Commercial Financial Business Partner
Listing reference: twizz_000680
Listing status: Under Review
Apply by: 16 October 2025
Position summary
Industry: FMCG & Supply Management
Job category: Financial Accounting
Location: Bellville
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: No
Introduction
Join our team at Twizza!
We are looking for a passionate Commercial Financial Business Partner to join our team in Cape Town. In this role, you will support strategic decision-making and drive financial efficiency by leading budget planning, conducting variance and profitability analysis, managing pricing and compliance, and ensuring accurate financial reporting and controls across assigned regions and departments.
Job description
Annual Budget Planning Process
- Responsible for the annual budget planning process for the Commercial and Marketing department and sharing it with Commercial Finance Manager for input
Variance Analysis
- Provide in-depth variance analysis for the Regional Marketing and Commercial Management accounts with feasible courses of action to resolve and prevent any recurrence of major issues.
Costing Models
- Develop “what-if” costing and commercial models to understand cost/benefit of new customer and changes in pricing of new and current products. Provide advice and commentary in relation to these calculations.
Pricing
- Pro-active management of pricing and trading terms in terms of customer, channel, and product profitability
Management Accounts Reporting
- Develop and produce reports for management on an ad-hoc basis as well as for the monthly management accounts.
Commercial Reviews
- Participate in key company and customer forums and projects by providing commercial insight and advice
Cost Controls/ Compliance
- Measures/Controls – development and maintenance of controls (identify weaknesses, suggest recommendations, and implement.
Financial Reporting
- Preparation of key financial reports – ad-hoc and as part of Management accounts
Reconciliations
- Reconciliations at month end, preparations of management accounts, budgeting, forecasting, capex management, cost control & variance analysis
Order Management
- Processing of purchase orders & Goods Received Notes.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Provide on-time, accurate & value adding information to internal and external stakeholders
Minimum requirements
- B. Com in Accounting/Finance (Honours advantageous).
- SAIPA/SAICA accreditation or similar welcomed.
- 5 years of accounting experience, with 3 years in financial reporting and variance analysis and 2 years Financial Control.
- Expertise in budgeting, forecasting, and financial controls, ideally in FMCG/Commercial industries.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency.
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics Business Central (advantageous).
Benefits
Pension Fund
Funeral Cover
Discounted Twizza products
Lyra