About the position
Our client is in need of a Finance and Operations General Manager
The applicant will be responsible for
• Running the gummed tape factory
• Acting as financial manager for the entire business unit
Experience required
• At least 10 years’ experience in a financial management position in a manufacturing environment
• BCom Degree
• Articles with an auditing (Advantageous)
Skills required
• A good knowledge of accounting and cost accounting
• Accustomed to meeting sales, profitability and production targets
• Sound knowledge of internal controls
• Customer focused and service oriented
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Ability to meet tight reporting deadlines
• Sound communication skills= both verbal and written
• A good team player
• Ability to motivate staff
• An analytical mind and able to problem solve
• Experience in working capital management
Duties/tasks
Factory
• Setting factory budget and monitoring actual performance against budget
• Ensure that factory runs efficiently
• Ordering raw materials from local and overseas suppliers to ensure stock levels
• Are adequate to meet sales orders/production targets
• Negotiating pricing with suppliers
• Maintaining BOM’s for changes in input costs, waste percentages and processes
• Creating BOM’s for new products
• Daily production plan discussion with factory manager
• Multiple daily visits to factory to monitor production/solve problems
• Setting monthly production targets for production manager
• Ensuring production is backflushed daily-assist with backflushing as and when required
• Determining when night shifts/overtime need to be worked
• Liaising with suppliers/service providers for repairs/maintenance to plant & machinery as and when required
• Liaising with sales managers and sales reps re their gummed tape requirements
• Identifying new markets/uses for gummed tape so as to grow customer base and
• Increasing market share
• Preparing quotes for new sales enquiries
• Monitoring waste in the factory
• Monitor internal controls in the factory
• Approving creditors and sundry creditors for payment
• Preparing salary/wages input for dolly monthly
• Negotiating wage increases with union
Branch
• Setting branch budget and monitoring actual performance against budget
• Writing up and reconciling cash book
• Responsible for preparation of monthly management accounts
• Monitor internal controls in the branch
Oversee debtor’s department and credit control function in the branch
• Approve new credit applications
• Approve sales above customer credit limits as and when required
• Notifying national credit manager simultaneously
• Regularly review age analysis
• Assist in collecting overdue amounts
• Authorize debtors’ journals
• Authorize credit notes
Oversee creditors department
• Approving creditors and sundry creditors for payment on Nedbank business
• Extend creditors terms wherever possible
Oversee stores department
• Ensure stock is delivered on time to our customers
• Monitoring stock levels
• Maintaining fleet of trucks\bakkies
• Ensuring daily cycle counts done
• Authorising stock conversions
• Ensure the efficient running of our receiving department
• Ensure all orders are picked/checked before being collected/delivered
• Waiting after hours when necessary for country drivers
• Who are late in returning to the branch
• Authoring all purchase orders
• Negotiating wage increases with union
• Preparing salary input for dolly monthly
• Ensure that working capital management achieves optimum ROI for the business
Desired Skills:
- Accounting
- Costing
- Finance
