Financial Planning and Analysis Manager at International Breweries Plc

International Breweries Plc - Our Dream is to bring people together for a better world. Beer, the original social network, has been bringing people together for thousands of years. We are committed to building great brands that stand the test of time and to brewing the best beers using the finest natural ingredients.

Our diverse portfolio of well over 400 beer brands includes global brands Budweiser, Corona and Stella Artois; multi-country brands Beck’s, Castle, Castle Lite, Hoegaarden, and Leffe; and local champions such as Aguila, Bud Light, Jupiler, Klinskoye, Modelo Especial, Quilmes, Skol, and Victoria.

We are recruiting suitable candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Job ID: 30080053
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full time

Job Description

• The key purpose of this role is to drive initiatives and projects with different stakeholders to deliver required synergies without compromising the quality of our products, the safety of our people, and the perception of our consumers.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Responsible for NG BU ZBB Management and alignment with Procurement & Leads from the other functions (Marketing, Sales, Supply, People, Legal and Corporate Affairs, etc).
• Perform overall review of ZBB Packages for NG BU at month end to understand variances across packages. Deep-dive overruns (if any) to determine if any synergies/budget is at risk. Understand reasons for savings. Prepare month end ZBB deck for presentation to NG BU FD and ZBB Director.
• Track major project initiatives and report impacts to 3YP / budget costs
• Lead ZBB deliverables with different stakeholders, such as BU Package Owners and Procurement Teams at the BU Level.
• Drive the execution of ZBB in the Africa Zone, i.e. policy localization and revision, initiatives tracking, tracking monitoring responsibilities, etc
• Responsible for the overall delivery of NG BU ZBB initiatives with BU FD, Package Owners and Entity Owners.
• Identify Best practices in expenses management and share in-Zone.
• Perform Latest Estimate (LE) process for NG BU on a monthly basis for submission to Global. Collate risks and determine if any savings are bankable.
• Conduct annual ZBB business cycle for NG BU. Develop 3YP and 1YP and budget base assumptions:
• Combine recent performance and benchmarks with planned initiatives to build base assumptions
• Develop and continuously improve the model at a comprehensive level of detail
• Link business KPIs expected evolution to financial targets

Key attributes and competencies:

• Excellent Leadership, interpersonal, negotiation and influencing skills. Capability to constructively interact with and challenge senior colleagues in the different countries/Business Units.
• Change management skills to support significant process changes that affect a major portion of the organization.
• Effective communication skills with all levels in the organization (Global and Zone Levels).

Minimum Requirements

• Degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Economics or a Bachelor's Degree and equivalent experience. CA, CIMA or MBA strongly preferred.
• Proficient in understanding accounting and financial statements.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, Syspro, Cognos Reportnet, SAP and Capital IQ experience a plus.
• 4 - 6 years of FMCG experience (experience in FP&A is an advantage)
• Business processes knowledge including strategy and finance strongly preferred.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Application Deadline  3rd April, 2025.