Total is recruiting a Control Manager: Network, JOHANNESBURG-BIERMANN AV(ZAF), South Africa
Job Description
The Financial Control team seeks to appoint a Control Manager: Network !
In your role as the Control Manager you will fulfil the following key responsibilities:
Long Term Plan
- Collaborate with business teams, support, plan and elaborate the Long-Term Plan with Strategy department and head office
- Review the output of Strategy dept and ensure that it ties back to approved budget.
Budgeting
- Develop the budget hypothesis in conjunction with Group, Strategy Department and relevant General Managers
- Evaluate and challenge the content of the departmental budget presentations and requests
- Ensure the resultant budget is in line with the company’s overall operational and financial objectives
- Validate and present the documents which synthesize the budget and will be used as a reference during the year.
Optimize reporting tools & compliance to procedures
- Develop and implement tools to optimize financial reporting (indicators, Dashboard etc.)
- Ensure that compliance to reporting guideline and procedures
Reporting
- Analyze & report the monthly performance of the activity in line with the closing calendar, by studying the deviations to budget
- Support the planning team with commentary on the evolution of WCR & Investments
- Prepare the commentary for the activity and present to MANCOM at business reviews and COMPERF
- Monitor & Report the fixed costs of the activity & assist operational teams realize savings initiatives.
- Provide key figures related to the activity’s financial performance as requested
Supervision and control of Accounting
- Monitor postings related to the activity to ensure consistency and pro-active error correction daily.
- Achieve this by reducing the delta between COPA & PCA to less than 5%
Optimization of IT systems
- Participate in the evolution of information systems
- Distribute to operational teams results up to operating income
Management
- Ensure critical skills and positions are identified
- Ensure succession plan is in place for direct reports, and update job descriptions at least every 2 years
- Ensure the annual employee review process includes a review of employee career plan and development plan
- Ensure that direct reports understand and comply with Procurement policy and procedures, and that non-compliance to procurement procedures will be addressed.
Context and environment
The Financial Control environment has a complex regulatory framework within the petroleum industry with ongoing changes seen over the years, a low profitability culture across the organization, resulting in poor variance analysis in the different business.es are challenges you will need to manage in the role.
Candidate profile
You will need the following experience, skills and attributes to succeed:
- It is essential that you hold a Financial degree
- A postgraduate degree will be an added advantage
- 8 to 10 years related business experience with in-depth knowledge of industry will see you succeed in this role
- Advanced accounting knowledge
- Knowledge of Total Group reporting rules
- Advanced working knowledge of the SAP system and good computer skills (Excel, Power Point)
- Key competencies include good interpersonal skills, the ability to work under pressure and meeting of deadlines, analytical ability as well as high attention to detail
Metier
Cost Control & Reporting, Accounting, Cash & Financing Management
Region, department, area
South Africa
Employment type
Regular position
Experience level required
Minimum 6 years
Employer company
TOTAL SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD
Branch
Marketing & Services
About us / company profile
Give your best to better energy and make the commitment with Total. With over 500-plus professions in 130 countries, we offer high safety and environmental standards, strong ethical values, an innovation culture and wide-ranging career development. Be part of the global team whose mission is already shared by 100,000 employees: to make energy better each and every day.
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