is looking for a Regional Financial Controller who is responsible for ensuring that financial and stock-related controls are consistently applied, enforced, and maintained across all branches within the region (12-15 branches per region). This role operates as a regional control and governance function, bridging Central Finance, Supply Chain, and Branch Operations to protect the business through robust compliance, accurate financial processes, and effective stock governance. DUTIES: Financial Control & Governance Enforce strong financial controls across the region, ensuring compliance with company policies and audit requirements. Manage and review emergency payments and buyouts, ensuring appropriate authorisation and supporting documentation. Review and approve petty cash submissions for all regional sites prior to submission to Central Finance. Audit petty cash floats across branches. Oversee document flow to Accounts Payable, ensuring completeness, accuracy and timely submission. Administer insurance claims and FNB\/WesBank fleet card management. Maintain accurate filing and recordkeeping in accordance with company and audit standards. Stock Control & Stocktake Management Provide oversight and leadership of the regional stock control environment, ensuring the integrity, accuracy and completeness of inventory records. Lead the planning, coordination and execution of regional stocktakes in accordance with company standards, timelines and audit requirements. Ensure stocktake systems and scanners are appropriately configured, controlled and fully operational. Monitor stocktake progress and review results with relevant teams. Investigate and resolve stock variances, ensuring corrective actions are implemented and reported. Oversee the Goods in Transit process, including accurate tracking, reconciliation and resolution of outstanding balances. Strengthen stock control processes and internal controls to safeguard inventory assets. Review scanner administration, stock count validation, variance investigations and corrective actions to maintain stock accuracy and reporting integrity. Asset Management & CAPEX Control Review and verify fixed assets, ensuring physical assets are accurately recorded. Prepare CAPEX forms with the required approvals and supporting documentation. Maintain accurate asset registers. Ensure compliance with asset management policies and controls. Financial Processing & Transaction Oversight Oversee Financial GRVs (Goods Received Vouchers), ensuring accuracy and completeness. Prepare Purchase Orders for non-stock items for the regional head office. Ensure compliance with procurement and financial policies across regional transactions. Process transactions, reconciliations, expenses and financial adjustments across allocated finance portfolios. Specialised Finance, Reporting & Corporate Governance Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, tax legislation, statutory and regulatory requirements, company policies and governance frameworks. Perform end-to-end financial administration, accounting, reconciliations and reporting for allocated finance portfolios. Manage finance activities relating to alternate sales channels, regional commercial activities, third-party platforms, supplier funding programmes and shared-service cost allocations. Investigate and resolve financial exceptions and reconciliation discrepancies. Prepare and maintain complete supporting documentation, working papers, reconciliations and audit trails. Prepare, review and submit financial, statutory, management and ESG-related reports and supporting schedules. Ensure financial information is accurate, complete and submitted within required reporting deadlines. Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, including auditors, to resolve queries and support audit requirements. Support continuous improvement of financial processes and internal controls. Manage the administration and governance of contracts and related documentation with Finance personnel. Maintain complete, current and audit-ready hardcopy and electronic records. Regional Support & Audit Preparation Provide financial insights and support to regional operational management. Assist with audit preparation and respond to audit queries accurately and timeously. Ensure financial compliance with company policies and procedures across all regional sites. Escalate systemic issues, material financial risks and control weaknesses to Central Finance. Provide backup support across finance functions during periods of leave, peak workloads and ad hoc departmental requirements to ensure operational continuity. Top of Form Bottom of Form REQUIREMENTS: Technical Skills: Financial Controls & Governance Stock & Inventory Management Audit & Compliance ERP Systems – Financial & Stock Modules Financial Reporting & Analysis Asset Management & CAPEX Control Education: Relevant tertiary qualification in Finance, Accounting, Financial Management, Auditing, or a related field. Postgraduate qualification in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration would be advantageous but is not essential. Professional finance or accounting certification such as CIMA, ACCA, SAICA, or a similar industry-recognised credential would be advantageous. Experience: Solid experience within financial control, audit, or compliance environments. Experience overseeing multi-site financial governance and\/or stock control. Experience within retail, wholesale, or multi-branch operational environments. Proven experience enforcing financial controls, governance standards and process discipline across multiple locations. Experience in stock control, stocktake management and inventory governance. Relevant Operational Experience: Managing or overseeing financial controls across multiple sites or branches. Leading or supporting stocktake planning, execution and variance resolution. Working with ERP systems for financial processing, stock management and reporting. Ensuring compliance with financial policies, procurement controls and audit requirements. Collaborating with Supply Chain, Operations and Central Finance teams. Conducting financial audits, process reviews and control assessments. Managing GRVs, petty cash, CAPEX, asset verification and insurance administration. Additional Requirements: Willingness to travel between regional sites when required, approximately every six months per branch. Top of Form ATTRIBUTES: Soft Skills: Attention to Detail Problem-Solving & Root Cause Analysis Written & Verbal Communication Stakeholder Management Organisational Skills Leadership Skills: Enforcement & Accountability Process Discipline Mentoring & Guidance GRV Clerk Supervision
