Business Analyst - WECA, Kenya at Kimberly-Clark

Main Responsibilities
Financial Responsibilities:

• Partner with the business teams by providing financial/business insights, evaluation, analysis and directions.
• Interpret and communicate financial information effectively with business partners and proactively contribute to build capabilities in the business teams.
• Drive activities that will result in the optimization and realization of Revenue - Optimize the Net Realize Revenue through deployment of state of the art tools, developing capabilities and driving mindset change.
• Utilize understanding of brands building dynamics to achieve medium and long term business goals
• Proactively challenge and improve business plans to add value and highlight risks and support development of mitigation plans
• Adapt interpersonal approach to deal with various level in the organization to maximize impact.
• Manage the preparation, analysis and evaluation of monthly, quarterly, annual and ad-hoc financial information with the objective of providing timeous, meaningful information to guide management towards successfully achieving KC WECA financial targets.
• Support WECA operations in any analysis and costing requirements with information that can assist/influence important business decisions
• Manage the capital and operating lease processes for KC WECA, including the budgeting process, internal control, appropriation analysis review as well as preparation, spending and document control.
• Attend to and advise Line Managers on finance issues identified, while assisting Line Managers in any financial related requirements.
• Provide day - to - day on the job and off the job advice/guidance to employees and line managers on Company financial policies (CFP’s), practices and procedures to support the corporation’s program for strong central financial control by reporting whenever corporate policies or instructions are not being followed.
• Develop continuous improvement in the control environment by ensuring Corporate Financial Policies & Procedures are implemented maintained and adhered to, this include SOX related test and reporting as well.
• Implement, manage and maintain up to date accounting and reporting systems, which will enable the department to obtain and distribute accurate information that is relevant.
• Plan prepare and execute the annual operating budgets to ensure that they are relevant and accurate, as well as quarterly updates.
• Assist when needed in the other operations process stream accounting areas.
• Manage preparation of general ledger reconciliations and timeous resolution of reconciling items.

Administrative and Management:

• Manage general administration functions in accordance with CFI.
• Safety- ensure compliance to OSH act regulations and achieving safety objectives within area of responsibility.

Required Qualifications/Experience

• Degree in Finance, ACA, CIMA or similar Financial qualification
• A minimum of 6 years experience in all aspects of accounting within a manufacturing, preferably exposure to the commercial FMCG environment and trading dynamics
• Strong system, accounting and management accounting knowledge.
• Requires a general knowledge of manufacturing principles and internal controls.
• Proven leadership skills. Very high interpersonal skills are required to effectively function at a multitude of levels from senior management to entry level personnel.