Fixed Assets Analyst at The South African Breweries (SAB)

• The Key Purpose of this role is for the fixed assets analyst to assist the fixed assets team to process transactions to create, maintain and dispose of fixed assets in SAP, engaging with various stakeholders in the business to ensure the asset register is up to date and accurate.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Process transactions in SAP in order to create, maintain, and dispose of fixed assets. Set up project structures for budgeting. Project and Work Breakdown Structure maintenance; processing allocations between projects as well as project closures at year end
• Perform reconciliations as per business requirements
• Ensure all assets are capitalized from assets under construction in a timely manner
• Preparation of asset journals. Management of unposted assets
• Prepare reports as per business requirements. Manage metrics. Support for Team Lead in process related questions when required
• Ensure all daily, weekly and monthly KPI's and SLA's are met
• Present and implement corrective action and preventive action for recurring process related issues. Perform Root Cause analysis for recurring or high severity issues resulting in issue reduction
• Identify automation opportunities to improve the way we operate and work closely with technology to leverage system functionalities to improve the process
• Adhere to internal control protocols and provide information as required to internal and external audit. 
• Maintain the fixed assets register in accordance with group accounting policy
• Share information as it relates to business requirements. Help the team and Team Lead in identifying process improvements, excellence and process efficiency opportunities. Present to the Team Lead key challenges, insights and workarounds
• Trouble shoot issues and share improvement ideas with Team Lead. Maintenance of role training documentation. Assisting in knowledge transfer to new employees within the role

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• Able to work on own initiative and prioritize workload effectively
• Ability to build productive working relationships internally and externally
• Strong interpersonal/ business skills and time management skills
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Excellent stakeholder management and ability to generate team cooperation
• Analytical approach / good problem-solving skills
• Capable of being entrusted with “confidential” information
• Ability to be flexible with position duties and scope of work

Minimum Requirements:

• 2-3 year degree in Finance or related field
• End to End SAP knowledge/ understanding
• Computer skills (MS Office, Financial systems), strong process knowledge and understand general finance terms
• 3-5 years prior related position experience required