Qualification: Degree in Business, Finance or Accounting
Experience: A minimum of 6-8 years experience in an Accounting/Finance function with team management and MANCOM exposure
Closing Date: 13 September 2023
Position Summary
Co-pilot to the Business Manager: providing insight and strongly supporting a fact-based decision-making process, based on current business environment and specialist financial knowledge and by challenging new strategies & new projects, as well as the status quo.
A day in the life of the BU Controller:
- MBS - participate actively in the strategy development and provide associated scenario planning to optimize shareholder value
- Work closely with Decision Support and Control in order to provide a high-quality data / timely framework, as well as the reliable measurement of selected key KPI's
- Ensure quality financial information is used by the business for decision making and that potential risks and opportunities are anticipated and understood. Promote use of external and internal information for benchmarking
- Review monthly performance and identify areas of risk to achievement of targets and forecasts and develop/follow up action plans
- Key player in the Monthly Business Planning Process (esp. MFR & DCP), providing transparency and direction towards target achievement at any time in the process. Facilitate the Dynamic Forecast process
- Analyze and challenge factory performance based on key indicators (variances, level of fixed cost, etc.) and promote the culture of Return on Invested Capital / ATR on CAPEX related topics (whenever relevant) including Post Evaluation of Capex proposals
- Analyze and challenge product portfolio to identify cost optimization opportunities, eliminate Value Destroyers and maximize the return on investment from TTS/PFME (including revised pricing structure/prices) and from the capital asset base
- Support Business Innovation and Renovation pipeline including development of Manufacturing and Sales & Distribution structure modelling and follow-up
- Support special projects: M&A, Sourcing, Restructuring
- Develop, manage, and communicate financial initiatives
- Where relevant, involvement in the development of Regional Manufacturing Strategy for the product portfolio and preparation of relevant Investment Budget proposals.
- Active role in people development and succession planning across NiM. Ensure a solid understanding of the value creation framework among the non-finance experts
- WHO and Local Code Compliance:
- All the employees will strictly abide by the WHO and Local Code in the execution of their job in its letter and spirit.
- Employees are prohibited from making any direct contact with pregnant women and mothers of infants and young children in their business capacity.
- Degree Business, Finance and/or Accountancy Qualification
- 6-8 years experience in an Accounting or Finance role, with management experience within FMCG
- Having filled one or several career steps in F&C, were she/he held responsibility over a team and with MANCOM exposure
- Prior experience in Accounting / Finance function (e.g., Sales, Factory or Supply Chain Controller)
- Fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry experience
- Experience within a network organization (internal and external providers)
