Woolworths Vacancies

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Stock Manager

Listing reference: woolw_001024

Listing status: Online

Apply by: 27 December 2024

Position summary

Industry: Auditing/Accounting

Job category: Financial Accounting

Location: Cape Town

Contract: Fixed Term Contract

EE position: No

Introduction

To manage the Stock Department and to deliver all the required accounting reconciliations, financial controls and management reports to ensure effective, accurate and complete reporting of stock.

Job description

·       Implement strategies in stock department to improve effective and financial processes relating to all stock.

·       Accountability for the reconciliation of all relevant General Ledger accounts in accordance with IFRS and WW financial principles on a weekly and monthly basis.

·       Responsible for ensuring accurate reconciliations of all Stock Accounts between RMS, BI and general ledger.

·       Responsible for ensuring the clearing of all RMS Stock Clearing accounts through thorough understanding of all stock transactions in RMS.

·       Responsible for ensuring the data integrity of all stock related transactions of the gross profit worksheet.

·       Responsible for ensuring that stock integrity queries are clearly communicated to and resolved in conjunction with all relevant stakeholders (IT, Merchandise and Supply Chain).

·       Ensure that Oracle sub-ledgers are compliant with the rigors of audit to substantiate values in the balance sheet

·       Responsible for checking the integrity of Stock reports between Data Warehouse, RMS and general ledger.

·       Responsible for accurate stocktake results for stores and warehouses of Woolworths and stores of Africa.

·       Responsible for ensuring the alignment of quantity stock at warehouses to RMS on a regular basis (at least twice a year).

·       Responsible for ensuring the clearing of the unknown and error interface reports on a weekly basis.

·       Responsible for the accuracy of all stock provisions by business unit (for example, stock in transit provision, Fashion, Beauty and Home shrinkage provisions, net realisable and stock aging provisions for both trade and non-trade).

·       Responsible for ensuring accurate and complete reconciliations of all other stock accounts: for example, special occasions, On the Dot, Gift Card and fabric stock.

·       Responsible for ensuring accurate and complete IFRS stock provisions on an actual basis.

·       Responsible for ensuring accurate and complete IFRS stock provisions on a forecast basis.

·       Prepare timeous management reporting in line with best practice on a weekly and monthly basis,

·       Problem resolution including logging of all incidents and following through to ensure resolution

·       Comply with best practice internal controls and accounting practices, including implementing a system of Control Risk Self Assessment (CRSA)

·       Accurately approve all journals and accruals on a timeous basis

·       Effectively manage and lead the stock department

Minimum requirements

·       Personal Effectiveness

·       Team leadership

·       Passion for the brand and customers

·       Thinking strategically and commercially

·       Leading Transformation

·       Connecting people

·       Delivering high performance

·       Having an accounting mind-set

·       Making insightful business decisions

·       Driving quality

·       Planning and organising

Qualification and Experience

·       B. Com or equivalent

·       4 years management experience in an Accounting environment / Articles

·       Sound understanding of IFRS / WW Financial Principles and accounting processes

·       Proven competence in Excel and Oracle financial systems, reporting tools e.g. Qlikview

·       Apply accounting knowledge in a large, complex IT driven accounting environment and to process large volumes of financial transactions

Reporting Accountant II

Listing reference: woolw_001022

Listing status: Online

Apply by: 27 December 2024

Position summary

Industry: Financial Services

Job category: Business Analyst

Location: Cape Town

Contract: Fixed Term Contract

EE position: No

Introduction

To provide the business with quality financial reports that are accurate, timeous and relevant using latest decision support technologies (e.g Cognos, Excel, Hyperion, Qlikview, FR, Smartview and Essbase) with further training to report out of Onestream .

