Finance & Credit Analyst, East Africa Markets
Job purpose
Develop and maintain key relations with BAT finance team, East Africa
marketing team, internal and external auditors, which will assist management in
tracking performance and making business decisions.
Ensure effectiveness of controls and efficiency of financial
accounting processes and make improvements where necessary.
Key Deliverables
a) General ledger management
Key Deliverables
a) General ledger management
- Daily
preparation of General Ledger (GL) journals for posting by the British
American Shared Service Africa Middle East (BASS AME) team
- Daily
verification of the GL codes and checking payment vouchers / expense
claims for all of the EAM marketing team
- Monthly
Reconciliation of the marketing provision accounts as per set deadlines
- Ensure
maintenance of monthly cut off procedures in line with BAT global
requirements.
b) Trade debtors credit management
- Monitoring
of customer balances and payments to ensure that our customers are in line
with approved credit policy
- Review
of credit terms in line with shipment plans to ensure shipments are not
constrained by credit holds
- In
liaison with Supply Chain, forecast debt closing positions and anticipate
BAT credit holds and take appropriate corrective action where shipments
are at risk
- Preparation
of debtors aging report that shows monthly account status for all of East
Africa Markets for discussion at the Credit Committee
c) Reporting Requirements
- Plan
reporting of Royalties payable in the royalties reporting system
- Plan
volumes reporting in the Financial Management System
- Upload
of budget and plan numbers into SAP
- Marketing
overhead splits reporting in the Financial Management System
d) Marketing activities management: verification and
approval of marketing activity credit notes and ensuring that all submissions
from the end markets are accompanied by proper documentation that justifies
payment to trade partners.
e) Coordination of the supplier payment processes for BAT
Djibouti and Tobacco Management Consultants (TMC) Ethiopia including their
respective payrolls.
f) Checking and approving of cash and bank reconciliations
for BAT Djibouti and TMC Ethiopia as well as stock reconciliations for BAT
Djibouti
Requirements:
- A
University Degree holder in a finance related field and preferably a
holder of a professional accounting qualification or equivalent
- At
least 3 years of finance experience in an FMCG environment
- Strong
business orientation with a good appreciation of International Financial
Reporting Standards
- Good
interpersonal skills and the flexibility to deal with people at a variety
of levels in different countries, both internally and externally
- Good
communication and influencing skills
- A
Self-motivated individual
SAP Business Analyst
Job purpose
To proactively engage with the business to identify business
improvement and innovation opportunities through analysis and documentation of
the business functions and processes and the information they use, as well as
the creation of viable specifications, while complying with global ERP
standards and platforms.
To lead the development of the IT component of SAP business
projects through delivery in consultation with various IT specialists in the
areas of SAP ERP, data management, communications, applications development and
service delivery.
Key Deliverables
a) Innovation and Consultancy (Business Engagement):
Key Deliverables
a) Innovation and Consultancy (Business Engagement):
- Maintain
strong engagement with relevant business functions (supported by business
knowledge), to understand the business requirements for IT solutions
- Evaluate
business opportunities against our knowledge of available technology
solutions with a bias to SAP ERP, to improve productivity
- Manage
Business expectations and demands for IT solutions and services in order
to align with Global and local Business and IT strategy (Prioritisation)
- Manage
the level of customer satisfaction, by responding to customers’ queries,
encouraging customers to take part in the continuous improvement of the
products and services supplied
- Maintain
the level of Business Engagement in order to support the effective
delivery of IT services.
b) Process Design and Integration:
- Apply
skills in the area of process analysis, modelling and design to assist the
relevant business functions in improving process efficiency and alignment
- Apply
globally defined SAP ERP application standards to ensure the availability
of common information, as well as optimise the sustainability of
applications
- Utilise
appropriate business analysis, modelling and design tools to facilitate
further engagement with development teams
- Provide
a Business Requirements Specification document (URD) to enable IT
Applications Technology to develop the required solution
- Assist
the business to compile comprehensive user acceptance test documentation
to ensure that the business tests and signs off on new IT solutions.
c) Business and Technology Expertise:
- Leverage
knowledge of current and future technologies in areas appropriate to BAT
business to support innovation and improve productivity
- Maintain
knowledge of benchmark FMCG processes and practices, to drive continuous
improvement in productivity without compromising quality
d) IT Project Leadership:
- Perform
the role of IT team manager on projects and change requests to ensure
functional requirements are delivered on time and in budget
- Deliver
the IT financial budget, resource and project plans into the business
project
- Adheres
to a common project management methodology to ensure standardisation
across the organisation
- Monitor
team progress against project plans and budgets and initiate any required
corrective action
- Perform
and maintain detail of all quality assurance activities on projects to
ensure business requirements are met
- Ensure
global IT alignment at a project level through communication and
co-ordination with Global Service Delivery and the Strategic Business
Solutions team.
e) Administration
- Assist
with cost centre budget management to ensure that the IT total cost of
ownership (TCO) targets are achieved
- Assist
with a management of a lifecycle based functional IT application portfolio
including: risk analysis, budget, and TCO to facilitate business benefit
and return on investment
- Provide
regular and accurate IT resource requirement updates to the Build organisation,
to ensure optimal IT resource utilisation
- Assist
the Functional IT manager with monthly reporting responsibilities
Essential Requirements:
- Degree
in related discipline with 5 years relevant IT experience
- Project
management diploma and/or experience, Prince 2 preferred
- Possesses
a broad knowledge of business and business functions, in one or more
business sectors, preferably in an FMCG company, and an understanding of
the impact of IT
- Is
an expert in applying business and data analysis techniques
- Has
a practical understanding of SAP ERP technologies
- Has
a practical understanding of application development tools and corporate
and industry standards.
Desirable Requirements:
- Flexible,
conceptual thinker with good communication skills.
- Good
at working at abstract level, creative, performs well under
pressure.
- Able
to absorb new technical, commercial and business concepts quickly, and
translate them to practical applications in the environment.
- Able
to make critical decisions at the appropriate time, taking into account
the needs of the situation, priorities, constraints and the availability
of the necessary information.
- Tolerant
to ambiguity, seeks multiple solutions.
- Tends
to be practical and pragmatic, a generalist rather than a specialist.
For further Information and to
apply;-
External Applicants apply through www.bat.com
Applications close on 30th April 2013