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Finance Systems Controller Job Vacancy at Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa
Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) has an exciting opportunity in our Finance Department.
We are looking for a talented individual with relevant skills and experience for a Finance Systems Controller, based in Midrand. The successful candidate will report directly to the CCBSA Financial Controller.
Key Purpose Statement
- To enable the delivery of an optimal, lean and efficient finance function for CCBSA by providing enhanced system and process solutions.
- To deliver business intelligence through the development of appropriate tools and processes, primarily within Finance, with involvement in enhancements in other functional areas as well.
- Analyse, evaluate, propose and implement innovative solutions that enable the continued improvement of the finance function and enhancing finances customer service.
- To facilitate the development of an optimal finance function by enhancing systems and providing improved process solutions, including liaisons with and management of external service providers.
Key Outputs and Accountabilities
- Provide future focused thought leadership on financial and business information systems that:
- Delivers value to the business by reducing complexity;
- Enables a lean and effective finance organisation;
- Generates business insights;
- Enables effective management by focusing on exceptions.
- Unlock the power of digital in CCBSA to drive growth in an increasingly volatile and global operating environment while helping to ensure compliance and delivering more value
- Lead and manage various business improvement projects.
- Own, review and develop reporting and planning tools and templates in finance in partnership with key finance stakeholders
- Responsible for effective integration of all business information to enable lean efficient and seamless reporting and governance processes.
- Continually deliver cost effective intuitive tools that produce actionable information that enables enhanced business decision making to enable finance to become the insight engine of CCBSA
- Focus on the simplification and standardisation of tools and processes across all entities in CCBSA
- Manage organisational complexity and volatility through effective use of appropriate technology
- Identify, entrench and enhance best practices in the finance organisation through benchmarking and “best in class” analysis
- Drive automation of all processes where standard rules can be applied.
- Build and develop capability for the implementation of initiatives.
- Support CCBA implementation of solutions as required
- Develop business intelligence through integrated systems and processes that integrate multiple sources and allow for speedy analytical reporting and covers the business drivers of CCSA.
Judgement and decision making
- Decisions around various IT tools and processes that deliver the business objectives
- CAPIN Investment decisions and trade-offs, ensuring largest organisational returns achieved
Finance Systems Controller Job Vacancy at Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa
Qualifications and Experience
- Appropriate tertiary qualification (e.g. BCom Honours)
- CIMA, CA or equivalent an advantage
- MBA or additional relevant qualifications advantageous
- Experience managing IT projects
- 5+ years finance experience
Competencies
- Excellent business analysis skills to identify business and process opportunities.
- A high level of computer literacy.
- Excellent understanding of data management and data analytics and deep insight into the impact and role of business intelligence on the finance function
- Understanding of various organisational information systems and relevant software packages
- Knowledge of relevant developments in business software and technology including possible disruptive technologies that affects internal operation and customer interaction
- Effective at organising and driving change within the organisation.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Conceptual and problem solving skills leading to generating practical insights.
- Strong verbal/analytical reasoning skills.
- Self- management practices and ability to work across functions.
- Develop people through mentoring and training.
- Build strong relationships across multiple functions.
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