Job description

·       Compile weekly Exco sales report within required timelines

·       Compile monthly financial reports that meet the needs of the monthly WSA finance pack (eg. Segmentals/Gross profit reports) in line with the month-end time table

·       Provide the Business Unit Financial Manager with accurate monthly segmental reports and other key reports (e.g margin analyses, waste by reason code, etc) to enable the correct interpretation of financial performance and variance analyses

·       Accurate and timeous compilation of management information reports (decision support packs)

·       Assist with the compilation of reports and graphs for internal and external customers, eg Stats SA, IGDS, AC Nielsen, Key stats, Group trading statement

·       Apply constant innovation in the process of report production – making information easier to produce, greater accuracy and quicker delivery

·       Provide key weekly performance reports covering the Selling and Product environments

·       Compilation of direct expense reports

·       Producing rental turnover calculations, and working with the properties and internal audit teams during the annual turnover audit process

·       Produce and disseminate cost centre by owner reports.  Apply the principle of feeding quality information to the business as opposed to on request

·       Assist the business with standard templates in the budgeting and forecasting process

·       Maintain GL Recon Register and run meetings with action.

·       Review account/ hierarchy changes and liase with Finance business support/ OS Centre Of Excellence to ensure alignment

·       Play an effective role in the Finance team to ensure the combined delivery of the Finance strategy

·       Be part of the development of new reporting capability out of One Stream.

Minimum requirements

TECHNICAL AND FUNCTIONAL

·       Able to develop and use financial reporting models

·       Good communication skills – able to explain financial models to line management

·       Good problem resolution ability

·       Able to develop and produce clear financial management information

·       Able to analyze financial information and make recommendations for improvement

·       Able to effectively use latest decision support systems and other technologies (e.g Cognos, Excel, Hyperion, Qlikview, FR, Smartview and Essbase)

·       Open to learning new system/ ways of working.

TERTIARY REQUIREMENT

·       Relevant Financial qualification – B Comm

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

·       B Comm – 1-3 years’ experience within a retail (or similar) environment

Finance Process Analyst

Listing reference: woolw_001025

Listing status: Online

Apply by: 27 December 2024

Position summary

Industry: Auditing/Accounting

Job category: Analysis and Economic Research

Location: Cape Town

Contract: Fixed Term Contract

EE position: No

Introduction

To design and implement finance processes and control across multiple business areas within business projects or as part of finance continuous improvement projects, ensuring that finance’s strategies are implemented in a controlled manner and meet finance’s requirements of design and internal controls. To ensure that there is financial integrity across the financials systems and to provide business with effective, reliable and timely financial information for management, strategic operational and financial reporting.

Job description

§   Generate end to end finance process design and complete a detailed BRS document on projects, in particular but not limited:

o    Master Data requirements

o    Business Rules

o    Clear and Detailed Process Maps

o    Accounting Rules/entries

o    Control requirements

o    Reporting requirements

§   Conduct workshops with relevant stakeholders to understand and document

finance’s business requirement across multiple departments/divisions

§   Liaise with project manager/IT with regards to project plans and agree deliverables and timelines

o    Provide input to project plans and timelines

o    Provides feedback on project risks including financial risks, time risks and requirements risks

o    Working with the systems analyst to communicate the business requirement and ongoing interaction to ensure that any development meets the business need

§   Developing test scripts in line with business scenarios

o    Conducting thorough system and integration testing,

§   Resolving any integration errors (OIT/OSI)on a weekly basis

§   Responsible for developing business requirement specifications for processes and documenting enhancements

§   Responsible for investigating and resolving incidents logged by the business on a weekly basis

§   Providing input into finance policies, principles and procedures

§   Helping ensure that environment is setup for business change

o    Analysing process changes, risks and impacts and facilitating communication thereof

o    Assisting with the analysis of process changes, risk impacts and communication required.

o    Compiling training material and delivery thereof Responsible for supporting the business during implementation

o    Supporting the users until processes and systems have stabilized

§   Responsible for weekly status reporting, feedback on issues and risks

§   Responsible for ensuring that all documentation and portfolio of evidence is saved on the network

Minimum requirements

5 years of the following experience:

• Financial systems e.g. General Ledger and Sub-ledgers
• Project experience
• Process and systems documentation experience
• Training experience
• Financial accounting experience
• System testing experience
• System implementation experience
• Sound general IT knowledge

Behavioural skills

• Personal Effectiveness
• Passion for the Brand and Customers
• Leading Transformation
• Thinking Strategically and Commercially
• Connecting People
• Delivering High Performance
• Having a Merchant Mindset
• Making Insightful Business Decisions
• Driving Quality
• Planning and Organising

