Business Controller

at  DHL

QUALIFICATIONS:

• University graduate or equivalent
• Qualified Chartered Accountant (ideally first time passes)
• 3-5 years’ working experience at part/qualified level, preferably in the field of logistics operations

SKILLS:

• Proven track record as an effective business partner
• Very good analytical, conceptual and problem solving skills
• Excellent MS Excel skills
• JBA TM1 skills, Logistics tool skills preferable
• Proactive and able to work under pressure
• Assertive, persistent and able to challenge
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• Able to influence, negotiate and resolve conflicts

• The Business Controller oversees and reports on the Financial findings and performance resulting from the Business Operations during the reporting period.
• Be a Finance Business Partner to Country Management, Product Management, Station Management, Sales Management and Regional Management.
• Monitors and Measures Product / Station performance, Target achievements, drives root-cause analysis on KPI’s such as Product / Station / File profitability, Cost of Sales, variance analysis, GP/EBIT conversion, etc.)
• Drives month end process as a Product / Station Controller. Drives a feedback / commentary process with Product teams on periodic performance and anomalies.
• Works as an adviser for Business Operations on behalf of Regional / Global Finance Controlling to drive standard optimised best practices.
• Coordinates Planning and Forecasting processes.
• Initiates development of action plans, follows up and monitors implementation/effects
• Facilitates strategy implementation, decision-making, process and management reviews
• Proactively identifies trends, opportunities, risks.