Job Opportunities at AB InBev

Key Purpose

• The key purpose of the Product Owner – ERP Maintain to Settle is to be the custodian of all plant maintenance system processes within the Africa Zone ERP landscape. The Product Owner will work closely with the Zone Supply Functions to align the M2S and system processes in the relevant ERP system per market across the Africa zone.
• The Product Owner is responsible and accountable for maintaining the integrity and stability of the current M2S ERP solutions in Africa, as well as lead the M2S stream within the planned implementation of a new ERP system (SAP S4 HANA) across the Africa Zone.

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

• Own the end-to-end system process across the Africa ERP landscape – including existing and new ERPs;
• Shape and deliver business and process requirements together with the business function and ERP programme delivery team:
• Ensure the successful implementation of end-to-end processes by considering the needs of the business in line with the Steering Committee success factors;
• Prioritizes tasks, mitigates risks in liaison with project leadership, zone business leadership and global business leadership ;
• Has sign-off authority for the project delivery in the process area for the Africa Zone ;
• Is the change leader for the process area and identifies and co-ordinates business resources across the Africa Zone ;
• Owns the product backlog for the process area - owns and prioritizes user stories and is first contact for clarifications/escalations ;
• Is accountable for provision of content for global training material development ;
• Monitors completeness and correctness of the progress information, according to requirements and acceptance criteria ;
• Responsible for Training needs and other readiness activities;
• Is responsible for the control of the system operations and results obtained (outputs) in terms of compliance with expected needs and quality standards.
• The Product Owner will make sure that all governance, processes and controls are considered and built into each product backlog as well as continue to drive MICS/SOX compliance

Key outputs:

• Accountable for the readiness of the business to change supported by the Change Team, Country People Lead and Change Agents ;
• Accountable for ensuring that specific activities required to ready the business for the change are executed as per plan within their functional area ;
• Drives execution of project and change activities for their functional area to drive business engagement and readiness ;
• Coordinate business engagement and readiness activities as per the agreed change management plan .

Profile

• Leadership and technical competencies - including supply and/or procurement experience
• Technology related B Degree, Diploma or business related qualification
• Effective communication techniques - including verbal, written, and interpersonal skills
• Leadership, influencing, and team building skills
• Continuous Improvement and Problem solving skills
• Deep understanding of Agile, DevOps, and lean process tools and techniques (certified scrum master and/or product owner preferred )
• Skill in analyzing complex issues to determine root causes and to find innovative solutions
• Demonstration of characteristics such as creativity and motivation
• Ability to engage with and influence senior leaders and stakeholders
• Business oriented mind-set with the ability to set and maintain a departmental budget
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with all levels of an organization focused on value creation, impediment & waste removal, and overall velocity increase
• Strategic, execution and innovative thinking - demonstrated success delivering complex projects quickly using agile mindset
• Experienced in agile project, program, and portfolio management and execution
• Demonstrated ability to effectively coach teams and lead peers

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• The key purpose of this role is to provide specialised electrical artisan skill and knowledge to the shift teams. To support the operations, maintenance of the plant. To perform and assist in problem solving.

Key roles and responsibilities:

Maintain a safe and healthy working environment

• Comply with safe, health and environmental procedures and legislation.
• Maintain safety and housekeeping standards
• Identification of unsafe practices through SIO's
• Safety inspections conducted
• Safe maintenance practices audited
• Adherence to PPE policies
• Maintenance tools are in good working order

Maintain, repair and optimise plant

• Locate plant equipment, spares and relevant documentation/ systems
• Plan and prepare the job
• Carry out repairs/maintenance
• Continuously improve (optimise) plant, process, equipment and systems

Work in teams

• Actively participation in teams, team meetings and in general day-to-day interaction
• Communicate effectively in teams
• Desired behaviours supporting company values and principles
• Handovers are communicated effectively to ensure continuity
• Autonomous Operations involvement with technical skills transfers

Work orders complete

• Backlog
• Generate tags for follow on work
• Satisfied customers – no rework

Contribute to self and team development

• Responsibility is taken for team processes and goals
• Goals are developed in line with the business requirements and agreed/ reviewed regularly with customers
• Self management practices are used in the team environment
• Individual learnings are shared, and coaching is provided to team members and others

Profile:

Education:

• Trade Tested N3 Electrical
• Electrical artisan - Trade Tested

Training:

• Min – 2-3 months on the job training
• Manufacturing Basic Maintenance Training
• Ideal 3-6 months on the job training

Experience:

• 2-3 Years as an Electrical Artisan in a similar industry

Desirable But Not Essential

• Electrical trade coupled with C&A
• Qualified, trade-tested mechanical artisan with N4 to N6 qualification
• HT switching
• Forklift driver training
• Ammonia knowledge (CAT A/B training)
• PLC knowledge
• SAP knowledge

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Job Purpose: 

• The People Business Partner is accountable to drive, coach, and support Lin Managers in delivering People processes and ensure that they will deliver support to their customer that is integrated, enables and adds value to the function/business unit.

