Woolworths Vacancies

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Treasury Analyst (10 month contract )

Listing reference: woolw_001030

Listing status: Online

Apply by: 7 January 2025

Position summary

Industry: Banking

Job category: Corporate Banking

Location: Cape Town

Contract: Temporary

EE position: No

Introduction

To deliver a financial control and analysis function within the specialised Treasury function covering disclosure, valuation and completeness of transactions. To support the Group Treasury Manager with the preparation and maintenance of detailed financial/treasury models, as well as the reporting thereof, and have knowledge of IFRS 9 in relation to the treasury impacts and the applications and implications to the Group.

Job description

• Maintain full control of all FX process in FBH and Foods, as well as non-trade, in respect of the procurement, maintenance and measurement of FX against Treasury Policy.
• Prepare  Monthly Treasury Analysis of FX position and liaison with central planning to manage FX requirements and exposures, including advice for buying strategies
• Prepare monthly treasury entries and prepare analysis of FX hedged position
• Specialist knowledge relating to the review of hedge accounting (Interest and FX)  criteria and the application to Woolworths systems (including Trade stream)
• Maintain effective control of Treasury General Ledger Reconciliations
• Manage a team of FX clerks
• Investigate to resolution any FX system issues which may arise together with FX clerks and other stakeholders.
• Prepare monthly financial results and reports to external stakeholders.  Review of treasury transactions and reporting requirements in between other group companies (e.g. African subsidiaries,  Country Road and Country Road Ventures)
• Trade Money market daily and FX daily – maintaining strong relationship with service providers.
• In-depth, specialised knowledge of IFRS 9 at the highest professional level required to account for financial treasury transactions in the Annual Financial Statements of a complex multinational business. – compiled the AFS, and being able to challenge numbers confidently.
• Collate and prepare Stats SA periodic questionnaires.
• Assist in preparing quarterly financial results and reports to the WSA and WHL Board
• Assist the Group Treasury Manager with management of the relationship with providers of facilities and provision of information thereto 
• Assist the Group Treasury Manager with management of the relationship with SARB and provision of information thereto
• Detailed financial modelling,  understanding the key areas of both income statement and balance sheets to generate and adjust forecasts and inflows resulting in financing/ gearing decisions to be made by Treasury when applicable
• Assist with Budget & forecast variances which are analysed and reported
• Assist in preparing and maintaining loan models which consolidate all loan and interest payments and maturities.
• Assist in maintaining money market model which forecasts daily cash flows, and highlight any liquidity concerns with appropriate lead time to make adjustments if necessary.
• Assist with ensuring that all interest and capital repayments on funding solutions are made timeously.
• Assist in determining refinancing profiles/solutions, based on the existing maturity profile.
• Assist in maintaining  covenant compliance calculations
• Assist with additional treasury tasks as they arise.
• Able to develop, use and maintain complex corporate finance models e.g. for hedging criteria assessments and FX mark-to-market valuations
• Able to obtain a detailed understanding of systems and processes and be able to analyse system issues if they arise, and provide recommendations for best practice solutions
• Able to explain financial concepts related to derivative instruments such as forward contracts and interest rate swaps (to senior management (FLT and FD))
• Able to draft the IFRS 9 disclosure section of the Annual Report to best in class status (Excellent rating)
• Able to develop and produce clear financial interpretation of complex treasury matters
• Able to communicate complex and often contentious matters to a wide range of audiences both verbally and in writing.
• Able to manage others around them  – both internal and external customers
• Able to effectively use latest decision support technologies/ accounting systems  (e.g. advanced excel, Qlick,Tradestream, Oracle )
• Able to design, develop and implement new processes and procedures relating to Foreign exchange and hedging.

Minimum requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION                                       

• CA (SA)

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• CA (SA) – 1 – 3 years post qualifying experience with clear evidence of technical treasury competence
• Clear evidence of financial modelling experience
• Evidence of top quartile performance

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Data Engineer

Listing reference: woolw_001032

Listing status: Online

Apply by: 9 January 2025

Position summary

Industry: FMCG & Supply Management

Job category: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain

Location: Western Cape

Contract: Permanent

Remuneration: Market Related

EE position: No

Introduction

A Data Engineer is responsible for designing, developing and implementing scalable and robust processes to support cloud applications and solutions. This role includes extracting, transforming, and consolidating data, developing and maintaining a data platform to support Foods Business Capabilities and thus ensure optimal cloud solutions performance and stability through support and continuous improvements

Job description

• Assist in designing and implementing scalable and robust processes for ingesting and transforming large data sets.
• Assist in the design and implementation of data pipelines from a variety of data sources and support the maintenance thereof.
• Ingest large, complex data sets that meet functional and non-functional requirements.
• Enable the business to solve the problem of working with large volumes of data in diverse formats, and in doing so, enable innovative solutions.
• Build bulk and delta data patterns for optimal extraction, transformation, and loading of data.
• Supports the organisations cloud strategy and alignment to data architecture and data governance.
• Engineer data in the appropriate formats for downstream consumption for analytics or Enterprise applications.
• Assist in the development of APIs to expose the data to Enterprise Applications and 3rd party vendors.
• Assist in identifying, designing and implementing robust process improvement activities to drive efficiency and automation for greater scalability. This includes looking at new solutions and new ways of working and being on the forefront of emerging technologies.
• Work with various stakeholders across the organisation to understand data requirements and apply technical knowledge of data management to solve key business problems.
• Provide support in the operational environment with all relevant support teams for data services.
• Create and maintain functional requirements and system specifications in support of data architecture and detailed design specifications for current and future designs.
• Support test and deployment of new services and features.

