Job Description

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Immediate Superior: Record to Report Manager
Location: Stellenbosch, Cape Town
Function: Finance
Sub Function: Accounting and Reporting
Type of Contract: Permanent
Reference Number: 113057
Closing Date: 10/09/2024Purpose:To support the Manager: Record to Report with a wide range of objectives and responsibilities.The role's focus will be to ensure that the accounting records of the Group is maintained accurately and timely and to provide a service to key reporting stakeholders within the Group. The role will manage a team of Controllers and Accountants.Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure that the transactional reporting of the organisation is executed in an accurate and timely manner.

• Develop and maintain best practice processes within the team to meet objectives.
• Define the correct treatment per IFRS and Global Accounting guidelines.
• Advise on the Accounting Process to be followed. GL accounts to be used, trading partner compliance and movement type compliance.
• Monitor the adherence to the set policy and process.
• Explore and drive continuous improvements within the department.
• Supporting the Manager: Record to Report with the wider Global Accounting and Reporting requirements
• Manage the Intercompany process within the Group

• Establish policy and procedures in compliance with Global guidelines (HeiMatch)
• Establish monitoring and reconciliation processes and reports
• Monitor compliance with set policy and procedures
• Manage the dispute process
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Manage the Relationship between the central shared service (this role) and the key customers within the wider Group.

Education & Experience:

• Formal Education

• Minimum requirement of CA(SA) accreditation and has completed articles at major auditing firm.

• Managerial experience

• Project management experience would be advantageous
• Fully computer literate in SAP and MS Office (advanced Excel skills)
• Good communication skills, both verbally and written
• Ability to work independently and under pressure
• Must be innovative and self-driven
• Attention to detail and analytical abilities are essential

• Demonstrates proficiency in the following Functional competencies

• Customer service - Understand how personal performance contributes to customer satisfaction/expectation.
• Financial and Accounting reporting - Good working knowledge of financial principles and the ability to apply and interpret data
• Management Information Systems - Knowledge of various management information systems and sources. The ability to access this information and to apply and interpret management information in decision-making
• Talent management - Intermediate understanding of how to apply talent principles in a diverse environment
• Commercial fluency - Leads and applies commercial principles and procedures to drive business value and regular corrective actions
• Demonstrates proficiency in the following Behavioural competencies:
• Commercial Acumen - Balance long and short-term business value generation through the regular application of integrated commercial principles across the board in order to take ownership and drive course corrective actions with rigour
• Personal effectiveness & excellence - Display an iterative learning mentality. Actively seeks out opportunities to learn and develop, and promotes learning and development in others
• Resilience - Remains determined despite frequent obstacles. Possess high levels of EQ
• Creative - The ability to use imagination and new ideas to produce solutions
• Entrepreneurial - The ability to think ahead to spot or create opportunities and maximize them
• Builds collaborative relationship and networks - People and relationship building centric. Develops internal/external relationships with an Organisation focus, to resolve both short-term issues and advance longer-term projects/work
• Engagement skills - Communicates persuasively and confidently to influence and negotiate positive outcomes.
• Leading change - Involves, supports and motivates others in finding improved ways of working. Manages change projects. This includes the ability to inspire and motivate the team towards a common vision and to challenge the status quo and drive change in the business environment
• Leads a team of individuals through agile ways of working and enable the best business outcome through integration of best skills for the job and flexible work package assignments
• Challenging - The ability to challenge the status quo and drive change in a business environment
• Responsible & Accountable - The ability to work in a way that considers its impact on other people, organisational goals and the wider environment.
• 3 - 5 years' experience as a lead with the financial reporting function
• Managerial experience - team size up to 5
• Fully computer literate in SAP and MS Office (advanced Excel skills)
• Experience in financial reporting software packages, SAP BPC and Wdesk will be beneficial

The Company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply. Heineken Beverages (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd) is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates and values inclusion and diversity. You must be fully eligible to live and work in South Africa to apply.

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