Record-To-Report Manager EABL

EABL operates a Business Service Centre (BSC) in a single location. While LBU's core activities are on manufacturing and selling of respective products, BSC core activity is on service delivery in areas of Finance & accounting, tax, treasury, supplier payments, payrolls and insurance to all EABL Group Companies. The EABL Kenya RTR Manager will be charged with coordination and liaison in regards to consolidating management accounts and statutory accounts for the EABL Kenya beer and spirits. In order to manage the consolidation services for EABL Kenya, RTR manager has to work very closely with the FC, Group FP&R managers and Finance Directors/Heads of Finance in all the business units. S/he will also work with the Diageo Africa reporting team and support the FC in projects and work initiatives as required.

Purpose of the Role:
To coordinate preparation of accurate and timely monthly/bi-annual and full year management and statutory financial statements for EABL Group. Also maintain sound controls by adhering to CARM requirements, audit processes coordination and reconciliations.

Top Accountabilities of the role:
• Work with SSC manila in the preparation of accurate and timely monthly management accounts. Also work with external consultants on preparation of company and consolidated statutory financial accounts.
• Review the Magnitude submissions to ensure correctness based on the trial balances before final submissions.
• Prepare a detailed monthly reporting timetable and monitor performance against plan.
• Monitor monthly journals and ensure that there is visibility on the status and highlight journals that have not gone through.
• Coordination of EABL Kenya audit process with external auditors in preparation of annual statutory financials.
• Provide expertise in preparation of statutory accounts .
• Ensure that there is compliance and correct governance on the use of the new Chart of Accounts and provide monthly updates on areas of improvement.
• Ensure that new joiners are trained on the new chart of accounts before they are given access rights to SAP
• Coordination of resolution of all audit (internal/external) issues to ensure strong control environment in compliance with CARM and other statutory requirements.
• Contact person for all issues between markets and the SSC in Manila by coordinating all activities being carried out by SSC.
• Set and review KPIs for Manila and BSC and also review the SLAs between Manila , BSC, and Kenya Finance.
• Responsible for inter company reconciliations and payments.
• Custodian of sound financial controls by ensuring that all the GL codes are reconciled monthly, reviewed and approved by the market FD’s.
• Preparation of the approval Matrix for journal, purchase orders, and any other approval in line with the statement of authority.
• Schedule IFRS trainings and tax trainings for the Finance team
• Resolve all issues affecting SAP by ensuring that the SAP support team and the Accenture team provide solutions. This will involve testing the solutions and providing the approval for changes to be updated in SAP
• Track issues affecting data quality scores and process improvement on the monthly score card.

Qualifications
• University graduate
• Fully qualified accountant (CPA/ACCA)

Experience
• Minimum three years experience in a large, reputable commercial organisation one of which will be at management level.
• Conversant with SAP Record to Report Processes, Business Warehouse, & Magnitude reporting package
• Expert in IFRS and Taxation issues
• Good interpersonal skills required when working with Managers, Auditors and Management Reporting Managers in LBU’s.

Record-To-Report Manager