DC Finance Admin Manager

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<p><a href="https://www.takealot.com/">takealot.com</a>, South Africa's leading online retailer, is looking for a highly talented <strong>DC Finance Manager</strong> to join our team in <strong>Kwa-Zulu Natal.</strong></p>
<p>We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us. We offer a market related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.</p>
<p><strong>This position reports to the: National Planning and Procurement Manager</strong></p>
<p><strong>Your responsibilities will include:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Financial reporting:</strong></p>
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<li> Prepare DC monthly income statement</li>
<li> Prepare DC month end journals to ensure all cost allocated accurately</li>
<li> Prepare cost variance analysis</li>
<li> Process all DC invoices for payment and maintain a real time overview of expenses versus budget</li>
<li> Prepare annual DC budget process and long-term planning</li>
<li> Maintain the purchase order tracking tool to control all expenses to align with approved budget</li>
<li> Prepare and present reports/dashboards on trends, issues and solutions</li>
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<p><strong>Planning: Workforce Management</strong></p>
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<li>Prepare weekly timesheet for HOD approvals and invoicing for Temporary employment services providers</li>
<li>Maintain the permanent employee schedule and accurately record overtime for payment.</li>
<li>Manage and maintain the relationship with Temporary Employment Services providers.</li>
<li>Hold regular meetings to align and engage all departmental managers to the approved Plan</li>
<li>Maintain and update SOPs to align with current business practice</li>
<li>Propose cost reduction initiatives while maintaining productivity</li>
<li>Manage and escalate weekly/monthly exceptions against planned outputs and timelines</li>
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<p><strong>Procurement:</strong></p>
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<li>Design and manage internal and external processes, standards and SLAs</li>
<li>Procure all consumables in line with the agreed plans and schedules, place orders and process all documentation</li>
<li>Procure packaging materials in line DC with requirements</li>
<li>Manage the relationship with current suppliers and co-ordinate the purchase order processing and delivery of goods and services.</li>
<li>Participate in RFP and RFQ for DC resource and service requirements</li>
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<p><strong>Team Management</strong></p>
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<li>Manage a team of admin clerks to ensure DC finance and procurement processes run efficiently</li>
<li>Manage the finance and procurement process for 2 DC’s in CPT</li>
<li>Provide data driven insights and recommendations to improve workforce efficiency and quality</li>
<li>Develop continuous improvement initiatives to increase efficiency, productivity and customer services.</li>
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<p><strong>Qualification & Experience:</strong></p>
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<li>B.Comm or Btech Accounting/Cost Accounting</li>
<li>Minimum 5 years relevant experience</li>
<li>People management experience</li>
<li>Previous experience with WMS systems such as Oracle, SAP, Logfire or similar</li>
<li>High level of proficiency with MS Office packages</li>
<li>Previous experience in mini project management advantageous</li>
<li>Comfortable with change and excellent team player</li>
<li>Comfortable with learning and adapting to new systems</li>
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<p><strong>Attributes Required</strong>:</p>
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<li>Analytical, good organiser and facilitator</li>
<li>Ability to influence people, consult and facilitate</li>
<li>Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude; self-motivated</li>
<li>Attention to detail</li>
<li>Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken</li>
<li>Comfortable with complexity and adapting</li>
<li>Tolerant to pressure, and a fast paced environment</li>
<li>Stakeholder engagement across all levels</li>
<li>Ability to respectfully and professionally challenge status quo</li>
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<p><strong>The Environment</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">: </span></p>
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<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer- centric, fun and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e- commerce company in Africa. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> We are short on ego and high on output. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> We are doers and not only thinkers, its all in the execution after all. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> We love what we do and what we are creating</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></li>
<li>We seek to employ an <strong>Extra Ordinary Mind </strong>who <span style="font-weight: 400;">is </span>Smart, has Integrity, <span style="font-weight: 400;">and </span>is Hardworking. </li>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you meet the above you are an </span><strong>Extraordinary Mind </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">so come and join us! </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Takealot Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities, to apply</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></strong></p>