Location: CAPE TOWN
Reports to: Program Controller
Contract: 12 months contract as part of our Graduate program for South African Graduates
Main Purpose Of The Job
The R&D Finance Trainee/Intern is responsible for assisting in the controlling of the financial aspects for one or several programs (depending on their size and complexity) in order to monitor, assess and support the optimization of the program's profitability and cash.
As a R&D Finance Trainee/Intern , your main responsibilities are as follow:
- Maintain and monitor business plans within the acquisition phase
- Take special tasks in development programs
- Collaborate as a controller in the serial follow up of different program
- Provide reliable financial / controlling information
- Preparation of monthly KPI dashboard
- Participate in financial forecasting processes, providing data for budget, periodic forecast etc.
- Collect and manage data consolidation and reporting, ensuring reliability, consistency, transparency and compliance
- Update information into the ERP System
- Contribute to controlling analysis including variance analysis/standard costs, margin/programs, program budgetary control
- Collaborate with Shared Service Center obtaining/providing proper finance information
- Contribute to the control and management of the programs operating cashflow (capex, inventories, overdues)
The ideal graduate will have/be:
- Costing/Finance degree/ diploma
- Computer literate and good knowledge of IT systems
- Solid accounting knowledge
- Strong teamwork
- Strong Excel
- Languages: Good communication skills
