Reporting & Consolidation Analyst at AB InBev

Key Purpose of the Role:

The key purpose of this role is to oversee the financial reporting & consolidation of South African entities (ZA0100)

• To ensure accurate and timeous reporting of the Profit/Loss statement, balance sheet, cash flow, brand profitability and all note disclosures
• Continuous improvement review of processes in the entities
• Maximise effectiveness and efficiency of process areas

Key roles & responsibilities:

Agile Ways of Working:

• As a squad member, this role is responsible for collaboration and embracing the change of agile ways of work, ensuring team accountability and shared responsibility.
• It requires ownership of work on the sprint backlog, pushing the boundaries for excellent delivery and focus on root cause problem solving, using diverse and collective skills to support other members of the squad.

Responsibilities:

• Engagement with all functions within the business to provide detailed review of the financial information and supporting note disclosures
• Review of reconciliations between ERP (SAP, Syspro, S4Hana) and the consolidation system FCCS, as well as completion of FCCS-COGNOS recon, with review and investigation of reconciling differences
• Ensure confidentiality, integrity and availability of information, records or processes associated with services provided
• Assist the team to meet weekly and monthly targets and all relevant SLA’s and KPI’s
• Co-ordinate the provision of information to external auditors for the annual audit
• Ensure adherence and proper documentation for MICS and SOX
• Establishing and enforcing proper accounting methods policies and principles internally in line with global policies and externally with regards to Financial reporting standards
• Support the business with profit/loss investigations, Intercompany reporting etc.
• Adhere to internal control protocols and provide support to in-country team as required for internal and external audit.
• Providing ongoing financial accounting technical & business support to the zone for the financial reporting deliverables
• Ensure timeous delivery of deliverables to Global
• Establishing and enforcing proper accounting methods, policies and principles internally in line with global policies and externally with regards to Financial reporting standards

Profile:

• Post Graduate finance qualification
• 3 years relative experience
• Experience within FMCG/Business Services/Network of Capability Centre essential
• Business knowledge and acumen
• Demonstrated ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders across the business
• Proven capability in:
• Consulting and facilitation of key customers and stakeholders
• Building and influencing diverse teams
• Implementing and achieving business results through other people
• Thinking conceptually and strategically, while maintaining a cost-conscious and practical approach to using time and resources
• Driving change and demonstrating resilience
• Thinking creatively and out of the box

Knowledge of:

• Development planning, including career and organizational development

Understanding of :

• Agile, Agile WOW, Systems, BBBEE, Organisational skills: planning, focus & discipline, Aligning strategic and operational needs.
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal skills, with attention to detail