Our well known automotive dealer client based in Johannesburg is looking to employ an experienced CFO.
Job Description:
• Lead the profitability agenda of the business whilst balancing the strategic imperatives
Generating financial insights
• Enabling delivery of strategy, budget and forecast
• Lead and manage the finance team
• Driving a high-performance culture that delivers on their commitments
• Prepare detailed and insightful analysis of the business results timeously including the identification of opportunities and risks together with recommendations for actions to address
• Actively handle ad hoc assignments and deliver the results in a timeous manner.
Specific Role Responsibilities:
• Lead and manage all the financial aspects of the business.
• Support the CEO in setting and tracking financial goals, objectives and budgets
• Review month end results of 10 entities, ensuring accuracy and completeness
• Prepare the monthly flash report and present to the CEO
• Review the monthly Hyperion reporting packs before submission to Head Office
• Prepare Treasury pack for the Treasury Committee meetings
• Prepare the Financial Risk and Review Committee pack for the FRRC meetings
• Prepare quarterly forecasts
• Prepare annual budget and board packs
• Prepare or review all Annual Financial Statements and ensure it is signed off within the timeframe.
• Responsible for all audits, tax and statutory requirements
• Working capital management
• Cashflow management of all entities
• Forex management
• Responsible for and reviewing of processes and procedures
• Ensure adherence to company approvals framework, including bid bonds, capex, travel, accommodation and payments
• Review balance sheet reconciliations of all entities at least twice a year, whilst ensuring that the Head Office financial managers review the balance sheet reconciliations of their respective dealerships at least on a quarterly basis
• Travel to all countries at least 3 times per year for the review of internal controls and meetings with auditors and bankers when necessary
• Ensure that the Control Self-Assessment questionnaires for all dealerships are prepared and submitted on a monthly basis
• Payroll review and management
• Attend to ad hoc queries from Head Office and all other stakeholders where required
• Ensure in country bank facilities are properly utilised and managed
• Provide funding to countries when required
• Assume overall accountability for managing all financially related governance compliance activities and ensure that all entities comply with all legal requirements.
Qualifications and Experience Essential:
• CA (SA)
• 15 years’ experience of which 5-10 years must be at senior management level within a financial management environment
• Automotive industry experience required
• Extensive knowledge of IFRS
• Must have practical knowledge and experience in internal and external audits
• Strong analytical and conceptual abilities
• Ability to manage complexity including multiple stakeholders and countries.
Experience in the following is required:
• Financial management and control
• Budget and Forecasting
• Forex management
• Financial processes
• Preparing financial statements and liaise with both the internal and external auditors
• Ensuring clean audit reports
• Developing and maintaining relationships with all stakeholders
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to effectively influence all levels of management.
Skills and Personal Attributes:
• Deep understanding of financial statements, budgeting, and financial analysis.
• Expertise in financial modeling and forecasting.
• Proficiency in accounting principles and standards (e.g., GAAP, IFRS).
• Ability to oversee and ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Ability to align financial planning with the company's strategic objectives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Meticulous attention to detail to ensure accuracy in financial reporting and analysis.
• Ability to manage complexity including multiple stakeholders and countries
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Our well known automotive dealer client based in Klerksdorp currently holds a vacancy for a Service Technician.
Job Description
This position will be suited to an experienced person who has the ability to inspect, maintain, and repair vehicles. The candidate needs to provide excellent customer service and maintain high levels of customer satisfaction on an ongoing basis.
To diagnose and repair faults, and conduct vehicle services according to prescribed standards of the OEM. Deliver high quality technical expertise to satisfy customers and honour organisational service delivery values.
Specific Role Responsibilities
The responsibilities of a Technician includes the following tasks:
- Carry out diagnostic work and support mechanics as set out by the Foreman.
- Carry out fault diagnosis to aid and speed up vehicle servicing.
- Take steps to ensure servicing of vehicles remains within the targeted percentages of the manufacturers' time.
- Discuss matters with service advisors and customers as required and provide coherent explanations.
- Ensure standards are maintained with regards to vehicle care and safety whilst performing functions.
- Ensure vehicles are returned to the customer after service in a neat and clean condition.
- Complete all necessary and relevant training as required by the OEM (online, classroom, other mediums of training) within reasonable time frames.
- Admin functions:
- Complete forms and documentation included in the company's service routine.
- Draft and prepare any reports required.
- Mentor apprentices, sign off logbooks, and evaluate their technical ability (if applicable)
- Ensure effective communication with team members and colleagues across departments, with customers, and service providers.
