Finance Analyst – Supply Chain at takealot.com

Your responsibilities will include:

• Design and build financial reports that facilitate business decision-making and enables the business to meet financial and strategic objectives
• Seek out opportunities for automation through review and redesign of existing processes and reports
• Analyse and manage cost control initiatives in line with budget
• Understand business processes to identify areas for improvement/streamlining through gaining an understanding of dependencies, systems, automation risks and challenges within the finance team
• Monthly performance reporting in place for the division with variances highlighted and recommendations made to improve divisions profitability.
• Consider multiple scenarios and points of view and potential outcomes for recommending actions based on analysis
• Communicate and share recommendations and relevant information; and iterating analysis based on different business scenarios and assumptions
• Perform analysis to provide insights into areas of risk and opportunity to influence strategies and decisions
• Participate in special projects as needed to provide analytical and decision support on new initiatives
• Develop and maintain cross-functional relationships with key business partners to ensure alignment on strategies to maximise financial results
• Assist and be actively involved in the annual Takealot Group budgeting process

Attributes required:

• An understanding of the accounting, decision support models, operations and financial levers that drive profit, loss and customer experience
• Ability to translate business needs and goals into analytic approach and response
• Ability to work independently, productively, proactively and follow through on all responsibilities to bring projects to a successful conclusion.
• A willingness to get your hands dirty and take accountability, e.g. if you see something isn’t working, get it fixed
• Strong aptitude to learn new systems
• Strong analytical and critical thinking, using data to inform decisions
• Ability to present ideas succinctly, in writing and verbally
• Versatile and with an appetite to learn by doing
• Highly structured thinker with exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Deadline driven
• Comfortable with constant change

Qualifications:

• Relevant financial degree/qualification
• 3+ Years relevant experience in an analytical/finance role
• CIMA or CA (SA) qualified
• Knowledge of accounting, financial reporting and financial analysis acquired through related work experience
• Warehouse cost management experience will be an advantage
• Retail experience will be an advantage
• High proficiency in advanced Excel
• Basic SQL would be advantageous
• Exposure to existing systems (TM1, Looker, Qlik, Sage, Oracle) will be an advantage