Financial Planning & Reporting Analyst Demand

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Job Title: Financial Planning & Reporting Analyst Demand.

Level: 6A

Reports To: Record To Reporting Manager.

Context/Scope:

Tanzania is the largest country in East Africa by geography and by population (approx 42m people, with a growth rate of 2.8%). It is a member of the East African Community whose headquarters is in Arusha in Tanzania. The largest population, however, is in Dar es Salaam, which is the commercial capital. Tanzania is well endowed agriculturally and has vast mineral resources in the western part of the country, where the largest urban centre is Mwanza.
Serengeti Breweries Ltd (SBL) operates exclusively in Tanzania and is the 2nd largest beer company with a market share of 27%. It is an integrated demand/supply business with 3 operational breweries in Dar and Mwanza, and a third one in Moshi, which is situated in the northern part of the country near the Kenyan border. SBL's flagship brand is Premium Serengeti lager, which accounts for 50% of SBL sales volumes. The other beer brands are Tusker, Tusker Malt Larger and Pilsner.

Financial:
Overheads (OHDs) and Advertising & Promotion (A&P) spend are key element of the companies P&L statement.

Market Complexity:
Ensuring correct and up to date NSV and overheads analysis for SBL.

Leadership Responsibilities:
This position works within the Finance function the role requires strong cross-functional team working and time management skills.

Purpose of Role:

• To support the BPM unit in embedding and operating a world class BPM processes.
• To provide expertise to manage the forecasting, reporting, overheads and month end processes.

TOP 3-5 Accountabilities:

• Ensure monthly financial processes are managed and performed on time in full to provide timely management information across the business making use of insightful gap/variance analysis.
• To ensure robust forward looking forecasts are generated for business management to facilitate demand management and delivery of annual targets.
• Drive rigorous control and understanding of overheads across the business to ensure delivery of cost control
• Ensure robust planning processes are in place to deliver Mission & strategic plans for the Group, exploiting IS systems.
• Support in the development of technology solutions for improved business information usage & dissemination.

Qualifications and Experience Required: Qualifications

• Degree level with strong academic record
• Strong Accounting/Finance Knowledge.

Experience:

• 0-1 years commercial finance or general business experience'

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