Intercompany Controller

Dreaming big is in our DNA. Its who we are as a company. Its our culture. Its our heritage. And more than ever, its our future. A future where were always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet lifes moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together when we combine your strengths with ours is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

The Key Purpose of this role is to oversee the processing of information to ensure that the BSC operational excellence and customer service objectives are achieved; to ensure accurate reporting and appropriate governance of all elements contained on the balance sheet and Income Statement. Continuous improvement review and implementation for all processes housed in working capital.

Ker Roles and Responsibilities:

• Engagement with all functions within the business to provide detailed review of the intercompany process
• Review of Intercompany account analysis and reconciliations for completeness and integrity.
• Overall release of balance sheet journal entries (accruals, intercompany recharges invoices, FI payments)
• Prepare the Intercompany Trial balance for Cognos reporting.
• Managing the health of all intercompany balance sheet accounts in terms of ageing, validity of transactions
• Establishing and enforcing proper accounting methods, policies and principles internally in line with global policies and externally with regards to financial reporting standards
• Drive the reduction and resolution of reconciling intercompany difference on Cognos
• Ensuring adherence and proper documentation to satisfy audit and statutory requirements including MICS and SOX Controls and SLAs
• Providing ongoing financial accounting technical & business support to the zone for all underlying intercompany process
• Prepare and present month end reporting packs to stakeholders in line with their expectations
• Assist team with weekly and monthly targets and all relevant SLAs and KPIs.
• Assist team in identifying process improvements, excellence and process automation and efficiency opportunities to improve the way we operate and work closely with technology to leverage system
• Perform Ad hoc requests and projects
• Present and implement corrective action and preventative action for recurring process related issues
• Understanding of Exchange Control Legislation and Company Requirements

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• Able to work on own initiative and prioritize workload effectively.
• Ability to build productive working relationships internally and externally.
• Effective and strong leadership skills
• Excellent stakeholder management.
• Strong interpersonal / business skills and time management skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to ensure that the team works efficiently, is customer centric and delivers on business expectations
• Analytical approach / good problem-solving skills, planning and organizing.
• Ability to uphold confidentiality, integrity and availability of information, records or processes associated with services provided
• Ability to be flexible with duties and scope of work.
• Strong intercompany Business knowledge and commercial acumen
• Knowledge of imports and exports preferred

Minimum Requirements:

• Degree in Accounting or related field and Post-Graduate qualification.
• Minimum of 3 - 5 years in managing financial performance in Intercompany space
• Competency in Computer skills (MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI), with particularly strong Excel skills
• Knowledge of SAP, Syspro, COGNOS systems

Additional Information:

• Band: VII

AB Inbev is an equal opportunity employer and all appointments will be made in line with AB InBev employment equity plan and talent requirements. The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short-listing