Intercompany Analyst-1 at The South African Breweries (SAB)

Key Roles and Responsibilities: ​

• Preparation of intercompany chargeback requests​
• Prepare and execute intercompany billings, payments, netting, cash application, accrual entries, adjustments and correction entries asneeded​
• Prepare account intercompany reconciliations, account analysis and provide detailed transactions to non-finance teams​
• Prepare and upload intercompany related journals as required by the business, including accruals; recharges and creating invoices​
• Investigate and resolve reconciling items with the aim to clear mismatches and aged items​
• Review intercompany charges for completeness and integrity to the process Present and implement corrective action and preventativeaction for recurring process related issues.​
• Assist the team to meet weekly and monthly targets and all relevant SLA's and KPI's​
• Participate in monthly closing for entities including balance sheet, income statement and other financial information for internal andexternal reporting purposes​
• Investigate and resolve reconciling intercompany differences on FCCS and Cognos Provides customer support and responds torequests and accounting-related inquiries for intercompany processes​
• Adhere to internal control protocols and provide information as required to internal and external audit​
• Prepare, maintain and archive documentation to satisfy audit and statutory requirements including MICS and Sox controls​
• Present to the Team Lead key challenges, insights and workarounds. Trouble shoot issues and share improvement ideas with TeamLead​
• Maximize efficiency and effectiveness of process area, as the Subject Matter Expert for the process​
• Identify automation opportunities to improve the way we operate and work closely with technology to leverage system functionalitiesto improve the process.​
• Maintenance of role training documentation. Assisting in knowledge transfer to new employees within the role​
• Perform Adhoc requests and projects​​​​​

Key Attributes and Competencies: ​

• Able to work on own initiative and prioritize workload effectively.​
• Building and influencing diverse teams including senior management​
• Ability to build productive working relationships —internally and externally and stakeholder management​
• Strong interpersonal/ business skills and time management skills and the ability to generate team cooperation​
• This role requires good communication skills both orally and in writing and will require coordination with multiple teams​
• Demonstrate initiative and appropriate levels of assertiveness. Good negotiation skills​
• Analytical approach/Excellent problem-solving skills, planning and organizing and deliver service to the business​
• Uphold confidentiality, high levels of integrity and honesty on availability of information, records or processes associated withservices provided​
• Ability to be flexible with duties and scope of work. Ability to adopt to change Strong intercompany Business knowledge andcommercial acumen. Expert technical/ accounting base​
• Strong self-management qualities. Ability to work under pressure​
• Understanding of the Agile Methodology and Ways of Working ​

Minimum Requirements:​

• Degree in accounting or related field, post-graduate qualification will be an advantage Minimum of 3 -5 years prior related position experience in financial accounting required​
• Competency in Computer skills (MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI), with particularly strong Excel skills​
• Knowledge of Financial Systems, SAP, FCCS (Financial Close and Consolidation System, COGNOS system)​
• Comprehensive and up to date knowledge of IFRS will be an advantage Strong knowledge of Procurement to Pay processes andquery resolution