Business trend analysis that impacts on strategy in terms of sales, cost of doing business, store profitability, people analysis and forecasts, shrinkage and store standards Accountability for the financial management and accuracy in reporting thereof within Operations Accountability for driving the budgeting process and preparing final budget submissions based upon company strategic objectives. Accountability for the reporting of all key metrics within Operations relating to strategy and CSF’s (strategic scorecards) Store viabilities modelling and profitability Managing, updating and executing incentive schemes for Operational store staff Involvement with Property Board to guide on expansion or consolidation of footprint, market share and growth opportunities in support of footprint expansion strategies Corporate governance Management of company assets (motor vehicles) including procurement, management of costs, disposal of assets, policies and fleet management (maintenance, systems) Evolvement and updating of reporting techniques through BI applications via engagement with IT and Data stakeholders Desired Experience & Qualification CIMA / B.Com (Accounting) (Honours) 5 years including cost management and managing budgets in a retail Operations Finance environment Understanding of store operations and retail related KPI’s and measurements Knowledge of market trading environment and economics relevant to retail in Southern Africa Systems application knowledge (Business Intelligence, Financial) Knowledge of retail incentives schemes Knowledge of capital expenditure governance and reporting Strong leadership and people management skills in an advanced managerial capacity Capability to lead conversations and present in senior leadership forums Agility, resilience and stress tolerance to function successfully within a complex business environment Where People are our Business and Business Solutions our passion