Job Title:
Senior Financial Controller CA
Responsibilities:
Stock Reporting:
- Processing stock adjustments and corrections, including journal entries
- Managing alignment of stock on hand between WMS and Pastel in conjunction with the National Inventory Manager
- Participating in monthly stock take procedures to ensure count accuracy
- Assisting DC Managers with variance analysis on SKU discrepancies
- Performing monthly audits of stock counts
- Supporting Finance and the National Inventory Manager with stock-related investigations from a financial perspective
- Reconciling Trial Balance (TB) to Inventory Valuation at month-end and resolving discrepancies
- Ensuring accurate cost prices for liquor stock in Pastel
- Adjusting and rectifying average cost prices for stock in Pastel
- Providing general support for all stock-related issues
Financial Reporting:
- Responsible for Liquor Profit & Loss (P&L) reporting within management accounts
- Maintaining liquor margin and rebate files
- Calculating monthly liquor working capital requirements
- Preparing monthly liquor labour cost calculations
- Analysing gross profit (GP) margins for liquor
- Calculating monthly liquor rebates
- Processing claim-backs for liquor distribution allowances
- Resolving pricing queries related to liquor products
- Performing monthly analysis of liquor P&L movements
- Calculating growth incentives
- Assisting Creditors Department with outstanding claim resolution
- Investigating debit notes relating to additional discounts
- Liaising with external auditors and responding to audit queries
- Assisting with annual budget preparation
- Conducting monthly Distribution Centre (DC) reviews for liquor
- Preparing monthly payments and balance sheet reconciliations
General:
- Approving new product listings
- Assisting Operations with reprints
- Interpreting and presenting revised trading terms for CFO approval
- Assisting in drafting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Approving price deviations
- Liaising with suppliers to resolve pricing and related queries
- Maintaining and updating master terms sheets
- Distributing sales data to suppliers in line with contractual agreements
- Conducting daily price investigations
- Performing daily sales trend analysis
- Reviewing liquor trading terms
- Assisting with payment loading processes
Qualifications and Experience:
• Matric (Grade 12).
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
• 5–8 years’ experience in a similar role
• Strong knowledge of financial reporting and regulations
• Advanced proficiency in accounting software and MS Excel
• Excellent analytical, leadership, and communication skills.