Process Accountant-East African breweries

Process Accountant-East African breweries
Diageo Nairobi - Kenya
Job description
****Application deadline: 27 th September, 2014****This role reports the Manufacturing AccountantContext/Scope:EABL is the only fully integrated beverage business in Diageo Africa (supply and demand for beer, spirits and soft drinks and also includes glass and maltings production). It is the largest business unit in Diageo Africa and covers the Eastern Africa region with a growing exports business into the UK, USA & Australia. It is also the largest listed Company on the NSE (but is also listed in Uganda & Tanzania). EABL directly operates 2 breweries, 2 distilleries, a glass factory as well as a barley & malting facility. With a strong portfolio of global & local brands, EABL is the market leader across a most of its regional markets.
This role works closely with the Finance Team and Heads of Business Units in Operations.Purpose of role:

• Compiling of annual operating plans
  
• Monitoring of overhead cost base for supply chain
  
• Managing Fixed Assets register
  
• Provision of monthly management reports for Supply chain management team.
  
• Continuous improvement of conversion systems and processes.
  

Market Complexity:Achievement of reasonable returns to providers of capital requires that volumes and market share must be grown and productions costs must be reduced whilst improving production, sales and distribution efficiencies.
This calls for effective budgetary and financial control systems that monitor management effectives in controlling costs, achieving optimum volume and revenue growth and market share whilst ensuring efficient utilization of capital. Such systems should produce timely and accurate management financial information on a monthly and annual basis to meet management requirements and satisfy all legal and accounting standards.
Top Accountabilities:Financial Management

• Manage risk and CARM processes.
  

Business Management

• Ensure all Supply Chain SAP manufacturing processes are seamless.
  
• Coordinate the provision of the monthly Supply BPM information.
  
• Actively participate in the month end reporting
  
• Reconciliation/Review of all Balance Sheet accounts as per agreed Matrix circulated by BSC
  
• Preparation of monthly variance reports.
  
• Control all supply chain capital requests and prepare monthly update schedule.
  
• Monthly provisions and accruals.
  
• Prepare monthly stock losses /obsolescence & analyse annual stock provisions.
  
• Drive rigorous control & tracking of COGs across the business to limit variation from plan due to unnecessary spend.
  
• Continuous improvement of processes and systems. 
  

Qualification & Experience:Bcom degree (Accounting Option)
Qualified Accountant (ACCA, CPA (K))
2 to 3 years relevant experience preferably within the FMCG sector
Supply chain experience preferred

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