• BCom Hons (Majoring in Financial Accounting)
• Articles experience
• Post-graduate qualification in Internal Audit

Finance Process Analyst ( 12 month contract )

Listing reference: woolw_001026
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 27 December 2024
Position summary
Industry: Auditing/Accounting
Job category: Business Analyst
Location: Cape Town
Contract: Fixed Term Contract
EE position: No
Introduction
To design and implement finance processes and control across multiple business areas within business projects or as part of finance continuous improvement projects, ensuring that finance’s strategies are implemented in a controlled manner and meet finance’s requirements of design and internal controls. To ensure that there is financial integrity across the financials systems and to provide business with effective, reliable and timely financial information for management, strategic operational and financial reporting.
Job description
§ Generate end to end finance process design and complete a detailed BRS document on projects, in particular but not limited:

o Master Data requirements

o Business Rules

o Clear and Detailed Process Maps

o Accounting Rules/entries

o Control requirements

o Reporting requirements

§ Conduct workshops with relevant stakeholders to understand and document

finance’s business requirement across multiple departments/divisions

§ Liaise with project manager/IT with regards to project plans and agree deliverables and timelines

o Provide input to project plans and timelines

o Provides feedback on project risks including financial risks, time risks and requirements risks

o Working with the systems analyst to communicate the business requirement and ongoing interaction to ensure that any development meets the business need

§ Developing test scripts in line with business scenarios

o Conducting thorough system and integration testing,

§ Resolving any integration errors (OIT/OSI)on a weekly basis

§ Responsible for developing business requirement specifications for processes and documenting enhancements

§ Responsible for investigating and resolving incidents logged by the business on a weekly basis

§ Providing input into finance policies, principles and procedures

§ Helping ensure that environment is setup for business change

o Analysing process changes, risks and impacts and facilitating communication thereof

o Assisting with the analysis of process changes, risk impacts and communication required.

o Compiling training material and delivery thereof Responsible for supporting the business during implementation

o Supporting the users until processes and systems have stabilized

§ Responsible for weekly status reporting, feedback on issues and risks

§ Responsible for ensuring that all documentation and portfolio of evidence is saved on the network

Minimum requirements
5 years of the following experience:

Financial systems e.g. General Ledger and Sub-ledgers
Project experience
Process and systems documentation experience
Training experience
Financial accounting experience
System testing experience
System implementation experience
Sound general IT knowledge
Behavioural skills

Personal Effectiveness
Passion for the Brand and Customers
Leading Transformation
Thinking Strategically and Commercially
Connecting People
Delivering High Performance
Having a Merchant Mindset
Making Insightful Business Decisions
Driving Quality
Planning and Organising
JOB REQUIREMENTS

BCom Hons (Majoring in Financial Accounting)
Articles experience
Post-graduate qualification in Internal Audit

Non Trade Admin Manager

Listing reference: woolw_001023

Listing status: Online

Apply by: 27 December 2024

Position summary

Industry: Auditing/Accounting

Job category: Financial Management

Location: Cape Town

Contract: Fixed Term Contract

EE position: No

Introduction

To provide the business with a Non Trade processing service including all the required accounting, administrative policies, procedures and processes to ensure the effective recording of all purchasing transactions relating to non-trade suppliers of goods and services, locally in an integrated, controlled and cost effective manner in a shared services environment.

