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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 outputs and responsibilities:
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Annual Plan / Budget
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Adhere to all deadlines, milestones and submission requirements to the Zone Supply PPM team
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Review all budget calculations for BOMs and own the end-to-end process
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Lead the ZBB budget process for the plant and ensure all guidelines, templates and timelines are adhered to
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Support on the completion of the CAPEX budget as required
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Lead the headcount and paycost planning process for the plant
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Ensure all champions initiatives are properly embedded in the budget while avoiding double counting
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Prepare management review presentations for Zone, respecting guidelines, templates and timelines
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Ensure final budget is properly uploaded in all relevant tools (COGNOS, SCFD, Syspro)
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Provide correct bottom-up VIC standards and actuals for MACO reporting
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Monthly Process (reporting/analysis/review/LE)
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Responsible for the preparation of a full year forecast outlook (LE) for the plant
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Identify opportunities to continuously improve results
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Identify risks, respective root causes and identify gap closing action plans
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Consolidate and report LE on a monthly basis to the Zone Supply PPM team
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Review of new BOMs on a monthly basis as and when required
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Review of the plant P&L and validation that the results reported are accurate and there is no material misstatement
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Review of headcount & paycost reporting on a monthly basis
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Leads the completion and presentation of the monthly plant T&M deck with the Plant Manager
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Monitors coherence between Budget, CAPEX and ZBB Performance of the Plant
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Responsible for monthly and year end closing activities in supply (esp.. validation of accruals)
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Ensure timely and accurate reporting of financial results in line with approved policies & procedures
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Manage Relationship with Network of Capability Centre (NoCC) for outsourced activities
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Tracks performance targets for the Brewery Operations to reach World Class Excellence Operational efficiency. (e.g. TEL calculation, by product income tracking, packaging & brewing beer loss etc)
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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
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Executes Management Reporting for the plant to enable best-in-class operational performance management
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Review of fixed asset management
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Define recommendations to support Senior Management decisions
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Manage projects as required; participate in ad hoc projects
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Challenge and monitor capacity utilization and footprint strategy where applicable
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Perform detailed analyses to determine cost opportunities at a plant level and participates actively in zone benchmarking activities
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Perform strategic studies to streamline the business
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Ensure the application of coherent definitions and reporting requirements.
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Mediate on behalf of Supply PPM on performance (P&L) issues/ conflicts across functions.
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SPOC for the Supply function towards Plant
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Maintain an effective financial control environment at the plant, this includes but is not limited to ensuring that the following activities take place: –
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Fixed asset verification – Inventory control effectiveness – Stock counts – Excise return reviews – Decant compliance – Facilitate SARS audits
Minimum Requirements:
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Relevant 3-year university degree in i.e., accounting, business, economics, engineering or similar
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MBA / CIMA / CA would be advantageous
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3+ years of experience in finance in a manufacturing environment
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Experience Product Costing
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Knowledge of Financial Reporting
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Knowledge of general accounting and consolidation practices
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Project management, problem assessment and solving skills
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Working in an ERP environment
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Working in a process-oriented organization
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Computer skills (MS Office: Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
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Good knowledge of consolidation & reporting tools (Cognos)
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Knowledge of ERP Systems SAP R/3 Module FI/CO, SAP BW
Additional information:
Band: VII
AB InBev is an equal opportunity employer and all appointments will be made in-line with AB InBev employment equity plan and talent requirements. We are a company that promotes gender equality. Internal applicants require Line manager approval. Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
