Fresh Jobs at Food Concepts Plc

Job Purpose

• To support decision-making through precise financial analysis, comprehensive reporting, and actionable insights that enhance profitability and operational efficiency. This role involves analysing key financial and market trends to ensure the organization responds effectively to inflationary pressures and competitive challenges. It also emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams to streamline business processes and guide strategic initiatives.

Core Responsibilities and Key Result Areas

Financial Analysis

• Analyse profitability trends across products, categories, and business units.
• Identify drivers of positive and negative EBITDA and provide actionable insights to management.
• Develop periodic financial reports and dashboards to support data-driven decision-making.
• Prepare reports on macroeconomic trends, including inflation, exchange rates, and their potential impact on the FMCG sector.
• Conduct analysis of FMCG market performance, competitor pricing, and consumer

Pricing and Inflation Management

• Regularly update raw material cost trends and recommend adjustments to pricing strategies tools.
• Maintain an up-to-date database of raw material prices for reference.
• Prepare supporting data and insights for management discussions on price adjustments

Business Intelligence.

• Gather and organize data from various sources to support business decision-making.
• Create reports and dashboards that highlight key business metrics.
• Perform basic analysis on financial and operational data to identify trends and patterns.
• Use tools like Excel or Power BI to create clear visual representations of data

Key Performance Indicators

• Accurate profitability trend reports and actionable insights provided to management.
• Identifying key drivers of negative EBITDA leading to measurable improvements in margins.
• Timely reports on macroeconomic, and FMCG reports delivered on time to stakeholders.
• Frequency and accuracy of raw material cost updates and recommended pricing strategy adjustments
• Number of actionable insights derived from business intelligence reports and dashboards created for decision-making.

Knowledge Requirements

• Understanding of financial statements, profitability analysis, and key financial metrics like EBITDA, margins, and cost structures.
• Knowledge of macroeconomic factors such as inflation, exchange rates, and their impact on the FMCG sector.
• Proficiency in tools like Excel, Power BI, or other data visualization software to create reports and dashboards.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
• Understanding of FMCG market dynamics, including competitor analysis, consumer behaviour, and industry performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Certifications in Business Intelligence or any relevant certifications (e.g., Microsoft Certified: Excel, Power BI) are an asset.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience as Business intelligence officer or similar role.
• Proven experience in financial analysis, business intelligence, or a related role.
• Experience in a QSR company in a similar role is an asset

Decision Expectations

• Analyse and recommend actions based on profitability trends.
• Decide on pricing strategy updates based on raw material cost trends, inflation data.
• Identify key drivers of positive/negative EBITDA.

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Job Purpose

• To ensure specific projects are implemented efficiently, successfully and within the agreed terms of the project.

Core Responsibilities and Key Result Areas

Project Administration

• Ensure project’s administrative and financial activities comply with rules and regulations
• Support development and preparation of result – oriented work plans, critical paths and other project management tools
• Provide support to the implementation of the internal standard operating procedures
• Coordinate the arrangement of appointments and meetings, including compilation of briefing and presentation materials, speeches, ground information and documentation
• Provide translation of simple correspondence and act as an interpreter and take meeting minutes if required
• Support preparation of budgets and provide information for audit needs
• Arrange travel and hotel reservations, obtain necessary travel authorizations as required
• Provide administrative support to organization on conferences, workshops and retreats as required;
• Maintain an up-to-date list of inventory of the project and support annual physical verification by checking the accuracy of records and location of property;
• Act as a custodian for the management of project stationary supplies including maintenance of stock list of stationary, distribution of stationary as required and keeping the log of distribution; and
• Maintain filing system ensuring safekeeping of confidential materials and documents

Key Performance Indicators

• Estimate of project completion
• Deviation of planned budget
• Percentage of milestone missed
• Cost variance

Knowledge Requirements

• Good knowledge of administrative rules and regulations
• Knowledge of business process re-engineering, elaboration and implementation of new data management systems

Job Specifications

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Business administration, Public administration or related field is required.
• Possession of any relevant certification in accounting or finance is essential
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in similar role

Decision Expectations

• Provide effective administrative and logistics support to the project in compliance with rules and regulations policies and strategies
• Provide effective support in financial management focusing on quality assurance