Finance Jobs in Kenya
Main Purpose of the Job
The Supply Chain Finance Manager provides decision support and financial expertise to Supply Chain Make & GTM teams, in order to achieve long term competitive costs, quality and service levels.
Key stakeholders are VP Manufacturing Central Africa & GTM Director East Africa & Emerging Markets. The position is responsible for leading forecasting, reporting, Capex investments, restructuring, sourcing, savings, reporting and cost management activities under the Supply Chain umbrella .
Key Responsibilities
Make
- Business Partner Kenyan Factory teams, re: production direct & indirect costs ; WCM; controls.
- Monitor and Control the factory conversion costs on an on-going basis.
- Control postings in site accounts ensuring validity and classification, plus commentaries.
- Provide variance analysis of actual versus forecast and PY and deviations are fully understood and recorded.
- To investigate and implement corrective action to ensure that plans and WCM savings are delivered and that processes continually improve.
- Provide support to factory teams, regarding cost control, through regular meetings.
- Maintain cost centre structures within SAP.
- Carry out monthly accounts discussions with the Factory managers where variance and Cost of production reports are presented and reviewed.
- Provide support and training for end users at all levels for financial acumen.
- Develop/maintain training documentation for current systems/process.
- Provide training and assistance to cost centre managers.
- Provide business partnering support for Market Entry manufacturing investments.
- Budget set up and monitoring of factory costs versus business case. Where significant changes to BC, update key stakeholders.
- Where applicable, support SAP implementation for new SU market entry.
- Consolidation and submission of CEP proposals for market entry, and co-ordination of key SCF stakeholder sign-off.
GTM
- Business Partner Logistics & Procurement Operations teams, as well as MSO planning.
- Monthly tracking and reporting Logistics costs and efficiencies.
- Responsible for GMVA re: YoY and actual vs forecast analyses.
- Actively manage all risks and opportunities to forecast delivery.
- Provides ad hoc decision support to logistics teams.
- Own material standard price process and communication.
- Communicate and report material efficiency, Logistics as well as LCBM savings.
- Partner with Category teams to advise on innovation projects, VIP projects and all financial matters related to the production line and local Supply Chain decisions.
- Ensure a seat at the decision table and provide high caliber respected advice for all strategic business initiatives related to the supply chain. Develop strong understanding of all investment strategies ensuring full alignment with East Africa cash flow.
- Proactively Identify opportunities for cost reduction.
- Steer alignment of Kenya, Uganda & Tanzania with best practice.
Provide support to the local Supply Chain team in any ad hoc request. - Be responsible for regular Transfer Pricing Calculation for Ex-Kenya sourcing.
- Provide detailed and relevant impact of transfer prices every quarter. Initiate Quarterly MCO TP sign off call with countries sourcing from Kenya.
Capex
- Manage all requests for capitalisation of finished projects. Finance to lead the process with engineer during quarterly reviews.
- Identify and action disposals.
- CEP financial business case analysis and communication to key stakeholders. Key decision support : Go / No-go.
- Capex post evaluation for key projects.
- Monthly WIP account reconciliation and sign-off with Engineering team.
- Manage Capex and Fixed Assets for Kenya, Uganda & Tanzania.
Controls
- Balance Sheet and P&L integrity (SARBOX control) provide reconciliations and commentary.
- Ensure all financial processes, recording of costs and controls are in line with SOX procedures.
- In addition to these key accountabilities, the following areas of activity will also need to be undertaken:
Drive Finance Best Practice
- Participate in cross Africa SC Work streams to drive best practice in key challenge areas.
- Proactively seek opportunities to share SC best practice within wider EA Finance team and to learn from best practice of other Finance teams.
Leading Talent & Teams
- Lead cross national team of WL1s.
- Develop succession planning and career progression plans for team and self.
Key Skills and Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance, and post graduate accounting qualification beneficial (CPA/ACCA).
- Ability to operate on a regional scale and develop the team
- At least 5-8 years of FMCG experience.
- Previous finance experience in Supply Chain strongly preferred.
- Other finance experience in Brand (BB or BD), CD Finance and/or FP&R beneficial.
- 5 years minimum Finance business partnering experience.
- Experience in managing Capital projects and supporting team members across different countries.
- Self-starter able to operate independently with no supervision. Ambitious to hit personal targets and standards.
- Working knowledge of SAP.
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