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The key purpose of this role is the full responsibility for planning, reporting and control cycle of Supply budgets (VIC, FIC, ZBB, CAPEX, People, Internal Control) on a monthly, quarterly and year end base for the plant.

Key outputs and responsibilities:

Annual Plan / Budget
Adhere to all deadlines, milestones and submission requirements to the Zone Supply PPM team
Review all budget calculations for BOMs and own the end-to-end process
Lead the ZBB budget process for the plant and ensure all guidelines, templates and timelines are adhered to
Support on the completion of the CAPEX budget as required
Lead the headcount and paycost planning process for the plant
Ensure all champions initiatives are properly embedded in the budget while avoiding double counting
Prepare management review presentations for Zone, respecting guidelines, templates and timelines
Ensure final budget is properly uploaded in all relevant tools (COGNOS, SCFD, Syspro)
Provide correct bottom-up VIC standards and actuals for MACO reporting
Monthly Process (reporting/analysis/review/LE)
Responsible for the preparation of a full year forecast outlook (LE) for the plant
Identify opportunities to continuously improve results
Identify risks, respective root causes and identify gap closing action plans
Consolidate and report LE on a monthly basis to the Zone Supply PPM team
Review of new BOMs on a monthly basis as and when required
Review of the plant P&L and validation that the results reported are accurate and there is no material misstatement
Review of headcount & paycost reporting on a monthly basis
Leads the completion and presentation of the monthly plant T&M deck with the Plant Manager
Monitors coherence between Budget, CAPEX and ZBB Performance of the Plant
Responsible for monthly and year end closing activities in supply (esp.. validation of accruals)
Ensure timely and accurate reporting of financial results in line with approved policies & procedures
Manage Relationship with Network of Capability Centre (NoCC) for outsourced activities
Tracks performance targets for the Brewery Operations to reach World Class Excellence Operational efficiency. (e.g. TEL calculation, by product income tracking, packaging & brewing beer loss etc)
Assess Operational efficiency Supply, identify initiatives and lead actions plan to optimize the Supply performance and to close the gaps towards 3YP, Budget, LE, Global Benchmarking
Executes Management Reporting for the plant to enable best-in-class operational performance management
Review of fixed asset management
Define recommendations to support Senior Management decisions
Manage projects as required; participate in ad hoc projects
Challenge and monitor capacity utilization and footprint strategy where applicable
Perform detailed analyses to determine cost opportunities at a plant level and participates actively in zone benchmarking activities
Perform strategic studies to streamline the business
Ensure the application of coherent definitions and reporting requirements.
Mediate on behalf of Supply PPM on performance (P&L) issues/ conflicts across functions.
SPOC for the Supply function towards Plant
Maintain an effective financial control environment at the plant, this includes but is not limited to ensuring that the following activities take place: –
Fixed asset verification – Inventory control effectiveness – Stock counts – Excise return reviews – Decant compliance – Facilitate SARS audits

Minimum Requirements:

Relevant 3-year university degree in i.e., accounting, business, economics, engineering or similar
MBA / CIMA / CA would be advantageous
3+ years of experience in finance in a manufacturing environment
Experience Product Costing
Knowledge of Financial Reporting
Knowledge of general accounting and consolidation practices
Project management, problem assessment and solving skills
Working in an ERP environment
Working in a process-oriented organization
Computer skills (MS Office: Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
Good knowledge of consolidation & reporting tools (Cognos)
Knowledge of ERP Systems SAP R/3 Module FI/CO, SAP BW

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. We are a company that promotes gender equality. Internal applicants require Line manager approval. Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted.