Title:  Finance Analyst

1. Purpose of the job

2. Key responsibilities

Key responsibilities:

• Strategic & Financial Results

• • Managing accounting for financial transactions.
  • Working with Record to Report teams to ensure accurate cost allocations and facilitate cross-company recharges.
  • 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
  • Managing ABTL & Variable Selling Expenses (DVC) process within HBI & HBUK, including reporting, ensuring rates are accurately maintained on SAP and managing spending levels.
  • Ensuring efficient operational expenditure control and reporting.
  • Supporting internal stakeholders 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
  • 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
  • Build and maintain constructive working relationships with customers, suppliers and other relevant stakeholders

• Innovation & Improvement Results

• • Drive continuous improvement in area of responsibility
  • Propose new standards regarding 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 and operational expenditure.
  • Identify and implement initiatives to simplify/automate business processes.
  • Assist with development of business cases.

3. Job requirements

1. 1. Education

• Tertiary Commercial/ Financial qualification 

1. 2. Experience

• Education & Experience:

• • 1. Tertiary Commercial/ Financial qualification
    2. 5+ Years of relevant financial experience. Commercial finance experience would be preferential.
    3. Advanced Excel & PowerPoint Skills.
    4. Strong analytical and data storytelling abilities.
    5. Very detailed orientated.
    6. Solid grasp of ERPs and reporting tools.
    7. Experience in multinational environment with multiple entities and various ownership models.
    8. Full understanding of value chains (source to consumer).
    9. Production exposure with knowledge of costing methodologies.
    10. Self-starter.
    11. Goal orientated and deadline driven.
    12. Ability to operate in an ambiguous environment.
    13. Inquisitive and capable of building networks to source information.