Title:  Management Accountant

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Immediate Superior: Financial Manager SC Services
Location: Stellenbosch, Western Cape
Function: Finance
Sub Function: Business Control: Supply Chain
Type of Contract: Permanent
Reference Number: ​​​​​​​137145
Closing Date: 27/05/2025

Purpose:

To support the Head SC Finance with the regulation, validation and consolidation of financial information of the services departments and to provide and integrated financial governance and assurance in terms of Governance of internal controls, Excise and Customs and Operational and Capital expenditure within the Supply Chain.

Be the guardian of Heineken Beverages assets and reputation through improved financial controls, managed financial risks and clear & transparent information on business performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Be a business partner for the Supply Chain Service departments in the Supply Chain business unit by collating financial data and ensure integrity of financial data. Identify risks, act on or recommend business decisions and actions for the relevant areas to assist and enable fact-based decision making.
• Prepare and critically analyses consolidation monthly results and deliver timely consolidation management reports for Supply Chain which include commentaries, KPI’s, graphs, internal/external insights and/or benchmarks. 
• Ensure reliability & integrity of accounting records (accounts and cost centres) and financial information (P&L and balance sheet) through regular controls and financial awareness of functions.
• Support the business with inter-company related transactions (i.e. cross charges).
• For the Supply Chain Service Departments: Review the budget guidelines and framework. Capture, consolidate, evaluate, and report final budget to management for approval. Review and enforce recommended remedial and preventative action for overspent risks. Review and approve forecasting.
• Ensure the development of the support services financial skills.
• Manage the CAPEX workflow process for Supply Chain. This includes system workflows, review CAPEX requests, training, and reporting.
• Manage the bi-annual stock takes to ensure independent coverage plan. This includes liaising with site management, external auditors, PC&I and finance staff.
• Involved in stock management and assist with stock takes, identification of slow moving and obsolete stock. Escalate to management team any stock risks.
• Assist with the reviewing of the Excise accounts for the VMS warehouses and perform the monthly liability reconciliation.
• Assist with the reviewing of the Customs deferment account entries and schedule the payments on the e-filing platform. Reconcile the liability accounts.
• Perform monthly audits to ensure adherence to internal control principles and assist in Excise & Customs compliance verification as and when required.
• Ensure that all other Excise accounts (SVM, VMP & OS) are done correctly and on time.
• Analyse and report monthly stock days for blended spirit products.
• Review relevant Supply Chain ICC's monthly, identify mitigating controls and corrective actions and provide feedback to management and obtain sign off.
• Ensure ICC training is provided and Business system tools [Barnowl and Tableau] are used across the Supply Chain and internal business partners.
• Ensure business information systems up to date and relevant to business needs [BIP, EDI platform, e-filing, CAPEX workflow app].
• Review and implement standardised document control governance. Identify and action systems improvements i.e., reporting automation system developments, Workflow implementations & corporate structure alignment.
• Support with special projects
• Manage relationships with business partners
• Engage in CoE meetings

Education & Experience:

• BCom Accounting or equivalent qualification completed. 
• CIMA/ BCom Accounting honours or busy completing professional accounting qualification will be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 3 years relevant experience in Management Accounting and/or Controlling, ideally in Supply Chain. FMCG experience advantageous.
• Knowledge and previous working experience with CAPEX, excise and customs will be an added advantage.
• Intellectual curiosity and ability to search out facts without prior process/guidance.
• Passion for delivering result, take ownership and translating insights into concise practical plans.
• Strong interpersonal/communication/influencing skills to challenge and win support and drive decision making.
• Excellent team player with strong oral and written communication skills.
• High level of cross functional cooperation: effectively partnering with various teams.
• Ability to work independently and under pressure.
• Drive for improvements and changes.
• Sound knowledge of MS office and SAP with specific importance to manufacturing.
• Ability to prepare simple/medium complexity business cases and models.

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply. Heineken Beverages (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd) is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates and values inclusion and diversity. You must be fully eligible to live and work in South Africa to apply.