Financial Manager – TFS (Fixed-Term Maternity Cover)

takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Financial Manager – TFS (Fixed-Term Maternity Cover) to join our team in Cape Town.

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people to join us.  We offer a market related package and a great work environment with a promise that you won’t be bored, as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

Main Purpose of the role:

Financial Manager - Takealot Group Logistics will be responsible for providing financial control to the Takealot Logistics department, ensuring adherence to budgeting, internal controls and key performance indicators. The role reports to the Takealot Head of Group Finance.

• Prepare the Takealot Logistics budgets and presentation packs
• Prepare monthly management accounts and cost centre reports (actual vs.budget)
• Identify, investigate and report on variances, performance indicators, trends and financial ratios and make recommendations for improvements
• Monitor all delivery costs/volumes, investigate variances, provide reasons for overspending and make recommendations for improvements
• Review, monitor, recalculate and approve monthly costings and volumes reports, costs allocations and delivery costs
• Monitor, prepare and report on capital expenditure (actual vs budget, capex utilisation and return on investment) per project etc.
• Assist the finance teams to ensure accuracy of divisional and consolidated monthly management accounts, year end and ad hoc reporting
• Continuous iteration of internal controls relevant to Takealot Logistics, including monitoring and enforcing compliance thereof.
• Ensure correct accounting, reporting and financial controls for Takealot’s owned branches/delivery hubs
• Provide expense and cost centre allocations and purchase order approval to ensure accuracy of accounts
• Perform valuations on Takealot Logistics franchisees.
• Collect, analyse and report on the financial performance of Takealot Logistics’ Franchisees
• Manage and assist with interaction between franchisees and Takealot’s finance team on billings, operations, standard operating procedures, the internal control environment and other finance related matters etc.
• Implement and assist franchisees with standardised, simplified and uniform financial processes, accounts and reporting tools
• Manage, facilitate and review the Cash On Delivery (COD) collection process – including, recons, rates, cash box requirements, operational queries, cash collection etc
• Perform financial modelling on new and existing delivery/logistics initiatives, fleet expansion and new business models
• Implement and oversee financial processes at implementation of new logistics business models, internal control procedures, Actual vs Budget Cost Tracking, Reporting etc.
• Engage with different Business Stakeholders on project initiatives, costs analysis etc
• Manage a team of accountants, administrators and interns

• B. Com (Logistics)
• CIMA Qualification / CA (SA) advantageous
• 3 Years experience in a similar role / environment
• Advanced Excel skills
• Basic knowledge of Pastel Evolution knowledge would be beneficial.
• Good communication skills, interpersonal skills
• Work under pressure
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Deadline driven
• Problem solving skills