Budgeting and Reporting Officer

Job Description

• Budget Preparation & Monitoring Ensure that the company’s annual budget & Long-term plan are done on time and within the group framework by coordinating the preparation, review, and analysis of budget files.
• Group Reporting: To coordinate the preparation and review of reports and files; Dashboard, WCR and Budget files.
• Internal Reporting: To coordinate the preparation and review of the required reports to management for decision making i.e decade sales and price checks, margin analysis and fixed cost analysis. Support OPTIMA approval process
• Controls: Follow up and organization of OPEX meetings and coordinate cost agility programs
• COPA Profitability Analysis: Examine and review flows of postings in SD, MM and FI modules to RES 1, PCA, COPA and daily Price and product cost checks to ensure that sales generate the desired margins. Ensure the HO tolerance level of 10% on GMVC between COPA and APL is respected and where exceptions exist, to explain fully. Align the allocation cycles for the reallocation of support expenses.
• Presentation of Reports: Prepare presentation reports and MANCOM reports to management as and when required.
• Statutory audits: To be involved and provide information required for statutory audits of the company required by auditors.
• Participate in the monthly stock take.

Candidate profile

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting with a CPA or ACCA qualification
• 3-4 years of experience is a Finance department
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of Group reporting Norms and IFRS
• Sound understanding of the business Working knowledge of the company’s ERP (SAP) and business applications (PowerPoint and Excel)
• Good communication and presentation skills.