Commercial Finance Manager - Traditional Trade
Mondelez International
- Location
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Mid
- Posted
- Aug 26, 2026
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Job Description
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International? Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Uniquely Yours. You will be manager in a team responsible for the overall financial integrity and performance of a country, category, Supply Chain and Operational Finance. You will support the Senior Manager or Director in data collection to prepare business proposals, verify assumptions, check daily execution and support delivery of overall objectives and ensure the integrity and timeliness of reporting. You may also have a direct report or manage third party providers resources. How you will contribute You will: Manage and execute aspects of finance planning and performance management process and related financial decisions potentially including Strategic Plan and Annual Contract planning/forecasting, target development, financial performance reporting/analysis, financial modeling and decision support for a focused scope within a region, business unit, country, Supply Chain, Mondelēz International Business Services or Corporate Finance team. You will own data collection and verify data integrity Ensure a strong controls and compliance environment in your area of scope and ensure full compliance with our policies Help the senior manager and the business prepare critical financial data and insight that enable perspectives for business strategies and decisions Lead projects to improve efficiencies and improvements to ways of working and embrace a mindset of continuous improvement Contribute to a high-performing Finance team. You will also invest in personal development and the development of Finance peers and drive our Finance talent agenda within the organization, with a focus on local FP&A pipeline What you will bring A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in: TECHNICAL EXPERTISE in financial planning and performance management including data collection and structuring, analyzing, planning and reporting company financial performance across all financial KPIs and investment decisions and cost management to achieve financial targets BUSINESS ACUMEN and understanding of our business, consumer packaged goods industry, and local snacking market dynamics. Relevant experience in a regional/local business LEADERSHIP SKILLS including experience with business partnering and communication skills across a large regional or local public company GROWTH/DIGITAL MINDSET and the ability to identify/execute opportunities and leverage technology to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness INTEGRITY and sound judgement in all decisions and interactions aligned with our values and policies and external regulations More about this role Key Respon sibilities Financial Analysis Monitor, control and report on commercial spend vs Prior Year/Rolling Forecasts. Implement mechanisms and tools to facilitate this. Month end closing - volume & net sales. Month end closing analysis – performance & forecast management Daily monitoring of sales in, sales out rates, inventory holding levels, promo spend and reporting to various stakeholders. Support the sales team by challenging the commercial strategy based on financial analysis. Provide financial analysis and decision support to the sales team and counsel them on financial matters that impact short to medium term results and strategic decisions. Prepare in-depth and insightful analysis of business results, including the identification of opportunities and risks together with recommendations for actions to address these. Submit commentaries and analytics for monthly internal business reviews within BU and with Country/Area sales teams. Financial Planning and Management Understand all micro-processes related to sales, within SAP and BI. Control of Gross sales, commercial spend and Net sales in G/L. Maintenance of customer and contractual trading terms. Manage and maintain the company