Woolworths Vacancies 2022 – Finance Business Partner

Job Description:

To provide the business with commercial thought leadership, insightful financial & commercial analysis, accurate financial reporting and robust financial, commercial forecasting models & business cases.

Job Responsibilities:

• Management and financial reporting (not financial accounting) across various dimensions, including weekly and monthly performance reporting, which includes being part of month end close process
• Monthly financial reporting to shareholders
• Ongoing analysis of key driver performance, including costs
• Understanding and explanation of variances to budget across both portfolio growth, revenue and costs.
• Ongoing engagement & partnering of business stakeholders, ensuring strong 2 way communication of finance requirements from & to the business and a strong understanding of link between strategic & operational drivers and business performance
• Delivery and support of annual planning process including:
• Annual medium term plan and annual short term plan processes
• Value adding finance & commercial input to support translation of strategic objectives into KPI’s, financial targets and forecasts
• Support and deliver periodic re-forecasts ensuring that latest operational drivers are understood and considered in highlighting risks & opportunities
• Develop a thorough understanding of the WFS strategy and build robust models and business cases to support and enable value adding recommendations/insights for both short term and long term initiatives and projects
• Follow up on approved business initiatives to assess and report on performance against financial KPI’s
• Supporting cost centre owners to make informed financial decisions for initiatives aligned to WFS strategy and operating plans
• Supporting cost centre managers to make informed financial decisions with regards to their annual budget and revised forecasts
• Build and maintain financial models which accurately forecast project and business performance
• Support and drive business case, investment & capital allocation governance in the business

Job Requirements:

• Business and commercial understanding including analytical ability to identify key value drivers and measures of success
• Financial modelling skills including building of robust financial models based on business value drivers, including income statements, cash flows, balance sheets, financial metrics and KPIs
• Understand and apply financial accounting principles and concepts including knowledge of IFRS; specifically as it relates to project finance, digital & other capital expenditure
• Understand financial processes and systems (General Ledger, Sub-ledgers and Budgeting etc.)
• Advanced Excel & PowerPoint skills
• Ensuring all business processes are considered when presenting financial outcomes to multiple stakeholders in the business
• Strong business partnering skills
• Strong communication skills to support effective stakeholder communication
• Strong written & presentation skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Team player
• Time management skills to effectively deliver multiple tasks to deadlines
• Relevant Financial qualification e.g. BCom Finance/B. Bus. Sci./or equivalent
• CA (SA)
• Minimum of 2 years (post-articles) experience with Financial/Management accounting experience and/or financial reporting and/or advisory experience.

Job Details:

Company: Woolworths

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Location: Bellville

Application Deadline: N/A

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