Financial Analyst: Profitability at The Heineken Company

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic & Financial Results

• Propose product pricing which aligns to corporate targets & strategies for HBI & Group Travel Retail (GTR)
• Optimise available resources and contained costs
• Solutions, advice and recommendations meet requirements and resulted in improved business performance
• Consistently deliver all results on time, within allocated budget, to the right quality; all work met professional standards for quality
• Business plans achieved
• Milestones achieved
• Quality of price determination book – Assist HBI & GTR in the Annual Price increase process by providing:
• Forecasted COGS view
• Checking, reviewing and uploading approved pricing
• Compile costing for NPD’s for HB, HBI and CVH
• Provide monthly / Quarterly reporting.
• Compile Brand Statements quarterly (HB)
• Monthly pricing distribution (HBI)
• Review and distribute Standard cost (HBI)
• Ad-hoc Projects – assist with financial modelling for various parts of the business.

Operational Results

• Provide decision support on profitability management (prod/cust/region/channels) for HBI & GTR
• Supply financial information and additional analysis to assist business decisions
• Adapt to changing business work requirements, solve problems, provide data on time
• Work plans meet professional objectives in terms of planning, time management and coordination
• Assistance to the business on profitability analysis
• Provide insights to regions regarding changes between budget assumptions and actuals                           
• Support quality stakeholder decision making
• Timeous completion
• Accurate value chains created
• Costing’s accuracy, relevancy and timeous (new product development and innovation cases)
• Facilitate price queries received

Customer & Relationship Results

• Build effective relationships with external and internal stakeholders
• Professional communication, behaviour and actions resulted in a high level of credibility, trust and respect throughout the business unit
• Develop thorough knowledge of customers
• Consistently meet customer and business needs and requirements
• Stakeholder feedback
• Management rating
• Learnings implemented and results achieved

Innovation & Improvement Results

• Drive continuous improvement in area of responsibility by optimising relevant processes and systems to maximise efficiency and effectiveness
• Propose improvements to methods, systems and work processes, which lead to higher quality or better results at same or reduced cost
• Contribute to and support product or service improvement and innovation
• Continued value-added approach to projects and leading improvements in own area of responsibility
• Management rating
• Number of initiatives
• Reduce non-value-added work

Leadership Results

• Take responsibility of own performance goals and personal growth
• Culture Shaping Survey 
• “Managing your Career” (EPMS Scorecard, IDP, & Career Plan in place)
• Culture Shaping Index
• SuccessFactors Analytics

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Post-graduate Degree in Commercial/ Financial or equivalent qualification
• At least 5 years relevant work experience (FMCG will be an advantage)
• Managerial experience
• Project management experience would be advantageous
• Fully computer literate in SAP and MS Office (advanced Excel skills)
• Experience in financial reporting software packages, SAP BPC, BIP and will be beneficial
• Good communication skills, both verbally and written
• Ability to work independently and under pressure
• Must be innovative and self-driven
• Attention to detail and analytical abilities are essenti