Business Controller (Mining/ Finance / CIMA / Inventory Systems / Forecasts) – Gauteng, South Africa

Reference Number: 004 0128 (SV)

Job Description:

Our client is a leading OEM who is seeking a Business Controller to join their team. They will be responsible for monitoring, measuring and analyzing business activities and operating results from both a financial and operational perspective, within a specific customer segment, identifying improvement areas and implementing appropriate action plans which align to business objectives, with a focus on containing costs and enhancing profitability. Responsible to drive continuous improvements.

Responsibilities:

Cost Effectiveness:

• Ensure net working capital is effectively managed
• Analyze financial information
• Identify improvement areas
• Develop action plan
• Execute agreed actions plans
• Report on improvements resulting from action plans
• Develop & execute strategies to improve networking capital

Effective Control Measures:

• Ensure that risk to the company is contained through putting controls in place and monitoring and correcting deviations
• Act as a business partner and advisor to the business line manager
• Perform profitability analysis (business cases) before any new contracts/contract amendments are entered into thereby ensuring appropriate business opportunities are targeted and pursued, and limiting the risk to the company of marginal/unprofitable business / business impact analysis
• Make recommendations
• Accountable for and measured on monthly balance sheet and P&L for customer segment
• Produce timely and accurate management reports

Effective Budget

• Ensure that costs are controlled and that deviations from budget are investigated and rectified
• Variance analysis, identify issues, develop solutions
• Take remedial action (e.g., alignment of headcount with business demands)
• Responsible for budgeting and forecasting

Project Management:

• Manage projects which cut across business areas (e.g. Accounts receivable, service exchange)
• Engage with both the business & customers
• Analyse data
• Develop solutions/action plans for implementation (operational and/or financial)

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• BCOM Honours Degree in Finance CIMA (ACMA status)
• 5+ years post-qualification experience with:
• Experience in setting up internal control policies and procedures
• Experience in managing inventory systems, budgets, and forecasts
• Advanced Computer literacy
• Previous mining industry experience (Advantageous)

Benefits and Contractual information:

• Permanent position

If you wish to apply for the position please follow the application link.

Please visit www.camining.com or www.mining-recruitment-jobs.com for more exciting opportunities.

Simone Verdoodt

Recruitment Consultant

CA Mining

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