Vacancies At Guinness Nigeria

AUTOREQ ID: 35442BR
FUNCTION: Finance
TYPE OF JOB FULL TIME – Exempt
COUNTRY: Nigeria
JOB TITLE: Business Performance Measurement (BPM) Manager – Balance Sheet(BS) /Cash Flow (CF)
LEVEL: Level 5 (M1)

REPORTS TO: Head of Finance Planning & Analysis (HFP&A)

PURPOSE OF ROLE
The role holder is required to provide financial analysis and support to Guinness Nigeria’s business leaders and the wider Diageteams.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
1. Business Performance Measurement (BPM) reporting and analysis on a monthly basis, including:
i) Ownership for the compilation and review of detailed analyses of BalanceSheet, Cash Flow and Risks/Opportunities for Nigeria Beer business results
ii) Explanation of key performance drivers.
iii) Be the ‘expert’ for Nigeria market who is able to identify insights and value creating opportunities
2. Responsible for preparing the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) including:
i) Modelling for Debtors, Creditors and Inventory
ii) Rigorously challenging the numbers and assumptions from finance and non-finance teams
iii) Managing the collation of other inputs into the Balance Sheet (BS) /Cash Flow (CF)
iv) Ensuring completeness, speed and accuracy of data
3. Working Capital Management including:
i) Organising relevant challenge and build meetings
ii) Continuous process improvement
iii) Reviewing and aligning with Line Manager and other key business stakeholders
4. Controls and Risk Management (CARM) compliance:
i) Assist Head of Finance Planning & Analysis (HFP&A)in ensuring Controls and Risk Management (CARM) compliance on Business Performance Measurement (BPM) involving performing key reconciliations and controls, testing controls and assessing results and potential improvements

SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Graduate Calibre. Professional qualification (ACA/CIMA/ACCA) is mandatory
Minimum 8 years post qualification experience in financial and/or management accounting role in an FMCG company.
Experience with SAP and Magnitude would be an added advantage
Analytical, interpretative and decision-making skills
Excellent project management skills
Advanced Microsoft office proficiency
Self starter, high commitment, delivers against goals with minimal supervision
Proven ability to facilitate, persuade, influence and build credibility with all levels and all functions
Clear and succinct communicator.

BARRIERS TO SUCCESS IN ROLE
Lack of attention to detail.
Inability to challenge people and outputs.
Little influencing ability across many levels of the organisation
Not building relationships across the Finance and non-finance community
Lack of creativity to identify new approaches to business issues.
Inability to plan work or deliver thigh quality in tight deadlines

WORK LOCATION
Lagos Based

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