JOB DETAILS:

The key purpose of this role is the full responsibility for planning, reporting and control cycle of Supply budgets (VIC, FIC, ZBB, CAPEX, People, Internal Control) on a monthly, quarterly and year end base for the plant.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• • Annual Plan / Budget​
  • Adhere to all deadlines, milestones and submission requirements to the Zone Supply PPM team ​
  • Review all budget calculations for OPC’s/BOMs and own the end to end process ​
  • Lead the ZBB budget process for the plant and ensure all guidelines, templates and timelines are adhered to ​
  • Support on the completion of the CAPEX budget as required​
  • Lead the headcount and paycost planning process for the plant​
  • Ensure all champions initiatives are properly embedded in the budget while avoiding double counting​
  • Prepare management review presentations for Zone, respecting guidelines, templates and timelines ​
  • Ensure final budget is properly uploaded in all relevant tools (COGNOS, ANAPLAN, SAP, TM1, SYSPRO)​
  • Provide correct bottom up VIC standards and actuals for MACO reporting​
  • Monthly Process (reporting/analysis/review/LE/KPI/SCFD)​
  • Responsible for the preparation of a full year forecast outlook (LE) for the plant ​
  • Identify opportunities to continuously improve results​
  • Identify risks, respective route causes and identify gap closing action plans ​
  • Consolidate and report LE on a monthly basis to the Zone Supply PPM team​
  • Review of new PCE’s/BOMs on a monthly basis as and when required​
  • Review of the plant P&L and validation that the results reported are accurate and there is no material misstatement ​
  • Review of headcount & pay cost reporting on a monthly basis​
  • Leads the completion and presentation of the monthly plant T&M deck with the Plant Manager​
  • Monitors coherence between Budget, CAPEX, Fixed Asset Management, Inventory reporting and ZBB Performance of the Plant​
  • Responsible for monthly and year end closing activities in supply (esp.. validation of accruals)​
  • Ensure timely and accurate reporting of financial results in line with approved policies & procedures​
  • Manage Relationship with Network of Capability Centre (NoCC) for outsourced activities​
  • Tracks performance targets for the Maltings Operations to reach World Class Excellence Operational efficiency. (e.g. DBCM calculation, by product income tracking, malting loss etc)​
  • Assess Operational efficiency Supply, identify initiatives and lead actions plan to optimize the Supply performance and to close the gaps towards 3YP, Budget, LE, Global Benchmarking.​
  • Executes Management Reporting for the plant to enable best-in-class operational performance management ​
  • Review of fixed asset management​
  • Ensure effective tax compliance
  • Ensure timely and accurate reporting of financial results in line with approved policies & procedures
  • Drives a strong culture of financial governance and accountability.
  • Perform ICE audits, SARBOX compliance, attend quarterly stock counts, assist with external audits. Hard Close/Year end.

Ad Hoc​

• Define recommendations to support Senior Management decisions.​
• Manage projects as required; participate in ad hoc projects​
• Challenge and monitor capacity utilization and footprint strategy where applicable​
• Perform detailed analyses to determine cost opportunities at a plant level and participates actively in zone benchmarking activities. ​
• Perform strategic studies to streamline the business.​
• Ensure the application of coherent definitions and reporting requirements.​
• Mediate on behalf of Supply PPM on performance (P&L) issues/ conflicts across functions.​
• SPOC for the Supply function towards Plant.​
• Maintain an effective financial control environment at the plant, this includes but is not limited to ensuring that the following activities take place:​
• Fixed asset verification ​
• Inventory control effectiveness​
• Stock counts​
• Excise return reviews​
• Decant/Write off compliance​
• Facilitate audits​

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• • Working in a multi-cultural environment ​
  • High level of service mindset ​
  • Coordination skills​
  • High sense for accuracy​
  • Communicative, team oriented and open for change​
  • Ability to work in a well-organized, accurate and reliable manner​
  • Basic business sense​
  • Excellent analytical and reporting skills & problem solver​
  • Used to working with deadlines​
  • Highly results focused​
  • Leads by example, and lives the company’s values​
  • Presentation skills ​
  • Able to work on own initiative and prioritize workload effectively
  • Computer skills (MS Office: Excel, PowerPoint, etc)
  • Good knowledge of consolidation & reporting tools (Cognos, TM1, BI)
  • Knowledge of ERP Systems SAP R/3 Module FI/CO, SAP BW

Minimum Requirements:

• Relevant 3-year university degree in i.e., accounting, business, economics, engineering or similar
• MBA / CIMA / CA (SA) would be advantageous Experience:
• 3+ years of experience in finance in a manufacturing environment
• Experience Product Costing
• Knowledge of Financial Reporting
• Knowledge of general accounting and consolidation practices
• Project management, problem assessment and solving skills ​
• Working in an ERP environment​
• Working in a process-oriented organization