FINANCIAL ANALYST

The South African Breweries; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading brewing company in South Africa is seeking a candidate for a role that ensures accurate billing and payment processing. Responsibilities include managing supplier payments, preparing accounting entries, and conducting balance sheet reconciliations. Applicants should hold a relevant degree and have at least 2 years of experience in the FMCG sector. Proficiency in SAP and MS Office is essential for success in this role. The company values flexibility and the ability to communicate effectively in a team environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience in FMCG environment, prior related position experience required.
• Computer skills including financial systems.
• End to end SAP experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage payment of strategic suppliers through the FI payments process.
• Preparation of monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations.
• Perform end-to-end accounting activities relating to expense claims.

Skills

Strong process knowledge

Analytical approach

Strong interpersonal skills

Excellent stakeholder management

Ability to generate team cooperation

Education

Relevant 3-year university degree in accounting or related field

Tools

SAP

MS Office: Excel, PowerPoint

Job description

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It's who we are as a company. It's our culture. It's our heritage. And more than ever, it's our future. A future where we're always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life's moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together - when we combine your strengths with ours - is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

Key Purpose

To be responsible for ensuring that the information provided by third party suppliers (FI vendors) is accurate and complete, and that related payments are accurate and recognized within the correct accounting period as well as in line with organizational policies. This role is responsible for engaging with third party suppliers to source billing documents within the correct business cycle. This role summarizes and prepares accounting information to record expenses and accruals relating to third party payments, coordinates approvals and changes requested by the business on billing files and resolves disputes with the business and suppliers.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Manage payment of strategic suppliers through the FI payments process.
• Journal processing for FI payments and other balance sheet related transactions.
• Preparation of monthly and annual General Accounting activities.
• Preparation of journals, ensuring that journals are accurately and timeously uploaded and processed in SAP.
• Preparation of monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations.
• Administer and timeously clear all open items in SAP to ensure a healthy ageing status.
• Adherence to General Ledger closure deadlines in accordance to management requirements.
• Assist the team to meet weekly and monthly targets and all relevant SLA's and KPI's.
• Maintenance of role training documentation. Assisting in knowledge transfer to new employees within the role.
• Present and implement corrective action and preventive action for recurring process related issues. Perform Root Cause analysis for recurring or high severity issues resulting in issue reduction. Identify automation opportunities to improve the way we operate and work closely with technology to leverage system functionalities to improve the process.
• Adhere to internal control protocols and provide information as required to internal and external audit.
• Share information as it relates to business requirements.
• Help the team and Team Lead in identifying process improvements, excellence and process efficiency opportunities.
• Present to the Team Lead key challenges, insights and workarounds.
• Trouble shoot issues and share improvement ideas with Team Lead.
• Perform end - to - end accounting activities relating to travel & entertainment expense claims.

Key Attributes and Competencies

• Strong process knowledge;
• Able to work on own initiative and prioritize workload effectively;
• Ability to build productive working relationships - internally and externally;
• Strong interpersonal / business skills and time management skills;
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing;
• Excellent stakeholder management;
• Ability to generate team cooperation;
• Analytical approach / good problem-solving skills;
• Capable of being entrusted with confidential information;
• Ability to be flexible with duties and scope of work.

Minimum Requirements

• Relevant 3-year university degree in accounting or related field;
• Minimum of 2 years experience in FMCG environment, prior related position experience required;
• Computer skills (MS Office: Excel, PowerPoint, financial systems etc.);
• End to end SAP experience;

Additional Information

• Band: VIII

SAB/ABInBev is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with SAB/ABInBev employment equity plan and talent requirements. The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short-listing.