ZAF Jnr Commercial And OVH Controller (Johannesburg, GP, ZA)

About the Role:

The Jr Controller will support the commercial controlling activities in the cluster of South Africa and SADEC countries in terms of monthly closing, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis. You will also be one point of contact for the internal stakeholders for financial analysis related to your competency area, and you will support the Business unit in case of ad hoc requests, questions and in the preparation of presentations. You will be working closely with Sales and Marketing department on daily basis to provide timely support for making business decisions.

Main Responsibilities:

• Support the manager to prepare Budget, Forecasts and the related analysis and presentations, following the group guidelines

• Report on P&L KPIs in a weekly and monthly basis (e.g., Weekly Sales, P&L package…) for actual, budget and forecast

• Maintain and update sales price list in SAP for billing in accordance with approved pricing structure and standard cost from our plants

• Prepare Margin analysis by SKU, client and channels for Budget / Forecast / Actual per each market periodically to assess respective profitability on Ferrero Business

• Prepare and distribute Monthly Reports and Sales Statistics and perform Monthly Variance & Gap Analysis against budget/operating plan

• Monthly closure analysis in relation to her/his area of responsibility for all the P&L lines (Top Line, Trade Spend, COGS, Gross Margin and A&P, Supply chain and Overheads), variances against budget and last year

• Assist and follow up special HQ/Regional/Local projects

About You:

• Degree in Economics, Business or Finance with a minimum of 3 years of relevant working experience within a similar Financial Controlling roles/environment

• Advanced Knowledge of Microsoft Excel

• Good knowledge of SAP, Hyperion (HFM) and Essbase

• Knowledge of business processes in FMCG industry

• Detail oriented and able to multi-task with proven track record in problem solving

• Commercial and analytical mindset

• Bias for collaboration, continuous improvement

• Good team player and effective in communication with different stakeholders

What We Offer:

• Continuous learning via our learning platform

• Growth and opportunity to impact across function and geography

• Group risk benefits including life cover

• Flexible working schedule

• Subsidized health insurance

• Monhtly fuel allowance

• Annual performance based bonus

About Ferrero:

Ferrero began its journey in the small town of Alba in Piedmont, Italy, in 1946. Today, it is one of the world’s largest sweet-packaged food companies, with many iconic brands sold in countries all over the world. Find out more about Ferrero at ferrero.com.

DE&I at Ferrero:

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative, and highly rewarding. Find out more here.