Financial Accountant: Fixed Assets at The Coca-Cola Company

Job Description    
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) presents an exciting opportunity for an experienced Financial Accountant: Fixed Assets to join the CCBA Shared Services team. The successful applicant will report directly into the Financial Controller: Fixed Assets & Control.
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa is the largest African Coca-Cola bottler, accounting for 40% of all Coca-Cola volumes on the continent. CCBA is a Non Alcoholic Ready to Drink (NARTD) market leader in Africa. CCBA has an extensive footprint in Africa, employing over 16 000 employees. CCBA vision is to Refresh Africa every day and make the continent a better place for all, growing successfully as business and creating a better-shared future for our people, customers, consumers, communities, planet and shareholders.

This role will primarily be responsible for supporting the full fixed asset function within the Centre of Business Process Excellence.  Together with the Financial Controller: Fixed Assets, this role will:

• Provide an integrated and optimal Balance Sheet with regard to fixed assets
• Ensure compliance to accounting standards
• Ensure compliance to functional specific group policies
• Ownership of the fixed asset processing and reporting functions
• Provide financial expertise and knowledge across the financial accounting; assets accountability
• Deliver a strong governance and control framework in relation to fixed assets
• Serve as a liaison between the business and the Centre of Scale

Key Duties & Responsibilities    

• Driving and supporting business process optimization and efficiency in relation to fixed assets
• Identifying opportunities to eliminate process inefficiencies and implement accordingly
• Providing a support role in the development and maintenance of Fixed Asset Information Systems
• Supporting the process management of the business’ capital investments
• Ensuring compliance to standardized monthly, quarterly and year-end processes
• Driving compliance of the fixed asset governance processes in line with the business’s chart of authority and control systems
• Planning and managing the fixed asset verification and reconciliation per business requirements
• Ensuring there is compliance to the Fixed Asset policy as well as the implementation of accounting treatment papers and technical accounting queries relating to Fixed Assets
• Compliance to SOX, IFRS, RACM, internal and external audit as well as other regulatory bodies
• Provide value adding and analytical insights identifying opportunities for the optimisation of Fixed Assets
• Working with and supporting the Tax team to ensure there is alignment between the Fixed Asset and Tax Asset Registers
• Supply of ad hoc commercial competence training and support with regards to Fixed Assets
• Assistance with ad-hoc activities within the department
• Management of the performance of the Centre of Scale in relation to fixed asset deliverables and ensure service excellence and KPI delivery
• Attendance of stock counts and ensure compliance to hard close and year-end procedures

Skills, Experience & Education    
Qualifications:

• B Com (Honours)
• CIMA or CA (SA) would be advantageous

Experience:

• 3+ years Financial Accounting experience in FMCG
• Previous asset accounting experience would be advantageous

Closing Date: 27th, March 2022