Planning and Management Reporting Manager at TFG (The Foschini Group)

Purpose of the job

To report on and analyse the performance of the Group for both external and internal stakeholders.

The role is primarily responsible for:

• Providing insightful financial analysis on an ongoing basis on key areas of the Group, enabling senior management to provide strategic decision support to the business.
• Identifying opportunities and advise corrective actions or improvements where needed based on the financial analysis performed.
• Preparing certain aspects of the CFO’s monthly presentations to the Ops Board.

This area is continuously and proactively performing group financial analysis, developing forward looking views and delivering advancements through projects and initiatives and managing the external reporting requirements of the Group.

Key Performance Areas

• Perform internal analysis in key areas of the Group and assist business with developing business analytics capability working closely with the internal stakeholders and realizing the requirements of Group Finance for developing and implementing decision models based on the collation of multiple data sources and data flows, modelling techniques and finance data architecture;
• Provide recommendations for efficiencies and prevention of financial risks in certain business areas
• Preparation of and into the monthly CFO presentations

Stakeholder Engagement

• Support the Head of Insights & Group and Performance Reporting in relation to the research and presentation of outputs to relevant internal and external parties;
• Engage with relevant Finance Business Partners to develop financial models
• Engage with Senior Management on outcome of analytics and business models

Skills and attributes

• Strong business communication skills with an ability to work well in a collaborative environment with senior executives
• Ability to work under pressure
• Accuracy and strong attention to details
• Strong analytical abilities
• Thorough knowledge of accounting procedures and principles
• Very good knowledge of finance and financial processes
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Digital and innovative acumen
• Analytical and strategic thinking
• Problem solving abilities
• Excellent communication skills

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience in the Retail Industry or Listed Entity similar in size in a finance analytics and data modelling role

Qualification

• BCOM Degree or equivalent degree
• CA(SA)
• CIMA with 8 years’ experience will be considered