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

• The incumbent will embed best in class people practices and processes, while ensuring that the interests and needs of the function, and its team members are addressed, in order to sustain a culture of high performance and high engagement.

Partner with the Solutions Functional Leadership teams to:

• Serve as the People driver and coach to the leaders and leadership team in leading, managing and supporting their teams to deliver on
• the business strategy using the appropriate tools and knowledge.
• Develop a deep understanding of the business’s operations, its performance drivers and metrics, in order to deliver cost effective and value added People programmes and solutions that will enhance overall business performance.
• Build strong relationships with the Solutions functional teams based on mutual respect and trust, in order to partner effectively, influence decision making and coach on a range of confidential and sensitive issues

Manage and deliver a high quality, professional and valued People service to the Solutions Functional Leadership teams, based on a sound understanding to:

• Ensure that the People service delivered is aligned to results of the respective business unit / function.
• Critically review transactional People work on an ongoing basis and provide input to potential solutions to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Drive the resolution of customer issues and constantly look for opportunities to improve the People service.
• Implement local policies, reviewing these and using the appropriate protocols to deal with exceptions, working with the appropriate Specialists.
• Coach, support, mentor and challenge managers in the application of People policies and practices, provide advice and guidance on People issues in
• order to minimize risk and financial exposure.
• Share and leverage best practices with other People Business Partners in the broader People Team.
• Coordinate implementation of services, policies, and programmes in conjunction with Specialists and provide feedback to the Specialists on the
• effectiveness and impact of People solutions and processes work with them as appropriate to ensure continuous improvement.
• Report performance data in alignment with the agreed Functional Targets (TSC)

Profile:

• University Degree in Human Resources, Business or related discipline or an equivalent experience.
• Track record of building good relationships and credibility with business leaders based on solid commercial understanding and an ability to identify customer needs and go beyond just delivering defined People solutions
• Ability to solve business problems pragmatically and at speed assimilating issues and ideas into clear requirements, generating solutions based on own insight or learning.
• Personal and career maturity to comfortably guide and coach leaders and managers.
• Strong communication, engagement and interpersonal skills delivers impactful messages and influences outcomes.
• Experience in aligning structure, process and routines to implement and anchor changes.
• Sound familiarity with good People specialist disciplines and how to best leverage these ranging from talent management and career development, recruitment, performance management, organisational development and design, compensation and benefits, to learning and development.
• Ability to get work done and make a difference i.e. performing and delivering business oriented People solutions and approaches through influence, coordination, and individual effort
• A bias for action and speed, and a track record of delivering in a resourceful manner
• Workday experience preferable

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Job Purpose:

• The Tech Supply team is responsible for all the supply (manufacturing) systems used by AB Inbev across the Africa Zone. We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Support Analyst to provide technical support to our clients and internal users. The successful candidate will be responsible for resolving complex technical issues, managing escalations, and providing guidance and mentorship to the support team. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background and exceptional communication and problem-solving skills. We are looking to expand the team to ensure we create and maintain digital products which our customers love.

Key roles and responsibilities

• Evaluating business processes, anticipating requirements, uncovering areas for improvement, and developing and implementing solutions.
• Work with the technical development and operations team to improve digital products.
• Leading ongoing reviews of business processes and developing optimization strategies.
• Staying up-to-date on the latest process and IT advancements to automate and modernize systems.
• Conducting meetings and presentations to share ideas and findings and performing requirements analysis. Documenting and communicating the results of your efforts.
• Effectively communicating your insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management.
• Gathering critical information from meetings with various stakeholders and producing useful reports.
• Working closely with clients, technicians, and managerial staff. Managing projects, developing project plans, and monitoring performance.
• Ensuring Solutions meet business needs and requirements. Monitoring deliverables and ensuring timely completion of Sprints.
• Performing user acceptance testing.
• Updating, implementing and maintaining procedures.
• Prioritizing initiatives based on business needs and requirements.
• Serving as a liaison between stakeholders and users.
• Managing competing resources and priorities.

