Summary
Date Posted: Friday, September 01 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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 outputs and responsibilities:
Annual Plan / Budget
• Adhere to all deadlines, milestones and submission requirements to the Zone Supply PPM team
• Review all budget calculations for 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, SCFD, Syspro)
• Provide correct bottom-up VIC standards and actuals for MACO reporting

Monthly Process (reporting/analysis/review/LE)
• Responsible for the preparation of a full year forecast outlook (LE) for the plant
• Identify opportunities to continuously improve results Identify risks, respective root causes and identify gap closing action plans
• Consolidate and report LE on a monthly basis to the Zone Supply PPM team
• Review of new 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 & paycost 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 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 Brewery Operations to reach World Class Excellence Operational efficiency. (e.g. TEL calculation, by product income tracking, packaging & brewing beer 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

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 compliance – Facilitate SARS 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

Minimum Requirements:
Education:
• Relevant 3-year university degree in i.e., accounting, business,
• economics, engineering or similar
• MBA / CIMA / CA 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

Technical Competencies:
• Computer skills (MS Office: Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Good knowledge of consolidation & reporting tools (Cognos)
• Knowledge of ERP Systems SAP R/3 Module FI/CO, SAP BW

Reporting structure:

Direct reports (solid line):
• None

Dotted line reports:
• None

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.
The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/relevant information as criteria for short-listing. Interested candidates who meet the above specifications may apply no later than the closing date.

Education Requirement: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education:

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