Supply Finance Manager
Context/Scope:
Serengeti Breweries Ltd (SBL) operates exclusively in Tanzania and is the 2nd largest beer company with a market share of close to 30%. SBL is a subsidiary of East Africa Breweries Ltd (EABL) – which is partly owned by one of the world’s biggest alcoholic beverage companies, DIAGEO. The company is an integrated demand/supply business with 3 operational breweries in Dar Es Salaam, Mwanza, and Moshi. The company boasts famous locally brewed brands, such as Serengeti Premium Lager, Tusker Lager, Tusker Light, Kibo Gold, Pilsner Lager, Senator just to name a few. The spirits folder is filled with world-class brands from abroad – including Smirnoff, Johnnie Walker, Baileys, J&B and Gordon’s..
Purpose of Role:
Leadership – provide leadership coaching and development for supply finance team to enable great business partnering and controls awareness at each site. Act as primary business partner for SBL Supply Chain Director and support in delivery of controls agenda as well as performance analysis and reporting to SBL Executive and EABL leadership teams.
Performance reporting – deliver monthly general ledger reporting for Cost of Sales, Distribution, Supply site overheads, fixed assets and inventory to a high standard that enables quality business insight generation.
Controls and compliance – direct oversight and stewardship of inventory management controls with particular regard to the monthly inventory physical verification exercise of inventory and annual verification exercise of fixed assets across each si
Top Accountabilities:
• Ensure accuracy and quality of financial information on Cost of Sales, Logistics and Inventory, including completeness and quality of performance analysis;
• Identify cost saving and production efficiency opportunities through the Supply Chain operations at each site to deliver and beat annual performance targets
• Manage the monthly inventory control operations at each site and external warehouses to ensure inventory is physically verified to a high standard each month and reconciled back to the general ledger with all material variances account for;
• Support Supply Director and Finance Director with annual planning preparation and budget setting for production, distribution, procurement and logistics operations;
• Satisfactory CARM and GAR audit results across the production sites and in areas of Cost of Sales and Inventory management.
Qualifications and Experience Required:
• Identify cost saving and production efficiency opportunities through the Supply Chain operations at each site to deliver and beat annual performance targets
• Manage the monthly inventory control operations at each site and external warehouses to ensure inventory is physically verified to a high standard each month and reconciled back to the general ledger with all material variances account for;
• Support Supply Director and Finance Director with annual planning preparation and budget setting for production, distribution, procurement and logistics operations;
• Satisfactory CARM and GAR audit results across the production sites and in areas of Cost of Sales and Inventory management.
Qualifications and Experience Required:
• Degree qualified, with a finance qualification
• Extensive post-qualification experience in an FMCG company or large developing market (at least 5 years), preferable with Supply Chain or Production costing experience
• Significant amount of time in a finance leadership role, strong technical accounting skills necessary and strong knowledge of internal controls and risk management
• Outstanding skills in the areas of leadership, coaching, mentoring, motivation, communication/influencing/negotiating skills, good relationship management and interpersonal skills
• Highly developed influencing skills capable of communicating the big picture in approachable language and motivating people across all levels and functions in the business
• Self starter with high levels of energy & commitment
TANZANIAN NATIONALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 15 NOVEMBER 2013.
TANZANIAN NATIONALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 15 NOVEMBER 2013.
Supply Finance Manager Job at Serengeti Breweries Ltd (SBL)
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