Profile:

• FMCG Manufacturing experience advantageous
• Knowledge and experience in SAP PP, PI and PM is beneficial - SAP integration is advantageous
• MES (Manufacturing Execution System) knowledge advantageous
• A bachelor’s degree in IT, business or related field
• A minimum of 5 years experience in business analysis and development or a related field.
• Exceptional analytical and conceptual thinking skills.
• The ability to influence stakeholders and work closely with them to determine acceptable solutions.
• Advanced technical skills – SQL, PowerBI, SSRS, .Net, Jscript, Azure
• Excellent documentation skills.
• Fundamental analytical and conceptual thinking skills.
• Experience creating detailed reports and giving presentations.
• A track record of following through on commitments.
• Excellent planning, organizational, and time management skills.
• Experience leading and developing top performing teams.
• A history of leading and supporting successful Initiatives.
• Member of Agile Squad

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• We are looking for a dynamic, highly motivated and enthusiastic person that is constantly looking to solve complex problems and improve compliance and the underlying business processes. Honesty and integrity are key qualities along with attention to detail and quality. The individual must be able to lead the implementation of controls in the Zone and liaise with different functions to build strong relationships that enable implementation and compliance. He / She must possess strong communication and influencing skills and be able to perform well in a pressurized working environment.
• The candidate should be a change agent, whom, with the support of the Internal Controls Functions and NoCC Account to Report Director, has the ability to see the big picture and prioritize accordingly to achieve the most efficient outcome for the customer in the business.

Job purpose: 

• The NoCC Internal Controls Lead is overall accountable for establishing and maintaining a strong control environment (MICS, SOX, DAG and Policies) within the NoCC and Zone through timely identification, monitoring and reporting of risk within the business.

Key roles and responsibilities:

Policies:

• Communicate new policies to BU’s;
• Provide support on policy compliance queries;
• Conduct training where required on existing or new policies; and
• Monitor compliance to applicable policies within the BU.

Delegation of Authority (DAG):

• Conduct function specific training on DAG requirements and the implementation thereof;
• Review Control Self Assessments for gaps/issues noted in compliance,
• Provide support on compliance queries; and
• Perform ad hoc reviews on MICS testing to ensure DAG requirements are adhered to.

Representation Letters:

• Maintain an accurate and up to date list of recipients for the quarterly Functional Representation letters;
• Monitor completion status and follow up on outstanding representation letters;
• Review, consolidate and present BU Representation letters to the Zone; and
• Track, monitor and assist business with the closing of issues (Functional and BU Representation letters).

Minimum Internal Control Standards (MICS) (not limited to):

• Reconcile and align results of Control Self Assessments (CSA) with the results from the independent assessment of IC team/GRM reviews/Forensics/External Audit issues;
• Provide training/guidance to control owners and controls executors on their understanding and execution of controls in accordance with the requirements of the MICS framework, aligned to local systems and processes;
• Provide support on the implementation of KPI/ data driven testing;
• Perform quality review of action logs for the application of adequate root cause analysis and risk quantification methodologies as required per the Global and/or Zone methodologies;
• Drive standardization of control instances aligned with Global methodology and targets;
• Collaborate with GRM and external auditors to incorporate any additional controls gaps identified into the existing internal controls testing procedures;
• Initiate and drive the alignment of controls to the global recommended locations;
• Present gaps and recommendations for improvement to all the relevant stakeholders, including global;
• Key point of contact to the business for internal control queries on MICS, DAG, SODs and Finance Control policies;
• Key contact for local external auditors: ensure alignment on timelines, scoping, progress, reporting of results, etc.;

Master Data:

• Ensure all Cognos company codes are accurately created in GRC;
• Ensure that the GRC Master data, Global PowerBi and the centrally maintained MICS Risk and Control Matrix (RACM) are accurate and up to date with all Zone and Global requirements;
• Review PowerBi Master data KPI’s and ensure targets are achieved quarterly;
• Ensure Not Applicable and Sox scoping files are completed and kept up to date; and
• Ensure controls are mapped to the correct location as accepted by the Control Owners.

Reporting:

• Develop regular routines with key stakeholders to provide status updates and/or keep abreast and support in any changes or challenges that impact controls;
• Report monthly to Functional management on the status of Internal Controls;
• Prepare Quarterly Zone Deep deck for Global reporting; and
• Assist with ad hoc reporting requests for Zone/Global.

Adhoc:

• Assists with ad hoc management request reviews and ad hoc Global/ Zone requests;
• Engage with other countries/zones and benchmark business processes governing controls in order to enhance methods, processes and systems that will improve effectiveness and compliance of business process that meet the organisational goals;
• Remains current with best practice and legislation to ensure the adequate analysis and review of a variety of applicable areas in the business.