Job description

• Continuous improvement through the implementation of effective  financial processes and internal  controls relating to Non Trade Purchases processing
• Effective transactional processing of non-trade purchase orders.  This will include:
  • Ensuring adherence to supplier account master data payment terms for all non-trade vendor transactions
  • Ensuring timeous closure of invalid/expired open purchase orders to facilitate the release of encumbrances in the correct budget period
  • Establish the cause of invoice holds and ensure these invoices are timeously resolved for payment and in line with best practices
• Ensure effective non-trade transactional compliance to supplier account master data attributes
• Effective maintenance of system integrity of non trade supplier master data, including adherence to payment terms, catalogues and PO Matching options
• Ensuring that the purchasing sub ledger month end closing process is completed accurately and timeously
• Accountability for the reconciliation of relevant General Ledger accounts in accordance with IFRS and Woolworths financial principles
• Effective overall understanding of the technical processes relating to non-trade Purchase Order administration to facilitate resolution of breakdowns in systems integration.
• Effective transactional testing of enhancements to the non-trade administration processes, including implementation and change management.
• Effective Operational Reporting in line with best practice.  This will include weekly and monthly reports of KPI’s.
• Effective Risk Management in non-trade purchasing administration
• Compliance with best practice internal controls and accounting practices
• Ensure adherence to SLA with key stakeholders / customers.
• Provide input into the optimal organizational structures for non-trade administration
• Develop and lead the non-trade administration team and provide day-to-day management, feedback and coaching to enhance performance.

Minimum requirements

• Able to implement business processes and draft documentation in the non-trade administration space
• Able to draft concise performance reports
• Able to influence BU management with regard to process compliance and risk management
• Able to effectively use financial reporting systems and financial systems (e.g. Excel and Oracle)
• Able to implement financial processes in a large organization
• Able to use large, complex, integrated IT systems to process large volumes of financial transactions
• Strong management and leadership skill
• Able to identify basic legal and VAT risk areas around transactions

Behavioural Skills:

• Personal Effectiveness
• Passion for the brand and customers
• Thinking strategically and commercially
• Leading Transformation
• Connecting people
• Delivering high performance
• Having a merchant mindset
• Making insightful business decisions
• Driving quality
• Planning and organising

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree, National Diploma or equivalent
• Sound understanding of accounting processes including encumbrance accounting
• 3 – 4 years management experience in a financial environment

BUYER: LAMB & PLANT BASED

Listing reference: woolw_001028

Listing status: Online

Apply by: 3 January 2025

Position summary

Industry: FMCG & Supply Management

Job category: Other: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain

Location: Cape Town

Contract: Permanent

Remuneration: Market related

EE position: No

Introduction

Source and buy product in support of the Lamb and Plant Based Protein Categories and Food Strategies, through effective supplier and profit management to achieve all KPI’s.

Job description

• Lead & facilitate & implement the Lamb and Plant Based Protein departmental and supplier strategies.
• Establish a commercially viable product range strategy and manage the implementation thereof.
• Manage open book costing models and promotional funding and Category Equalisation Funds.
• Develop good working relationships with all primary & secondary suppliers and all other key stakeholders.
• Lead optimizing & balancing the lamb carcass through pulling all levers available to ensure efficient use of the entire lamb carcass.
• Build a powerful & exclusive Plant Based Protein range of products that we ensure Woolworths leads as a key destination for this category.
• Review and drive Woolworths’ performance data (sales, volume growth, profit, market share, market size etc.) for the Meat Department and make comparisons against competition ito range, price, promotions and product development
• Identify and prioritise the key commercial strategies and accompanying quantifiable goals and KPI’s for the department in line with category operating plan
• Ensure internal and external colleagues understand and work to deliver the department category plan
• Review department performance versus Department Scorecards on a regular basis and inform key stakeholders
• Manage financial accountabilities; margins (including strategic buy-in opportunities in consultation with Planning & Assortment & Merchandising teams), incentives, settlement discounts, departmental charges, sample account, buyer losses, etc.
• Negotiate price, promotional price and new lines, taking into account price tiering / product positioning and financial targets
• Integrate with Trade Planning & Sales Development teams to draw up and implement Promotional Calendar. Plan and implement promotional strategies and ensure you manage a 100% supplier service level delivery every day.
• Establish category price position while applying an understanding of customer price perception, impacts on KVIs, and of competitor pricing
• Availability: Manage short- and long-term availability per category and per supplier
• Give input to Category and Supplier strategies and end-to-end sourcing of raw material
• Develop and implement pricing strategies
• Give input to the planning and forecasting of products and ranges
• Build and manage relationships with a diverse range of suppliers
• Liaise with marketing, sales management and space planning to maximise sales and promotions in stores
• Liaise with distribution regarding Supply Chain issues
• Monitor and react to industry and international trends
• Monitor supplier order fill targeting 100% every day and product static

