Reference Number NAN241121-1
Job Title Commercial Business Partner
Department Finance
Job Type Permanent
Reporting To (Job Title) GM: Commercial Finance
Number of Positions 1
Location - Country South Africa
Location - Province Gauteng
Location - Town / City Johannesburg
Nandos Casa Central Kitchen
Job Description
This role must drive business value creation across the CO&O estate
Minimum Requirements
B.com degree or equivalent NQF level 7 qualification (accounting, financial management, certificate in business accounting)
Clear Credit Record
Drivers License
3 years experience in a reporting environment or analytical function
Knowledge
- Knowledge of an accounting package - not specified (Advanced)
- Knowledge and understanding of VAT including completion and submission (Intermediate)
- Knowledge of accounting (Advanced)
- Analytical skills (Advanced)
- Problem solving (Advanced)
- Critical thinking (Advanced)
- Facilitation and conflict resolution (Intermediate to Advanced)
- Microsoft Office skills (Advanced), EXCEL
- Presentation skills (Advanced)
Tactical and Strategic commercial guidance, and stakeholder relationship management
- Work closely with the Financial Controller: Restaurants, to ensure accuracy and completeness of Financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement)
- Understand and monitor CO&O Restaurant profitability in line with agreed profitability measures and provide regular updates and reports on status of profitability
- Partner with Area Managers to execute on recommended corrective action or opportunities in CO&O Restaurants
- Analyse and make recommendations on all aspects of business to ensure cross functional and business communication to deliver a coordinated approach.
- Apply data from various sources to drive business value creation across the CO&O estate
- Provide regular agreed commercial financial information to the business.
- Review and advise commercial partners on internal control and risk management methodologies to effectively control, manage and report on spend against agreed budgets
- Discover new ways to reduce the cost structure through a range of approaches, including: the strategic re-design of services and their costs; the use of business and operational process improvements; the smarter use of supply (through out-sourcing, co-sourcing and in-sourcing where appropriate); and improved asset management.
- Supports performance culture that delivers results through rigorous challenge, disciplined execution, and continual improvement.
- Manage the improvement of corporate and service performance by ensuring that resources are targeted on business priorities and meeting internal stakeholder and shareholder needs
- Entrench the role as an integral part of regional team, taking the lead in aligning various commercial functions to work towards a common goal of value creation
- Attend key commercially orientated meetings giving team support and challenge as appropriate.
- Demonstrate awareness/understanding of equal opportunities and other peoples behavioural, physical, social and welfare needs
- Create an engaged and motivated workforce by establishing an environment that fosters collaboration through effective communication, trust, enjoyment, wellbeing, learning and development
