Regional Commercial Analyst

Duties include:

• Preparation and analysis of various monthly Reports for Regional Director
• Advising the Executive and Senior Managers of possible opportunities, risks and alternatives
• Analysing the cost versus benefit to the business (business case studies)
• Analysing actual versus budget Sales and Operational numbers
• Commercial support to Regional Director
• Providing management with graphs around trends in the business on a weekly basis
• Performing benchmark exercises across regions
• Assisting with the annual budgeting process
• Collating and consolidating Commercial and Operational data from multiple systems and sources into standardized formats for analysis and reporting.
• Review, validate and maintain various Operational/Financial datasets and databases
• Develop and maintain business intelligence dashboards, pricing real -time visibility into commercial performance, including sales, forecasting, utilisation, and efficiency metrics.
• Analysis of large datasets providing actionable insights that support commercial decision making.
• Lead initiatives for automation and streamlining of reporting processes using appropriate tools
• Identify inefficiencies in current processes and design solutions that reduce manual intervention and improve accuracy and turnaround time.
• Tender compiling submissions and contract reviews and other ad hoc commercial requirements

Minimum Requirements:

• Qualified Chartered Accountant required (completed CA qualification is essential)
• SAICA qualification
• Minimum 2 years work experience in a commercial or similar accounting role (continuous manufacturing or FMCG industry essential)
• SAP experience will be advantageous
• Advanced Excel and Microsoft office