Finance Manager - Britos Bakery-ZAF at PepsiCo

What we’re looking for:

• Oversees the accounting operations of the unit, ensuring adherence to established financial practices and policies. Coordinates with the unit for budget preparation and financial reporting.
• Additional responsibilities include conducting internal audits, facilitating training, managing master data, overseeing financial process controls, and monitoring authorisation controls.

Accounatabilities: 

• Analyse and report on financial performance against benchmarks and procedures
• Manage working capital and plan, co-ordinate & compile annual ops & capital budgets
• Verify monthly income, balance sheet & cash flow statements and plan, co-ordinate & compile monthly reports
• Develop unit financial procedures and train and manage employees on financial systems, policies & procedures
• Manage internal financial authorisations, systems and audits
• Manage performance and talent of own team
• Maintain functional and legal framework.
• Implement best practices and utilize SAP functionality.
• Maintain interdepartmental relationships and encourage continuous improvements.
• Manage debtors in excess of R25 million
• Control of inventory and stock write off
• Weekly forecast and analyzing of sales forecast
• Management of manpower budgets and expenses
• Accounting procedures are performed on-time, accurate, and within standards
• Debtors and creditors are managed timeously & within standards
• Unit’s management information is on-time, accurate, and within standards
• Monthly reports are on-time, accurate, and within standards
• Audit recommendations and fraud are mitigated by planned controls
• Functional strategy (1-3 years) blended in with and support overall business strategy
• Supporting strategic plan and AOP development, including deck analysis and deck preparation 
• Team strength, performance & energy matched strategic requirements.
• Actively participate and coordinate employee engagement initiatives, talent management and recognition for the Finance Team.  
• Liaising with and capacitating of 3rd parties such as customers, suppliers, agents etc.
• Support the Bakery Team to manage budgets in an effective and efficient manner. 
• Driving and ensuring compliance with PepsiCo Global standards and policies

Qualifications

What will qualify you for the role:

• University degree, with Professional accounting qualification recommended 
• Experienced accounting background (preferably 6 years and above)
• Knowledge of beverage business or comparable FMCG/retail businesses
• Experience of PepsiCo Reporting, Planning and Control processes
• 6 years financial experience in FMCG environment
• Computer literacy (MS Advanced Excel / Word / SAP / SAP Business Intelligence Portal)
• Ability to work under pressure, accurately and independently