Minimum requirements

• Relevant commercial degree / diploma
• Minimum of 3 years buying experience in the perishable industry
• Proven experience in managing a Foods/FMCG department
• Procurement experience within a retail, FMCG environment or meat industry experience – knowledge of store operations, customer profiles, locations & competitors
• Proven sourcing and supplier management experience
• Proven ability to provide tactical input and deliver the category operating plan
• Strong integrator and the ability to work in a matrix structure with proven leadership skills
• Strong negotiation and financial management skills
• Proven ability to deliver the following category KPIs (ie. market share, sales growth, margin, ROS, availability)
• Understanding of Supply Chain processes and principles
• In depth understanding and application of Woolworths’ quality standards
• Technical understanding of the Meat category is advantageous
• Understanding of factors influencing a product’s cost and selling prices
• Proactive & Innovative with a continuous improvement mindset
• Strong customer and retail orientation – sound business and financial acumen
• Entrepreneurial – ability to initiate and implement innovative and viable business ideas and to accept accountability for the outcome
• Team player with understanding of diversity
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal

Service & Partner Performance Manager

Position summary

Industry: Wholesale & Retail Trade

Job category: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain

Location: Cape Town

Contract: Permanent

EE position: Yes

Introduction

To ensure that effective & sustainable online fulfilment processes are in place across all online services and are optimised to ensure outstanding service to our online customers And, To ensure all Performance Metrics and SLA’s are in place and being adhered to by both internal & external stakeholders.

Job description

• Service Performance Management in place with all partners and ensuring adherence to Standard Operating Procedures
• Develop & Manage all Service & Partner Relationships, this includes Service Providers, Operations and Commercial Management in stores. Customer Service Centre, Supply Chain, Online IT (internal) as well as Transport partners, packaging and equipment suppliers (internal/external)
• Defined SLA’s with Service Providers are managed to ensure operational excellence
• Accountable for all fulfilment asset/equipment /uniform management
• Responsible for the execution of Risk & Compliance: Asset Management/OHASA as it relates to management of fulfilment equipment/infrastructure (totes, scanners etc.)
• Creation of daily, weekly & monthly Performance Reporting for KPI Management. Ensure the relevant productivity measurement and benchmarking is performed to drive continuous improvement (e.g. exception reporting, root cause analysis, weekly service performance calls)
• Manage/co-ordination of post peak and quarterly business updates/reviews with Management and Store Teams
• Service Team Enablement: Regular training/upskilling  & Tools of Trade for your team members.
• Process optimisation & continuous improvement of all online fulfilment processes
• Development & implementation of regular online fulfilment store audits to measure compliance

Minimum requirements

COMPETENCIES

• Strong Customer Service orientation
• Excellent data-driven problem solving & analytical skills
• Process optimisation mind-set/experience
• Relationship & team building skills
• Effective verbal, written & presentation skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Strong Planning & Organising skills
• Stakeholder management
• Managing a diverse team.

     JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Relevant degree/diploma
• 5-8 years relevant experience in a service/distribution/operations related management role
• Relevant online order fulfilment experience
• Retail E-commerce experience preferred/advantageous

Business Support Analyst

Listing reference: woolw_001021

Listing status: Online

Apply by: 27 December 2024

Position summary

Industry: Financial Services

Job category: Banking, Finance, Insurance. Stockbroking

Location: Western Cape

Contract: Permanent

EE position: No

Introduction

To provide finance business support to ensure financial integrity is maintained across the financials systems ensuring that finance objectives, in particular, system control objectives are achieved. Provide first line support in terms of end-user access control and training. Support the finance process team in performing testing and signing off of system upgrades and new system developments. Investigates solutions for change requests/incidents logged and responsible to produce and maintain required functional specification documents. Be responsible for certain operational tasks performed in the Finance business support area.