- Participate in marketing campaigns when required for the furtherance of the business.
- Any other duties as may reasonably be required.
Qualifications and Experience Minimum requirement:
- Qualified Vehicle Technician
- Valid driver’s license
Skills and Personal Attributes Minimum requirement:
- Excellent vehicle diagnostic and fault-finding skills
- Work under high pressure
- Multi-tasking ability
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Job Description
Our Commercial dealer client based in Polokwane currently holds a vacancy for an Administrator: Service Advisor (Non - Technical) reporting to the Manager: Service. This position will be suited to a person who has the ability to maintain high levels of service on an on-going basis, ability to provide excellent customer service.
Position Overview.
Specific Role Responsibilities • To coordinate the workflow in the service department, between service advisors, foreman and customers.
• Update service customer on all service bookings
• Communicate with all Service Staff
• Ensure workshop opening and closing daily and timeously
• Ensure the security of vehicles, i.e. vehicles locked in workshops and keys locked in key safe
• Ensure first thing in the morning that vehicles are parked outside and that the keys are locked in key safe
• Ensure job cards are signed off by Technicians and Service Advisors
• Assist and advise Technicians on quotes in a timeous manner
• Give assistance to the Controller, Foreman, Service Manager, Service Receptionist
• Follow up on parts ordered to workshop
• Ensure that the yard is locked at the end of business
• Book in vehicles
• Ensure that all vehicles with specific complaints are test driven with either a Foreman or a Quality Controller before the client leaves the dealership
• Ensure that all vehicles are test driven
• Record and report comebacks
• Ensure parts are ordered according to the parts ordering system
• Ensure that the workshop area is kept clean at all times
• Ensure that Technicians are properly attired as per Cargo standards
• Ensure the promotion and adherence to safety standards
• Ensure the proper tools are used for the required job
• Sell accessories and additional work
• Prepare quotations to be authorized
• Follow-up on sales not made
Qualifications and Experience
• A minimum of 3 years’ Service Advisor experience is essential.
• A minimum of Grade 12.
• Clear Criminal Record
• Motor industry experience will be an advantage
• Must have excellent verbal communication skill
• Computer literacy is essential
Skills and Personal Attributes • Problem Solving
• Attention to detail
• Customer focused
• Interpersonal
• Practical management skills
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Our well known automotive vehicle dealer client based in Rustenburg currently holds a vacancy for 2 x qualified Diesel Technicians.
This position will be suited to an experienced person who has excellent vehicle diagnostic and fault-finding skills and the ability to ensure that repairs are performed correctly and efficiently and that the service department maintains a consistently high level of customer satisfaction.
To provide effective technical and specialist support to staff, whilst ensuring a high quality of workmanship and service delivery to customers.
Position Overview:
Qualifications and Experience:
Minimum Qualifications and Experience needed:
- Matric
- Qualified Diesel Technician
Skills and Personal Attributes:
Minimum requirement:
- Multi-tasking ability
- Valid Driver’s License with no endorsements
- Good communication skills
- Excellent vehicle diagnostic and fault-finding skills
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Our Truck dealer client in Richards Bay currently holds a vacancy for an Administrator: Costing/ Dealer Warranty.
The purpose of the role is to provide prompt and quality service to customers relating to the service, repair and maintenance of vehicles, acting as an interface between the technical team and the customer to ensure cost effective repairs and quality service is delivered to customers.
The successful candidate will have to prepare, review and submit warranty claims to the manufacturer in line with standard operating procedures and OEM requirements.
Position Overview:
Should your application be short-listed, you will be contacted for an interview and/ or a psychometric assessment.
Specific Role Responsibilities:
Specifications for these positions will be discussed if a candidate is invited for an interview.
The responsibilities of a Administrator: Costing / Dealer Warranty include the following tasks but are not limited to:
- Costing of Job cards with the use of labour operation codes
- Effective and Efficient management of Work in Progress
- Preparing technical reports
- Loading Maintenance claims on the SEMA system
- Using the VOSP system
- Costing of Warranty Job cards according to Labour Operation codes
- Loading of all warranty claims on UCHP and Kuzer system.
- Control over warranty claim store.
- Warranty audits
- Warranty parts disposal with RSM
- Warranty claims, payment follow up
Qualifications and Experience:
Minimum requirement:
- Senior Certificate (Grade 12)
- A minimum of 2-3 years in the automotive service industry. Prior experience in a technical role or as a service advisor and/or Warranty Clerk would be ideal.
