Administration Manager
Logistics, Transport
Minimum Requirements
- Degree in Accounting, Financial Management, or Transport Economics
- 5–8 years’ Requirements Degree in Accounting, Financial Management, or Transport Economics
- 5–8 years’ Experience in a logistics / transport environment, with at least:
- 3 years in a financial or operational finance leadership role
- Strong exposure to:
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Costing, pricing and contract financials
- Advanced Excel (mandatory) + experience
- Proven track record in process improvement and cost optimisation
- Knowledge and understanding stock and stock system
- Financial & commercial acumen
- Analytical thinking & problem solving
- Process optimisation mindset
- Influencing & stakeholder engagement
- Leadership & team development
- Own regional P&L support, including cost control, margin tracking and variance analysis
- Deliver monthly, quarterly and annual budgets, forecasts and financial insights
- Manage cash flow, working capital and cost leakage risks
- Partner with Operations on profitability improvement (cost per km, cost per route, fleet utilisation, etc.)
- Lead end-to-end admin processes across depots
- Standardise and optimise financial and operational workflows
- Identify inefficiencies and implement continuous improvement initiatives
- Ensure data integrity across systems
- Maintain accurate and auditable financial records
- Manage and develop admin teams
- Drive performance management, KPIs and accountability culture
- Build financial capability within operational teams
- Act as finance business partner
- Analysing and correcting non adherence to company policies
- Implementing processes that may lack at Contracts
- To assist Contract Mangers in Finance and Admin processes at the contracts.
- Critical Competencies Financial & commercial acumen
- Level Bachelors Degree | Advanced Diploma Duties & Responsibilities Own regional P&L support, including cost control, margin tracking and variance analysis
- in a logistics / transport environment, with at least:
- Bachelors Degree | Advanced Diploma
Responsibilities
- Own regional P&L support, including cost control, margin tracking and variance analysis
- Deliver monthly, quarterly and annual budgets, forecasts and financial insights
- Manage cash flow, working capital and cost leakage risks
- Partner with Operations on profitability improvement (cost per km, cost per route, fleet utilisation, etc.)
- Lead end-to-end admin processes across depots
- Standardise and optimise financial and operational workflows
- Identify inefficiencies and implement continuous improvement initiatives
- Ensure data integrity across systems
- Maintain accurate and auditable financial records
- Manage and develop admin teams
- Drive performance management, KPIs and accountability culture
- Build financial capability within operational teams
- Act as finance business partner
- Analysing and correcting non adherence to company policies
- Implementing processes that may lack at Contracts
- To assist Contract Mangers in Finance and Admin processes at the contracts.