Job description

System’s Maintenance and Support

• Supports the ongoing system maintenance. Ensures system configuration is designed, tested and implemented as per the business requirements.
• Monitors interfaces from peer systems and ensures that it is accurate and complete. Interface and error files are cleared for all Oracle Modules for all entities on a timely basis.
• Responsible for completing daily operational tasks within the Finance business
• Responsible for completing certain month-end/year end period close tasks including the resolving of month end/year end issues to ensure that month end/year end is completed on time.
• Performs Systems / Modules / Profiles and configuration implementation, set-up, monitor, maintenance, enhancement and upgrades to support new and existing functionalities.
• Maintains system responsibilities, hierarchies, profiles and workflows, performs a quarterly audit of end-user access. Ensures access is verified and complete
• Works with ITS- Systems Analyst to load Service Requests with Oracle (Oracle Metalink).
• Establish strong relationship with IT Finance , Group reporting and Central Finance
• Maintain all administration documents for system configuration, test packs and training manuals.

End-user Maintenance and Support            

• Provides second line support to the business, assists with incident resolution
• Complies with Service Level Agreements
• Loads Service Requests with Oracle Metalink.
• Provides support to, and liaise with System Analyst and System Administrator
• Liaises with Internal and External auditors regarding queries

New Business Initiatives

• Provides input into the design, development, testing, training and implementation of new business initiatives.
• Working with the finance process analyst to communicate the business requirement and ongoing interaction to ensure that any development meets the business need

Continuous Improvement

• Continually seek process/system improvement opportunities within Finance and ensure with the finance process analyst /-Finance process owner the enhancement or project will deliver the improved business solution

Training and Development

• Provide ongoing coaching and training for existing and new employees on systems and processes.
• Continuous end-user training and mentoring on Finance applications. (new and current users)
• Identifies problems and bring them to the attention of the team, with team group discussions on issues
• Self-study on Oracle User Guides and Oracle Library
• Schedules team Computer Based Training (CBT) sessions
• Maintain in-house end user training manuals and procedure manuals

Communication with Stakeholders

• Integration with IT support teams and business users in order to effectively resolve and manage business system and process application problems

Minimum requirements

• Knowledge of Business IT systems
• Analytical skills
• Problem solving ability
• Understanding of Finance processes
• Process thinking ability
• Computer Literacy, including general Microsoft Office skills
• Oracle Financials
• Incident tracking system experience

Minimum Qualification

• Relevant Financial qualification
• BCom / Accounting diploma

Experience Required

• 5 years of experience in a similar environment
• Basic to medium understanding of accounting principals and experience
• Information processing and database concepts
• ERP system support and maintenance
• Relevant practical experience in specialist area of support
• Experience on applications relative to specialist area
• Experience on Finance processes and systems
• End-user systems training
• Information processing and database concepts
• ERP system support and maintenance
• Relevant practical experience in specialist area of support
• Experience on applications relative to specialist area
• Experience on Finance processes and systems

Marketing Coordinator – FBH Home

Listing reference: woolw_001029

Listing status: Online

Apply by: 27 December 2024

Position summary

Industry: Wholesale & Retail Trade

Job category: Other: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain

Location: Cape Town

Contract: Permanent

EE position: No

Introduction

To co-ordinate and facilitate all in store, on-line and marketing activities in the product lifestyle from design brief to in store within the groups whilst adhering to the critical path.

Job description

• Partner and co-ordinate with buying, planning and visual merchandising to organise and document the bodies for the monthly in store book.
• Manage critical path for the in-store process.
• Liase and co-ordinate information between the group (planning and buying) with the relevant stakeholder in the coms team.
• Organise and liase with Sales management on any changes to the bodies for in store pre- launch dates.
• Co-ordinate the handing over of samples from the group to the on-line team.
• Manage the on-line sample hand over – critical path.
• Meet with the on-line team weekly to hand over and sign off the weekly sample requirements.
• Responsible for ensuring and checking that all product is on-line at relevant launch.
• Co-ordinate all submissions of in-house garments to marketing.

Minimum requirements

• Administrative experience in a retail/clothing environment
• Relevant diploma/ degree in Design/ Marketing/ Clothing Management required
• Planning and organising ability
• Strong administrative skills
• Product and fabric knowledge
• Computer literate
• Team player
• Customer orientated
• Integration and co-ordination skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure
• Proactive and takes initiative
• Strong administration skills

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