BAT Africa Jobs: Finance Planning and Reporting Executive

Job purpose and key deliverables
The Financial Planning & Reporting Executive will need to have the following Principal Accountabilities, divided into two performance dimensions.

1) Business Leadership Results:

– Periodically analyse and explain trends, numbers and variances to budget, forecasts and prior year on all key management reports mainly profit and loss account, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

– Assist to produce, analyse and explain all financial information in the Egypt Company Plan and produce all financial sections and all narratives for it.

– Proactive support and advice to all departments for development of their budgets and controlling of their cost centres.

– Suggest and develop improvements to management reporting system and tools. This includes ongoing enhancement to current system as well as setting up new ideas/tools.

– Respond to ad-hoc queries from Management and the Group.

– Prepare and update group financial reports as and when due in a timely manner, and provide commentaries on key variances around volumes, gross margin, marketing investments, overheads, headcount, capex, working capital and reserves in order to assist with consolidating the the North Africa and group financial results

– Assist in budgeting, tracking and controlling overheads across the business

– Maintain and improve the control environment, through working closely with the Financial Controller and Audit teams for the Financial Health Check audit for the part related to the Management Accounting, specially the reporting part into HFM.

– Maintain the integrity of the SAP management reporting through ensuring the latest forecasts and budgets are uploaded correctly into the system and monthly reporting is fully reflected in the system

2) People Leadership Results:

– Closely work with the Finance controller and to ensure synergies in the management reporting for Egypt.

– Understand the needs of users regarding their information requirements and satisfy those needs where possible by eliminating non value adding tasks in order to boost departmental productivity

– Assist in planning and prioritizing through preparing a reporting timetable and work flow.

– Act and seen as a business partner within the organisation.

– Develop oneself and the surrounding team in accordance to BAT employee’s principles and best practice using BAT tools such as TalenT, Perform, Develop, etc.
Essential requirements
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Appointment type Permanent

Functional Knowledge

– He should be capable of analysing financial impact of potential strategic business decisions but also able to demonstrate the need for, and ensure implementation of, appropriate systems and controls.

– The Financial Planning Executive should have good understanding of all functions within the company.

Managerial & Interpersonal Skills

– A proactive member of the Finance Team with good communication skills, a methodical approach to work and the ability to prioritise tasks.

– The dynamic nature of the market requires an individual with proven potential and strong management and interpersonal skills.

– The role holder should have good influencing and be a motivator of change. Proactive, persuasive and creative.

– Has an ability to work with all levels of staff within the company and handle relationships.
Job number 5026BR
Job title Finance Planning and Reporting Executive
Location/City Cairo

Experience

The role holder should have a University degree in Finance with a minimum of 5 years experience in finance.
Desirable requirements
Working at BAT British American Tobacco (www.bat.com) is a market leading, global organisation with a long, established history and a bright and dynamic future. Thanks to our people we have continued to deliver growth and exceed expectations in an increasingly complex and challenging marketplace.

Our aim is to become the leading tobacco company in each of our markets by providing excellent products with confidence and responsibility expected of global consumer brands.

If you have the talent and motivation to help us succeed you’ll find we are equally committed to helping you reach your full potential too.
Employing company British American Tobacco Egypt
Removal Date 11-Oct-2014
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