Orediretše Omar

Strategic and commercially focused FP&A and Finance professional with over 13 years of experience across FMCG, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and multinational operational environments.

Qualified Chartered Management

Accountant (ACMA, CGMA) with strong expertise in financial planning & analysis, cost and management accounting, manufacturing finance, activity-based costing, budgeting, forecasting, profitability analysis, and operational business partnering. Demonstrated success in driving financial performance, strengthening cost visibility, improving operational efficiencies, and supporting strategic decision-making through robust financial modelling, reporting, and analytics. Extensive experience within high-volume manufacturing environments managing BOM costing, inventory analysis, cost optimization initiatives, financial forecasting, and ERP-driven financial processes.

Strong analytical and stakeholder management capabilities with advanced SAP, Power BI, and Excel expertise. Proven ability to partner with operations, supply chain, procurement, and executive leadership teams to drive financial sustainability, profitability, and operational excellence.

Senior Finance Analyst - Acino Swiss

(2024-09)

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing & Commercial Operations

• Lead annual budgeting and monthly forecasting processes across regional business clusters, ensuring alignment with strategic and operational objectives.
• Prepare detailed financial analysis, profitability assessments, variance analysis, and performance reporting to support leadership decision-making.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, ensuring accurate financial reporting and compliance.
• Develop financial models and scenario analyses to support operational and commercial initiatives.
• Partner with operational and commercial stakeholders to improve profitability, cost visibility, and business performance.
• Support finance process optimization and reporting automation initiatives to improve efficiency and reporting accuracy.
• Deliver actionable insights and management reporting to support financial sustainability and operational effectiveness.

Management Accountant – Profitability & Commercial Finance - RCL Foods

(2022-10 - 2024-08)

FMCG Manufacturing & Distribution

• Supported Food Solutions and Industrial business units through detailed profitability analysis, management accounting, and commercial finance support.
• Conducted customer, product, and channel profitability analysis to identify opportunities for revenue growth and margin improvement.
• Developed management dashboards and reporting tools to improve financial visibility and operational decision-making.
• Supported budgeting and forecasting processes through detailed financial and operational analysis.
• Conducted variance analysis and performance reviews to support strategic planning and operational efficiency initiatives.
• Collaborated with commercial, operational, and supply chain teams to optimize profitability and improve business performance.
• Supported pricing reviews, business cases, and commercial proposals through detailed costing and ROI analysis.

Financial Planner (COGS & Bill of Materials) - Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa

(2017-08 - 2022-09)

FMCG Manufacturing and Beverages

• Managed BOM analysis, product costing, inventory valuation, and COGS reporting within a large-scale FMCG manufacturing environment.
• Led budgeting and forecasting activities related to manufacturing costs, raw materials, and operational expenditure across multiple plants.
• Supported activity-based costing methodologies and operational costing analysis to improve cost visibility and manufacturing efficiency.
• Conducted detailed variance analysis and cost investigations to identify operational cost drivers and profitability opportunities.
• Managed SAP costing runs and standard cost updates to ensure accurate inventory valuation and financial reporting.
• Collaborated closely with Supply Chain, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Operations teams to improve costing accuracy and operational performance.
• Supported inventory management, stock holding analysis, and cost optimization initiatives in high-volume production environments.
• Drove finance process improvement and automation initiatives to improve reporting efficiency and reduce manual processing.
• Supported month-end close activities including reconciliations, reporting, and operational performance analysis.

Accountant - Multichoice Group

(2015-01 - 2017-07)

Television and Entertainment

• Supported budgeting, forecasting, and operational reporting activities across multiple business units.
• Managed financial reporting, reconciliations, journal processing, and variance analysis.
• Conducted project costing and operational financial analysis to support business performance monitoring.
• Supported CAPEX reporting, asset accounting, and financial planning activities.
• Assisted with management reporting and operational finance support for cost centres.

Accountant - M-Net

(2012 - 2014)

• Managed financial accounting, forecasting, reconciliations, and operational reporting activities.
• Conducted variance analysis and prepared management reporting packs for leadership review.
• Supported month-end close processes, journal preparation, and SAP-based financial reporting activities.
• Assisted with audit support and financial governance processes.

ACMA, CGMA - Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)

BCompt Honours - Accounting - University of South Africa (UNISA)

BCom - Financial Management - University of Pretoria

National Certificate - Business Consulting Practice - Deloitte Graduate Programme