Minimum requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Business Informatics, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or equivalent. 
• 4-5 years of relevant data engineering experience. 

Technical Skills:

• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design.
• Experience with structured and unstructured data, different data stores, and traditional RDBMS and data warehouses.
• Proficiency in cloud tools such as Redshift, Athena, Glue and Lambda.
• Good programming, performance tuning and troubleshooting skills using programming languages such as python, scala, java and C
• Practical experience with Apache Spark and cloud services (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience with version control systems like Git and SVN.
• Experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code.
• Exposure to AWS Platform environment such as CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy and Management Console

Specialised Skills:

• Data Engineering: Experience with big data, ETL, and data management processes.
• Platform Engineering: Experience with cloud platform development and maintenance.
• Cloud Engineering: Experience with cloud architecture and API development.
• DevOps: Experience with DevOps practices, architecture, and operation.
• ML Engineering: Experience with machine learning frameworks and model integration.
• Data Visualisation: Experience with data visualisation tools and techniques.

Soft Skills:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work well in an agile, collaborative team environment.
• Continuous learning mindset and commitment to professional development.
• Innovative thinking and adaptability to changing business needs.

Additional Criteria

• Analytical Mindset: Demonstrates a strong analytical and problem-solving ability, capable of breaking down complex data issues and devising effective solutions.
• Collaboration and Communication: Exhibits excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex data concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Must foster a collaborative team environment and efficiently work across different departments.
• Continuous Learning: Has a strong commitment to continuous professional development, staying ahead of the latest trends and technologies in data engineering and analytics. Willingness to pursue relevant certifications and training.
• Innovative Thinking: Displays innovative thinking and a proactive approach to identifying and pursuing opportunities to improve data processes and solutions. Comfortable proposing and experimenting with new technologies or methodologies to enhance data capabilities.
• Adaptability: Demonstrates flexibility in adapting to changing business needs and technology landscapes. Can efficiently manage multiple priorities and adapt strategies in a fast-paced environment.
• Cultural Fit: Aligns with the organisation’s culture and values, contributing positively to team dynamics and company morale. Demonstrates integrity, accountability, and a strong work ethic.

Finance Assistant I – Properties

Listing reference: woolw_001031

Listing status: Online

Apply by: 10 January 2025

Position summary

Industry: Auditing/Accounting

Job category: Other: Banking, Finance, Insurance, Stockbroking

Location: Cape Town

Contract: Fixed Term Contract

EE position: No

Introduction

To ensure timeous payment of landlord, managing agent and municipal accounts, avoid penalties and engaging with external parties regarding property expenses which are not aligned to the Lease Agreement. To ensure accurately aged reconciliations are prepared to achieve timeous follow up of overdue items and resolution thereof.

Job description

• Update Oracle Properties system to produce payments for:- Rentals, Electricity, Municipal Utilities and Rates, etc.,
• Record balances and ageing as per landlord/managing agent statements,
• Resolve outstanding reconciling items and action outstanding entries,
• Perform age analysis by landlord/managing agent and drive clearing thereof,
• Check remittances and attach supporting documentation to send to landlords/managing agents,
• Perform Rates calculations,
• Perform Rental and Interim Rental Calculations
• Processing of invoices and ensuring payment thereof,
• Ensure that master data for new and amended supplier accounts are accurate,
• Escalate issues and communicate to the Accountant/Manager any non-adherence to procedures and controls,
• Administer, follow-up and resolve queries,
• Manage the CA incident logged and adhere to the SLA agreement,
• Ensure that all documents are kept in line with WW policy and Legal requirements and properly filed and/or timeously sent for archiving,
• Identify and communicate any bottlenecks and late documentation,
• Deliver high performance consistently,
• Build and maintain a good relationship with customers and the rest of the team,
• Full adherence to Woolworth’s financial policies and all accepted accounting practises.

Minimum requirements

• Diploma in Accounting (12 month/intermediate stage or equivalent),
• Sound understanding of Accounting Systems (Oracle would be advantageous)
• Computer literacy – Oracle, Excel, Word
• High problem solving ability,
• Strong numeric ability,
• Minimum of 3-5 years reconciliation experience required,
• Minimum of 1 year Properties experience advantageous.

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