Financial Controller

Job description

About the job

The key purpose of this role is to ensure timely and accurate reporting of month end financial results for the specific country. Through stakeholder management, ensure the accuracy and completeness of the monthly reported financial statements and accompanying schedules. Ensure adherence and proper documentation for MICS and SOX, Continuous improvement review of processes in the entity, maximize effectiveness and efficiency of process areas, the position performs activities on the financial transactions across various systems, including SAP and Anaplan.

Key roles and responsibilities:

Drive month end close processes with all the stakeholders within the specific deadlines. Engage with various stakeholders to resolve issues within the specific deadlines.
Monthly variance analyses for the statement of Financial Position, ICY, Fixed Assets, Debtors, Creditors, Tax & Interest
Adhere to MEC & Year end instructions and submit required templates, improving mapping and automation of interfaces between systems
Review monthly balance sheet reconciliations in line with control requirements
Review of Monthly ,bi-annually and annually tax submissions for entities to ensure reporting is complete and accurate
Assist in internal and external audit process of entities in the country
Adhere to internal control protocols and provide information as required for internal and external audit. Prepare, maintain and archive documentation to satisfy audit and statutory requirements.
Review & post MEC journals in FCCS, COGNOS where necessary
Support the Cognos month end & quarter end pack, providing commentary where necessary
Identify opportunities to continuously improve results and reduce MEC process time taken
Assist the team to meet weekly and monthly targets and all relevant SLA’s and KPI’s
Remediation of SOX findings for specific country
MICS Improvements and control ownership (with Financial Accounting Manager being oversight on controls)
Assist in data gathering for BBBEE verification
Assist in compilation of annual financial statements of specific country
Any ad-hoc request related to financial controllership for specific country

Key attributes and competencies:

Ability to work on own initiative and priorities workload effectively
High sense of accuracy, attention to detail & adherence to deadlines
Influencing diverse stakeholders
Implementing and achieving business results through others
Thinking conceptually and strategically, while maintaining a cost-conscious and practical approach to using time and resources
Driving change and demonstrating resilience

Profile:

Bachelor of Commerce in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics
3 years relevant experience
Proficiency in MS Excel, Outlook, SAP (R/3, FI/CO, MM, Product Costing),FCCS, COGNOS
Business knowledge and acumen
Technical skills: Financial Reporting, IFRS, SARBOX
ZICA

Additional information:

Location: Lusaka

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.