Job Description

Dis-Chem Pharmacies in Delmas (Mpumalanga) has an opportunity available for a Finance Manager. To manage and deliver operational excellence of the Finamics accounting services (Pty) Ltd and expand the Finamics customer and revenue base.
Minimum Requirements
Essential:

• Matric or equivalent Senior Certificate
• Degree in Financial Accounting or relevant
• Minimum of 5 8 years relevant experience in a Financial Management role

Advantage:

• Post-graduate qualification in Financial Accounting or relevant qualification
• Previous franchise finance experience

Job Specification...
Financial ManagementTeam Management:

• Manage the full accounting process for Clients including recording, processing transactions and the creation of financial statements.
• Drive revenue target to achieve financial budget requirements for clients and business.
• Partner with TLC development to assess new growth opportunities for the brand.
• Develop, test and execute incentives that encourage franchise growth that is aligned with clientss overall brand strategy and vision.
• Ensure that financial transactions are timeously and accurately recorded.
• Provide daily support with regards to the full client portfolio.
• Recommend ways to reduce or maintain costs by analysing financial reports and department processes.
• Drive revenue target to achieve financial budget needs.
• Identify potential errors and omissions in numbers and ensure appropriate corrections are made and safeguards implemented to reduce risk of errors occurring again.
• Escalate any unresolved discrepancies relating to any transactions in a timeous manner.
• Monitor franchisees financial performance by compiling and reviewing audited/internal financial statements.

Compliance and Risk Management:

• Manage the audits for TLC corporate and prepare AFS assets.
• Manage the financial risk of the Finamics department and recommend changes to mitigate the risks.
• Collaborate with Senior Management develop standards and new accounting procedures to improve financial operations efficiency and Standard Operating Procedures relating to Finamics.
• Implement SOPs and ensure these are adhered to by all stakeholders.

Reporting:

• Provide detailed reporting to TLC team on YTD progress against strategic goals and ensure that key internal stakeholders are aware of significant franchise transactions.
• Issue timely, accurate, and complete financial reports for senior management when required.
• Compile and monthly and year end reporting.

Team Management:

• Set annual objectives for the Finamics team and tracking progress.
• Facilitate the creation of accountable, full service teams who understand and strive to meet the needs of all stakeholders through effective inspirational leadership.
• Take full responsibility for performance of all direct reports, motivating and managing them in relation to quality standards and agreed benchmarks and objectives, focusing on all aspects of sound people management.

Competencies...
Essential:

• Knowledge and understanding of Accounting Standards, Financial Manage.
• Approach problems in a rational, intellectual manner. Will base decisions on a logical analysis of available evidence. Managing and executing processes of a project including time, cost, quality, change, risks and issues.
• Risk and financial management. Using data in the form of numbers to analyse concepts. Follows fiscal guidelines, regulations, principles, and standards when committing fiscal resources or processing financial transactions.
• Able to interpret, enter and use text or visual information such as symbols, numbers, letters and images in various formats.
• The exchange of information or services among individuals, groups, or institutions.
• Acts as a role model to others and talks to others about the need for high standards and quality. Develops systems and procedures to manage data and info and shares these with others.
• Deadline orientated and good time management skills. Proactive and be able to resolve problems and queries independently. Working under pressure. Accountability & Dependability. Maintains composure in highly stressful or adverse situations. Displays emotional resilience and the ability to withstand pressure on an on-going basis. Seeks support from others when necessary and uses appropriate coping techniques.
• Enables cooperative and productive group interactions. Leading a conversation in a group. Able to provide direction and guidance to a group of people and to encourage cooperation between team members in order to attain an objective.
• Manages staff in ways that improve their ability to succeed on the job. Able to assign responsibilities and authority to the right employees, taking their interests, ambitions, development and competency into account. Following up on delegated tasks.
• Computer Skills Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook and SAP

Special conditions of employment:

• South African citizen
• MIE, clear criminal and credit
• Drivers license and/or own reliable transport

Remuneration and benefits:

• Market related salary
• Medical aid
• Provident fund
• Staff account

ONLY SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED. IF YOU HAVEN`T BEEN CONTACTED WITHIN TWO WEEKS AFTER THE CLOSING DATE CONSIDER YOUR APPLICATION AS UNSUCCESSFUL.
Dis-Chem Pharmacies is an equal opportunity employer. Dis-Chems approved Employment Equity Plan and targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process aligned to Dis-Chems Employment Equity & Transformation Strategy. Dis-Chem actively supports the recruitment of People with Disabilities.

Skills Required