Business Analyst

    Date: January 26, 2026

   Ref. No: HEIN/HO/36741065/25

Vacancy Announcement

Position Title: Business Analyst

Locations: Head Office

Application Closing Date: February 01, 2026

Job Purpose:

Manage all aspects (structure and transactions) of the cost base for production and Logistics. The final goal is to ensure the correctness and completeness of our product costing on a monthly basis (P&L and Balance Sheet) while optimizing costs. Overall control and reporting of OPCO Capex planning and actualization. Business Partnering with the Supply Chain Director, Supply Chain Management Team, and the Accounting & Reporting (all streams).

Key Responsibilities

• Planning and control of the Variable Costs for Supply Chain (production):

• • Cost building as part of the Annual Plan process; reforecast of the costs on a quarterly basis (RoFo).
  • Monthly Costing and variance analysis of variable items consumptions per brewery (raw materials, packaging materials, process & auxiliary materials) vs. standard consumptions/costs, per hl of beer produced/packed.
  • Monthly review of average prices of main items per breweries: vs. previous weeks, vs. landed cost from purchasing, vs. standard costs.

• Supply Chain Fixed costs control, Functional P&L reporting and analysis (FGP):
• Monthly P&L reporting and analysis (by Nature & by Function), (absolute and per hl), actual vs AP and RoFo.
• Monthly reporting of SC P&L as % of Revenue
• Closely follow up of cost to serve cost in collaboration with the regional support team
• Follow up R&M cost of supply chain and ensure costs are incurred as per the standards.
• Yearly review of systematic account & cost center allocation in Heilite and continuous improvement of the Cost Center Structure for Supply Chain.
• Monthly Supply Chain Accruals and Prepayments:
• Set annual plan for monthly SC accruals prepayments process cycle.
• Lead the monthly Supply Chain accruals and prepayments process (communication, data collection, summarizing, analysis and reporting).
• Lead the compilation, analysis and reporting of monthly Supply Chain accruals.
• Ensure proper posting in Heilite and post-period reversals.
• Ensure the correctness of the cost base data:
• Control and review periodic stock count processes for breweries & depots, in collaboration with the ‘Warehouse & Transport Manager’.
• Control and review the monthly reporting of ‘obsolete items’ by brewery in collaboration with the Supply Chain stake holders.
• Control and report on SC Capex:
• Definition of the investment plan (yearly CAPEX Annual Plan, reforecast of the investments for a12-months rolling forecast of investments).
• Coordination of all Fund Applications for Supply Chain related investments.
• Control Supply Chain Fixed Assets and related accounting topics (creation of Fixed Asset card in Heilite, definition of a lifetime, recommendation of a starting date).
• Planning & control over the company depreciations, mostly related to Supply Chain; coordination for the other functions.
• Reporting of the ‘Continuous CAPEX Plan’ (quarterly & annually) and ‘Supply Chain Assets’ (annually) in CIL.
• Reporting of monthly financial progress of Contraction and Expansion projects, to relevant stakeholders.
• Prepare and communicate on a monthly basis “12 months rolling cash flow forecast”.
• Verify, Code and control day today transactions related to SC Capex and insure proper documentation in coordination with Purchasing and Accounting teams.    
• Ensure proper creation of Fixed Asset card in Heilite, defining useful lifetime, setting depreciation starting date and transfer of costs from WIP to FA cards.
• In addition to the previous, the SCBA participates in all necessary ad-hoc analysis requests/activities within the Business Control Team.

Job Requirements

Education

• A bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting Degree

Experience and skills

• The job can be at 2 different levels:
• BA: 2 – 4-years’ experience

Experiences required in management accounting/controlling/external audit

The SCBA:

• Drive for improvements and changes
• Passion for quality and capacity to communicate with technical persons
• Structured and logical mindset; strong analytical & problem solving skills
• Enthusiasm and influencing skills to drive change
• Advanced Excel skills
• Ability to manage its own agenda
• Ability to work independently
• Synthesis capacity: ability to summarize issues/recommendations/actions in a clear synthetic way

Please note the below:

• It is essential that applicants discuss with their line managers before applying            
• Interested applicants should send their application to the link sent on email
• Applications sent after the closing date will not be considered
• This is a local position for Heineken Ethiopia OpCo

FEMALE APPLICANTS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY!