Commercial Finance Manager Minimum Requirements: Matric (Grade 12) Bachelor's Degree or equivalent 7 to 10 years of FP&A or business partnering experience Data-savvy, strong SAP knowledge with a minimum of 3 years practical experience Business partnering skills, influencing, learning agility, transparency and ethical conduct A fluent level of English language is required due to international exposure Responsibilities: Business partnering: Manage reporting and approval process for commercial project and monthly reports Support with creation of business opportunities, utilizing business case to support Profit Plan and annual business targets Foster and maintain effective cross-functional relationships between Finance, Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain and Customer Service Conduct project pricing analysis, including profitability, benchmarking, cost savings, and competitive assessments Perform Quarterly-annual analysis, comparing accounts' P&L against proposed pricing conditions and Market conditions to evaluate the impact on profitability Proactive commercial business relationship management and partnership Build strong relationships with the members of the country leadership team Co-pilot the country's performance to profitable growth Ensure real-time support, financial guidance, and improved insights into business performance and informed decision making Provide decision support for commercial deals, pricing actions and investment opportunities Build strong business and commercial acumen through direct relationships with the customers and business units Assess and advise on appropriate actions to manage business and finance risk and communicate impact effectively Lead or support the development of business cases Analytics: Provide insights into the business performance for the areas under responsibility and quality commentaries for monthly reporting requirements Lead the business partnering support for the annual profit plans and monthly forecasting working together with the country leadership teams Specific focus on margins and profitability analytics Leadership and continuous improvement: Proactively build a strong team to drive the value in the organization Design and propose financial solutions to business challenges while maintaining governance and financial controls Continuously improve tools to get better insights into the business Prioritize demands, proactively manage expectations of the stakeholders Lead projects, apply business acumen and commercial awareness to deliver business objectives Coordinate the finance support to the country and zone leadership teams on ad-hoc projects and requests Board member of the local company based on company request and needs #J-18808-Ljbffr