Consolidation and Continuous Improvement Manager at Twining

The Consolidation and Continuous Improvement Manager, Africa will prepare the consolidated results for Africa BU, pulling in results from the 3 business units, Nigeria Commercial, ADM Commercial and Africa Supply.

Key Responsibilities

Establish, and manage the budgeting, forecasting and monthly reporting cycles for total Africa BU, ensuring the accuracy and integrity, as well as clear reporting of the numbers. Responsibilities include:

• Set out reporting and forecast (including budget) timetables that are shared with the Africa business units finance teams.
• Manage and Coordinate completion of monthly reporting, and forecasts by BUs and forecasts.
• Develop and ensure completion of any models / templates required to enable the completion of a consolidated Africa P&L and key analysis areas
• Prepare consolidated monthly reporting for Africa, showing total performance vs forecast, budget, last year, as well as key analysis and insight to drive awareness of the key focus areas of the business
• Ensure consistency in reporting across the Africa business units to ensure that we are looking at the performance in a consistent manner and one that is understood by all. This will enable us to make quick and decisive actions where required.
• Keep up to date a risk and opportunities tracker for all BUs to ensure these are regularly reviewed, monitored and actions taken accordingly.
• Provide an 'independent analytical view' on regional performance, forecasts and initiatives in order to support the best possible financial outcomes.
• Support the Africa FD in the preparations for Business Reviews with the Group CEO & CFO.
• Complete reporting requirements in the Group PAL system for Africa consolidation purposes.
• Help drive improvements in the efficiency and effectiveness of each of the reporting cycles and in the tools used to build the reporting

Understand our businesses, processes and systems, and drive continuous improvements in our reporting and processes. To include:

• Establishing models / templates that can be used to provide greater clarity of reporting, better analysis and that will support the Africa business units in efficiency of reporting.
• Improving the content and quality of financial information, and communicate the performance of total Africa
• Understand, Interrogate and challenge our key activities and processes to identify opportunities that will improve our business
• Once opportunities have been identified, have the ability to cut-through and drive through these opportunities (i.e. process, reporting improvements, etc) to execution
• Communicate good ideas to business leaders to obtain sponsorship. Help to activate the right teams to ensure the improvements can be successfully implemented. Hands on approach, financial rigour and pragmatism will be needed.
• Constantly seeking more efficient ways of working. Provide guidance to team and be a problem solver.
• Oversee IM's interaction with TwO's financial reporting systems including SAP and Group TM1, shaping the development of the reporting systems to IM's best advantage.
• Look outside for new ideas and best practice examples. Constantly look to understand potential gaps between our performance/processes and others. Specifically look for opportunities in technology and processes (such as digital supply chain ideas) that can improve our performance.
• Support projects elsewhere in the business that need additional financial support and rigour to drive through to execution. This could be within commercial or the supply chain, supporting the business unit Finance Managers.

Skills, Knowledge And Expertise

• Qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA)
• Minimum of 5 years' experience working in multinational Fast Moving Consumer Goods ("FMCG") Company or experience with one of the big 4 accounting firms.
• Analytical - able to see the big picture, but equally the ability to be thorough and give enough attention to detail
• Well organised and pro-active
• Self-propelled with the ability to take initiative and ownership
• Enquiring mind, seeking ways to improve
• A team player; trusted and respected throughout the business with high levels of integrity, yet very approachable
• Ability to translate technical into every-day language and to flex style to meet the needs of the audience
• Tenacious, perseverance in the face of obstacles, seeking imaginative ways to overcome
• Culturally aware successful relationship builder – cross border and cross cultural

Benefits

• Yearly bonus based on personal contribution and financial performance
• Annual Fuel Allowance
• Long Term Retention Plan
• Yearly Salary Review
• Housing Allowance
• 25 days annual leave
• Birthday day off
• Health & Medical Insurance
• Subsidized lunch
• Monthly Team Recognition Awards