About The Role
Reporting to the Greater Africa (GA) Finance Business Partner (FBP) will play a pivotal role in supporting Kerry’s Finance function deliver timely and accurate financial information and analysis to key stakeholders within the Kerry GA business.
The Ops Accountant will assume key responsibility for financial management of Kerry’s production and operational activities in Kerry’s Taste & Nutrition business for the East Africa market and manage the assimilation, reporting and presentation of business performance in line with Kerry’s established KPIs and metrics.
As new ways of working, Kerry processes and system changes are implemented across Kerry’s manufacturing facilities, the Ops Accountant is expected to be a strong Agent of Change and Kerry champion while balancing a strong commercial growth agenda.
The successful candidate will also be expected to support cross functional initiatives and projects as required.
This position is a flexing role most suited to a commercially astute and ambitious Accountant who is naturally comfortable working autonomously and acting with a high degree of stakeholder engagement and buy-in.
The successful candidate will be a strong team player capable of demonstrating key leadership competencies and working in a fast paced and dynamic environment.
Key responsibilities
Preparation and review of various monthly reports / metrics with a strong emphasis on monthly Volume, Capacity & Cost Base reporting across a matrix managed organisation
Oversight of the monthly Forward Projection report, providing regional management with a real-time assessment of current month performance across multiple manufacturing sites
Maintain Kerry’s Business Intelligence solution ensuring it operates with a high degree of data integrity
Ad hoc analysis and reporting as required including periodic Executive Meeting analytics and presentations.
Engaging and partnering with site-based stakeholders to foster a greater understanding and insight of key business drivers and performance
Play a lead role in communicating, implementing, and managing continuous improvement initiatives and optimization strategies at a Country level.
Support ad hoc regional Operational Finance initiatives and annual strategic plans to include Budgeting, Forecasting, regional cost efficiency strategies and profit improvement programmes
Key financial partner to Kerry’s Country CAPEX programme providing financial stewardship and project management to major infrastructural and investment projects.
Support the commercialization and introduction of Kerry product portfolios at site capable of leveraging the local manufacturing footprint and enabling Kerry’s push initiatives and commercial growth strategy.
Stock management and reporting including stock reconciliations and control of stock write-offs.
General ledger reviews – review and control of postings to plant cost centres.
Engagement and partnering support of both cross functional and new to Kerry stakeholders designed to foster a greater understanding of key business drivers and performance. A core requirement of the role will be the effective channeling and escalation of local site issues to resolution while dual operating models are effective
Qualifications And Skills
Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or numerical discipline an advantage
Tertiary Accounting Qualification, with/studying towards CIMA, CPA, CA or equivalent.
5 years professional experience in a previous operational finance role preferred. Familiarity with Quick Books, SAP and SAP implementation processes all strongly desirable
Highly computer literate with strong emphasis on analytical skills. Candidates should be capable of analyzing and reporting on large volumes of data in a succinct and user friendly manner
Strong project management skills essential with broad understanding of functional workings of each department within a standalone business
Highly numerate, comfortable working with large volumes of data
An analytical thinker capable of conveying technical information in a user-friendly manner
Strong IT skills essential. Familiarity with advanced MS Excel functionality and systems preferred (PowerPoint, VBA, Pivot Table, power-pivot)
Self-starter who can manage fluctuating workloads and projects using a high degree of initiative
Strong team player with a clear focus on stakeholder engagement and solution delivery Strong communicator, comfortable interacting with confidence across a wide range of stakeholders
Takes Personal accountability and ownership of actions to completion.
Apply via :
jobs.kerry.com
