Cost & Financial Analyst
PepsiCo
The Costing & Finance analyst will assist the Financial managers - FRM/Operations in creating financial reports, ensure adequate controls over the business operations, and provide financial inputs which would aid management in formulating strategies for the long-term benefit of the business.
The main functions include, but are not limited to:
- Co-ordinate with the various functions and perform complex analysis
- Prepare report to summarize financial data
- Analyze current and financial performance against benchmarks
- Review COGS for reasonability, investigate where necessary
- Perform payroll reconciliation & other personnel remittances
- Ensure CAPEX items are properly accounted for in line with the set standard
- Develop financial models, prepare forecasts and reporting tools to identify business opportunities and risk
- Perform in-depth analysis of the Income statement and Balance sheet, and highlight areas of risk and opportunities
- Perform standard costing run, review set up activity level for production
- Confirm accuracy of all regulatory remittance and ensure filing is done timeously
- Ensure compliance to all reporting requirements, applicable standards and controls
- Assist with the preparation of monthly, interim and annual financial reports – HFM reporting to the Group
- Review contracts for financial risk and implication
- Prepare Balance Sheet Reconciliation and ensure proper filing for audit trail
- Co-ordinate with the various functions and perform complex analysis, and prepare report to summarize financial data (Providing consultation)
- Analyze current and financial performance against benchmarks (Providing consultation)
- Perform in-depth analysis of the Income statement and Balance sheet, and highlight areas of risk and opportunities (Providing consultation)
- Ensure compliance to all reporting requirements, applicable standards and controls (Executing action)
- Assist with the preparation of monthly, interim and annual financial reports – HFM reporting to the Group (Executing action)
- Prepare Balance Sheet Reconciliation and ensure proper filing for audit trail (Executing action)
- In-depth analysis into SKUs & the various P&L buckets (Executing action)
- Confirm accuracy of all regulatory remittance and ensure filing is done timeously (Executing action)
- Develop financial models, prepare forecasts and reporting tools to identify business opportunities and risk (Executing action)
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or related field
- Professional accounting qualification – ICAN, ACCA or CIMA
- 4-5 years relevant experience in Management accounting, Cost Accounting or Financial Planning and Analysis in an FMCG