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