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Immediate Superior: Planning & Analysis Manager
Location: Stellenbosch, Cape Town
Function: Finance
Sub Function: Business Control Rest of Africa
Type of Contract: Permanent
Reference Number 122157
Closing Date: 16/10/2024
Purpose:
Strive to be a trusted finance business partner for several functions and individuals within Heineken Beverages International. Gain insight into operational detail of the business with the objective to add value through:
- Financial analysis and modelling
- Making and implementation of recommendations
Key responsibilities:
Strategic & Financial Results
Managing accounting for financial transactions
- Manage the supply of relevant business information to support streamlined businesses processes
- Support the planning cycle (Strategic Plan, Annual Plan and Latest Estimates)
- Participation in external and internal audits
- Providing financial advice by studying operational issues; applying financial principles and practices; developing recommendations
Co-ordinating tax related activities in conjunction with the Group tax function
Operational Results
Monitor, participate and provide support for the capturing of financial data
- Assist in developing, implementing and the maintenance of internal controls and group policies as well as implementing country specific controls
- Ensuring efficient capital expenditure control and asset maintenance
- Assisting in-country Financial Resources with financial requirements
- Preparing country monthly, quarterly and annual statements by assembling data as well as financial and management reporting
- Supporting managers with financial information and details of transactions
- Influencing operational procedures, guidelines and work instructions for area of functional performance
- Co-ordinate and streamline budgeting and forecasting systems and processes
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Meaningful value added management reporting and assistance on projects
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
- Consistently meet customer and business needs and requirements
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Build and maintain constructive working relationships with customers, suppliers and other relevant stakeholders
Drive continuous improvement in area of responsibility
- Propose new standards with regard 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
- Conceptualize operations in Excel models with the ability to forecast results.
- Support governance cycle (Strategic Plan/Annual Plan/Rolling Forecasts).
- Efficient, effective and accessible Internal monthly and ad hoc reporting.
- CIL and other Group reporting.
- Management of capital expenditure.
- Identify and implement initiatives to simplify/automate business processes.
- Assist with development of business cases.
Education & Experience:
- Tertiary Commercial/ Financial qualification
- 5+ Years of relevant financial experience
- Advanced Excel Skills.
- Strong analytical abilities.
- Solid grasp of ERPs and reporting tools.
- Experience in multinational environment with multiple entities and various ownership models.
- Full understanding of value chains (source to consumer).
- Production exposure with knowledge of costing methodologies.
- Self-starter.
- Goal orientated and deadline driven.
- Ability to operate in an ambiguous environment.
- Inquisitive and capable of building networks to source information.
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply. Heineken Beverages (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd) is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates and values inclusion and diversity. You must be fully eligible to live and work in South Africa to apply.