- Basic technical understanding and background are essential.
- Direct experience as a Warranty/Costing Clerk will be an advantage.
- Knowledge of UCHP, Automate, VOSP, SEMA, Planner Service.
- Relevant OEM experience is highly desired.
- Valid, unendorsed driver’s license and the ability to competently and legitimately drive.
- Computer literate
- Knowledge of dealership policies and procedures is essential.
- Knowledge of competitive motor industry.
- Knowledge of relevant operating systems would be an advantage.
- Multilingual with languages generally spoken across the area and customer base is necessary.
- General understanding of mechanical/technical terms is essential.
- Basic knowledge of accounting practices is highly desired.
Skills and Personal Attributes:
Minimum Skills requirement:
- Communication skills in English (read, write & speak) and other primary languages spoken in the area.
- Interpersonal ability; working with people, relating to others.
- Listening
- Customer orientation
- Planning and organizing; monitoring performance and output against expectations/ targets/ deadlines.
- Administration
- Initiative and problem-solving abilities
- Persuading and Influencing
- Delivering results
- Financial literacy: able to understand relevant financial concepts and do relevant calculations.
- Coping with pressure and setbacks; able to work productively in a highly pressurized environment.
Personal Attributes:
- Highly self-motivated, energetic and able to maintain a positive outlook.
- Diplomatic
- Self-confident
- Determined and resilient
- Ethical
- A curious, quick learner:
- Need to acquire thorough knowledge of the vehicles they are handling – not just technical specs; but also, information about the manufacturer’s warranty, dealership services, OEM updates, etc.
- Eager to participate in ongoing training opportunities made available by the organization and OEM for development purposes and/or to stay abreast of product or system changes.
- Calm; able to keep emotions under control.
- An adapter; someone who can adapt their interpersonal style to suit different people or situations.
- A team player
- Reliable
- Results driven and customer orientated
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Our Transport Industry client based in Houghton has a position available for an experienced Administration Manager who will be managing the affairs of the Association.
Job Outputs
Executing the resolutions of the National Council and Executive committee as well as overseeing and monitoring the activities of various sub-committees.
Providing and coordinating industry comments and inputs on draft legislation, government policies and reports affecting the transport industry.
Marketing and growing the membership of the association and dealing with a range of membership and industry issues that arise.
Managing branches, operations, finances, staff, procurement, suppliers and contracts of the Association.
Ensuring the Association's compliance with its constitution, by laws as well as statutory requirements.
Managing media liaison, corporate communication, social media and reputational management of the Association
across various platforms.
Compiling Association's annaul report and presenting monthly financial reports to the National Council and Executive committee.
Compiling annual budget and presenting to National council and Executive committee.
Project management of annual conference and strategic planning sessions, AGM's and day events.
Manage Associations Head office and Secretariat team.
JOB REQUIREMENTS AND COMPETENCIES
The ideal candidate for this strategic decision-making position with be an experience manager with a proven track record of at least 8 years at senior management level, ideally in possession of a tertiary level qualification in Business Administration/Commerce/Transport management or equivalent.
Sound knowledge of the transport industry (bus and coach especially) applicable legislation, bus contracts and business management principles etc.
A strong working knowledge on MS Excel and Powerpoint with excellent presentation and report writing skills.
Sound financial and budgeting knowledge.
Must be a well-balanced generalist, possessing excellent communication and strong administration skills, coupled
with a sharp business acumen (including ability to empower, small, medium and micro enterprises) to function at executive level.
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Our high volume dealership client based in Rustenburg currently holds a vacancy for a Manager: Used Vehicles Sales.
This position is regarded as a key management role and will be suited to an experienced manager who has the ability to attract clients; provide excellent customer service; motivate staff; control costs and maintain high levels of sales on an ongoing basis.
Reporting to the Dealer Principal, the Sales Manager is fully responsible for the management of the Used Vehicle department, which includes:
Specific Role Responsibilities
Maximizing sales and profitability through satisfaction and retention of customers to meet sales forecast
Developing the necessary sales organisation to meet sales and profitability objectives
Ensuring optimum stock of cars on premises
Ensuring cost control to budget within the department
Ensure adequate stocks of car and product display material is available
Review all pricing policies, discounts and “trade-in” dealing to maintain Dealership profitability
Monitor Sales Department financial performance weekly
Ensure that Customer complaints are dealt with timeously and effectively
Ensure that vehicle is delivered according to Vehicle Delivery Quality Index (VDQI)
Ensure that CE departmental targets are achieved
Ensure direct and indirect costs remain within Company prescribed parameters
Ensure that Sales Executives receive new model launch training
Establish the staffing levels and the training required to achieve sales objectives
Ensure that all floorplan activities are monitored
Ensure stock level is kept within Company Policy
Maximize sale of back-end products
Qualifications and Experience
A minimum of Grade 12.
