Finance Business Partner Job Johannesburg South Africa,Finance & Banking

"At Klipboard we've introduced a flexible hybrid work policy, where employees spend three days in the office and two days working from home. This approach promotes a balanced work environment that combines office collaboration with the comfort and convenience of remote work."

Klipboard provides specialist software, services and support to deliver fully integrated trading and business management solutions to companies in the distributive trade – wherever they are in the world. With a unique depth of knowledge and experience in ERP/SaaS solutions, Klipboard has a wide range of clients includes wholesalers, distributors, merchants and retailers from small traders to multinational enterprises. Klipboard has offices in the UK, Ireland, The Netherlands, South Africa, Kenya and North America.

Our mission is simple: to design and deliver high performance, integrated ERP solutions that enable our distributive trade customers to source effectively, stock efficiently, sell profitably and service competitively

Klipboard is the leading, specialist supplier of fully integrated technology solutions and related services to niche vertical markets in the wholesale and retail distribution, logistics, Automotive sectors.

A fast paced PE backed organisation going through a period of strong growth and operational consolidation

The Finance Business Partner acts as a strategic advisor to operational and commercial teams, using financial insight to influence decision‑making and improve business performance. The role goes beyond traditional finance reporting by collaborating with allocated departments to ensure financial goals align with business strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

The Finance Business Partner acts as a strategic advisor to business units, providing financial insights and analysis to support decision-making and drive business performance. This role bridges finance and operations, ensuring financial strategies align with business objectives.

Business Partnering: Collaborate with department heads and senior managers to provide financial insights that guide decision-making.

Financial Analysis: Analyze revenues, costs, and profitability to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.

Budgeting & Forecasting: Lead budgeting and forecasting processes; provide variance analysis and insights.

Performance Management: Monitor KPIs, conduct variance analysis, and recommend actions to improve performance.

Strategic Support: Develop financial models for long-term planning and assess viability of new initiatives.

Cost Management: Work with managers to control costs and identify savings opportunities.

Stakeholder Engagement: Present financial reports and insights to senior leadership in a clear, actionable manner.

Process Improvement: Recommend and implement improvements to financial processes and reporting.

Project Support: Provide financial input for projects, including cost-benefit analysis and post-implementation reviews.

Skills, Knowledge and

Experience:

Essential

Education:

Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business; ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualification preferred.

Experience:

5+ years in finance roles, with at least 2 years in business partnering.

Technical

Skills:

Strong financial modeling, budgeting, and forecasting skills; proficiency in Excel and financial systems.

Soft Skills:

Excellent communication, stakeholder management, negotiation, and presentation skills. Ability to influence and drive change

Commercial acumen

Analytical thinking

Strategic mindset

Relationship building

Adaptability in a fast-changing environment

Company Info

You may also have seen from our recent posts that we are excited to begin sharing our new company name – Klipboard. Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS) is becoming Klipboard and our new brand is designed to bring together our expertise across distribution, automotive, retail, rental, transport management, manufacturing, and field service management. We have offices based across the world and we are looking for talented individuals to join our growing teams.

Due to our growth over the last few years it is an exciting time to join us as we enter our next chapter! At Klipboard we've introduced a flexible hybrid work…


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