Profile:

• Bachelors Degree/Honours (Finance/Audit preferred) or equivalent is a requirement; and
• Professional Qualification, i.e. CA(SA), CIA or equivalent will be beneficial.
• More than 5 years business control, internal control or audit experience.
• Experience in leading teams across different locations.
• Understanding of the principles and application of good corporate governance and internal controls, with specific knowledge of the Africa corporate governance environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Works effectively in a team environment and creates an environment which motivates the team.
• Strong time and project management skills.

Technical Knowledge:

• Computer literate with a good understanding of the utilisation of Microsoft Office.
• Good understanding control design and audit testing principles.
• Experience in the use, evaluation and implementation of data analytics.

Reports:

• Reports to (solid line): NoCC Account to Report Director
• Delivery accountability: NoCC ATR Director and Zone Control Director and Zone Control Manager
• NoCC Internal Controls Team: Internal Control Leads, Internal Control Analysts

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Key Purpose Statement

• The key purpose of this role is to perform end to end daily activities related to Africa Corporate Entities and processing of information to ensure that the Business Service Centre operational excellence and customer service objectives are achieved. The role ensures accurate processing of financial transactions, reporting and appropriate governance of all elements contained on the balance sheet, Income Statement and plus all processes housed in working capital. Financial transactions performed across various systems, including SAP, Oracle FCCS, and Blackline.

Key Output And Responsibilities

• Prepare end to end Account to Report processes including financial month end and year-end; General Ledger Close, General Accounting, Journals
• other financial information for internal and external reporting or tax accounting purposes.
• Responsible for accounting for various transactions including, but not limited to, royalties; dividends; interest; intercompany chargeback requests.
• Prepare and execute intercompany billings, payments, netting, cash application, accrual entries, adjustments and correction entries as needed
• Perform account and analysis and reconciliations of Income Statement and Balance sheet
• Prepare FCCS adjustment journals and ensure the information for the financial statement is accurate in the various systems used by the business.
• Responsible for the accurate instruction of banking transactions, ensuring that payment information is up to date.
• Perform maintenance of the bank account in the accounting system, including the allocation of banking transactions as required.
• Review Trial balance for FCCS upload and Cognos reporting with review and investigation of reconciling mismatches.
• Perform month end revaluation for foreign balances.
• Review intercompany charges for completeness and integrity to the process
• Provide customer support and respond to requests and accounting-related inquires and investigations.
• Establishing and enforcing proper accounting methods, policies and principles internally in line with global policies and
• externally with regards to financial reporting standards
• Investigate and resolve reconciling intercompany mismatches, provide commentary and follow up and clear aged items
• Drive the reduction and resolution of reconciling difference on FCCS and Cognos
• Prepare, maintain and archive documentation to satisfy audit and statutory requirements including MICS and Sox controls
• Ensure adherence to MICS and SOX, accounting methods, policies and principles internally, in line with global policies, statutory requirements and externally with regards to financial reporting standards and provide information as required for internal and external audit.
• Primary contact for queries from Global control and Zone control team. Liaise with internal and external auditors.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS and provide ongoing financial accounting technical & business support to the zone.
• Prepare and present month end reporting packs to stakeholders in line with their expectations
• Assist team to meet weekly and monthly targets and all relevant SLA’s and KPI’s.
• Investigate and resolve reconciling intercompany differences on FCCS and Cognos
• Provides customer support and responds to requests and accounting-related inquiries for intercompany processes
• Assist the Team Lead to identify key challenges, continuous process improvements, excellence and process efficiency opportunities and automation to improve the way we operate and work
• Maximize efficiency and effectiveness of process area, as the Subject Matter Expert for the process.
• Maintenance of role training documentation. Assisting in knowledge transfer to new employees within the role. Assistant train users in completion of relevant processes.
• Perform Ad hoc requests and projects

Profile

• Degree in accounting or related field
• 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
• Able to work on own initiative and prioritize workload effectively.
• Strong knowledge of intercompany processes
• Ability to build productive working relationships – internally and externally.
• 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 require coordination with multiple teams and stakeholder management
• Ability to generate team cooperation, is customer centric and delivers on business expectations
• Analytical approach/Excellent problem-solving skills, planning and organizing.
• Uphold confidentiality, high levels of integrity and honesty on availability of information, records or processes associated with services provided
• Ability to be flexible with duties and scope of work. Ability to adopt to change
• Strong intercompany Business knowledge and commercial acumen. Expert technical/ accounting base
• Strong self-management qualities. Ability to work under pressure
• Understanding of the Agile Methodology and Ways of Working
• Demonstrate initiative and appropriate levels of assertiveness. Good negotiation skills