A minimum of 3 years in a Managerial Position within the motor vehicle industry.
A Sales Tertiary qualification will be an added advantage
Clear Criminal Record
A valid Driver’s License
Sales management and marketing skills, knowledge and experience.
Skills and Personal Attributes
Ability to manage, administer and motivate a department and to provide organisation, systems and leadership
Able to motivate a sales team to achieve objectives
Experience on how to procure stock is essential.
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Our Heavy Truck Dealership client based in Dublin, Ireland is looking to employ an ambitious Heavy Goods Vehicle Sales Specialist from South Africa to join their sales team. Ideally with MAN/Renault/Volvo experience with a minimum of 5 years’ HGV sales.
The ideal candidate will possess a proven track record of achieving sales targets, exceptional leadership skills, and a strong aptitude for negotiation and problem-solving. Full product training will be provided for the right individual.
Benefits would be company car, phone, laptop and month bonus etc.
Requirements:
Experience in sales of HGV vehicles or a related field, with a strong track record of achieving sales targets.
Strong negotiation and problem-solving abilities, with a keen eye for identifying and seizing sales opportunities.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport and maintain long-term customer relationships.
Foster a positive and collaborative team environment that encourages teamwork and mutual support.
Proven ability to work well under pressure, manage multiple priorities, and meet deadlines.
In-depth knowledge of automotive products, features, and industry trends.
Valid driver's license and a clean driving record.
Minimum of 5 years HGV Truck Sales experience
If you are looking for a change in the automotive linked industry, this is an exciting time to join this company with significant growth and career opportunities projected in the coming years. This key position plays a major role in providing a professional service to their business customers in order to achieve growth ambitions and HGV sales success.
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Our truck dealership client is looking to employ an experienced and sales drives Sales Executive.
Purpose of the role:
The core purpose of this position is to meet and exceed targets and customer expectations at
every phase of the selling process. To be successful in the role, you would have a passion for the business, up to
date product knowledge, have the ability to follow up on leads and have an excellent closing ratio. You will have a
professional personal image and will have driven to meet targets in terms of units, profit and CSI/CCS targets
Key deliverables and outputs:
o Utilise the lead management system and web-based initiative, use various methods of researching markets and
gathering sales leads and follow up and pursue sales leads.
o Make contact with existing or potential customers on the telephone, build a positive relationship with existing
or potential customers, and create customer interest in the products and services.
o Negotiate the sale, handle objections and close the sale.
o Manage the trade-in.
o Use the correct sales administration procedures after the customer has signed the offer to purchase.
o Ensure that the pre-delivery inspection process has been followed correctly, do own quality check to ensure
that vehicle is clean and deliver the vehicle to the customer.
o Develop sound relationships with the manufacturer’s representatives and keep up to date with all manufacturer
programs.
o Maintain effective oral and written communications with customers and work colleagues.
o Create and maintain professional working relationships.
o Protect the company against risk.
Level of Decision-Making
Academic qualifications
o Matric Certificate
o Code 14 / PDP driver’s license
o A marketing or finance
diploma/degree will be an advantage
Work experience.
o Willingness to work flexible hour/overtime
o Work experience in commercial sales is essential
Knowledge and Skills
o Excellent selling skills
o Product knowledge or the ability to quickly acquire
o Computer literacy
o Have an established database of customers
Personal attirbutes
Essential:
o Organizational awareness
o Concern for customer service
o Entrepreneurial drive
o Business acumen
o Concern for standards
o Interpersonal sensitivity
o Concern for communication
o Self-confidence
o Reliability
Behavioural Attributes
o Driving skills
o Persuasive communication style
o Ability to work without close supervision
o Attention to detail
o Time management
Requirements:
o Proof of targets/units/GP achieved 6 months
o 3-5 years experience
Decision making takes operational trends and
business plan into account and generates multiple
possibilities that involve trade-offs and juggling of
multiple variables (budget, people, technology).
Problem solving requires specialist and/or highly
technical ideas/concepts.
Level of Decision-Making Level of Problem Solving
APPLICATIONS MUST BE FORWARDED TO:
Email: mervyn@bonafidehc.co.za