PepsiCo – In 1965, Donald Kendall, CEO of Pepsi-Cola, and Herman Lay, CEO of Frito-Lay, saw what they dubbed “a marriage made in heaven,” a single firm providing precisely salty snacks alongside the best cola on the planet.
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Their concept resulted in one of the world’s biggest food and beverage corporations, PepsiCo. Our company is divided into seven divisions: PepsiCo Beverages North America; Frito-Lay North America; Quaker Foods North America; Latin America; Europe; Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia; and Asia Pacific, Australia/New Zealand, and China. Each of these divisions has its own history and method of conducting business.
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Job Specifications:
- Full Time
- Required Qualification: BA, BSC, or HND
- Location: Lagos, Nigeria
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Introduction to the Position
Overview
- The role will lead all Control functions of PepsiCo Foods, Nigeria which include Reporting, Operational Control, Tax and Treasury, AP, AR & Internal and External Audit for two legal entities.
- The role will have authority for approval of business expenses, manage a team of operational managers and form part of MU’s Operational Leadership team (Total direct/indirect reports – 7).
- The Financial Controller will manage Nigeria MU’s Control scope (Reporting on HFM, Marketing sales curve, Distributors claims & payments follow ups, review monthly discounts, manage all the accruals across all the entities, prepare the monthly Flash files & balance sheet schedules, prepare Operating cash flow, prepare A&M monthly submission, prepare the annual credit limits per distributor, prepare the monthly amortization true ups, approve business payments, payroll governance, interact with Banks on LC & OD facilities, etc
- The role will engage and interact with process stakeholders of Nigeria MU, SA Reporting & Control Team & SSA CFO with different levels – including L6 to VP executives as well as manage relationships and interactions with the internal and external auditors.
Responsibilities
- Lead Financial reporting cycle (Monthly, Quarterly and Annually) for Nigeria Foods (FCPL & PFNL) including review and presentation of Flash, BSR and Cashflow to MU and BU leadership.
- Act as first point of contact for all control matters
- Lead the overall Control agenda by leveraging PepsiCo Global Control Standards framework, and ensuring business risks are mitigated
- Organize Control structure whilst leveraging SSA Control and COE’s.
- Provide support to the Supply Chain, Commercial and Marketing functions through visibility on spend, Ensuring accurate reporting, Identifying areas of waste, Effectively safeguard company resources, Value add business analytics & Partnering with key stakeholders to provide insights into business operations through value-add analytics
- Interact with Coman Finance team in resolving
- Provide evaluations and insights across BUY, MAKE, MOVE and SELL via Deep Dive Reviews through business partnering, support the Business Agenda through risk and opportunity identification
- Drive proportional ownership and execution on key controls and Process improvements
- Integration of Business processes and systems across the two businesses
- Serve as contact for external auditors in preparation for their annual IFRS reviews and liaise with Corporate Audit and Risk Management senior leadership to ensure constant updates on the key controls initiatives
- Support cash flow processes to drive improvements in forecasting and working capital management and work with FP&A to drive efficiencies in reporting
- Demonstrate ethical leadership, business integrity and drive an overall healthy Control Environment
- Lead Balance Sheet review process, Drive quarterly BSR’s with LT, SSA Controller and South Africa Controller.
- Drive development, implementation and maintenance of operating policies
- Executing Various Ad Hoc Projects
- Manage statutory compliance/reporting requirements for two legal entities.
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Experience and credentials:
Qualifications
- Minimum of a Degree in Accounting / Financial Management
- Accounting Professional designation advantageous (CIMA or CA)
- 8 – 10 years post qualification experience in Reporting/Control/Audit
- A minimum of 3 years’ experience as a Reporting/Financial Analytics or similar, preferably in a FMCG environment.
- General/Broad Finance experience, with extensive experience with manufacturing standard costing and other costing methods
- Extensive experience in ERP/SAP systems
- Extensive experience in PepsiCo to drive integration agenda and raise MU standards of Control function
- Strong communication skills in English a must.
Competency in the following skills:
- Computer literacy
- Advance knowledge of MS Office
- Intermediate to advanced knowledge of SAP
- Budgeting and financial interpretation skills
- Audit – IFRS & US GAAP knowledge
- Effective communication and organisational skills
- Strong Administration skills
- A minimum of 3 years’ experience as a Reporting/Financial Analytics or similar, preferably in a FMCG environment.
Method of application:
Candidates that meet the requirements and are interested should click the BUTTON below to apply.
Deadline: Not Specified.
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