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The key purpose of this role is to support the departments in the delivery of tactical objectives through the development of solutions to people issues, relationship building and provision of specialist HR knowledge and advice. A key part of the job will be to ensure that the HR operating model is effectively implemented in line with business requirements, in order to deliver on the department’s strategies and plans and the associated capability agenda. 

Key roles and responsibilities:

• Ensure the overall health of talent and people practices in the various departments
• Establish/monitor the HR processes throughout the year and coach the line managers
• Ensure excellent execution of the HR processes within the various departments
• Translating business needs into clearly articulated and actionable organisation and people plans, informing the year-on-year Capability Strategy for the departments
• Diagnose business performance problems and collaborate with specialist teams to create effective and integrated HR solutions for teams & individuals
• They ensure integrated HR support as required pulling on specialists, transactional processing, etc. and are accountable for all HR issues in the function
• Support the implementation of Performance Management, Talent Management and Career Development models across site.
• Provide feedback to specialist teams about HR solution effectiveness and work with them as appropriate to identify continuous improvement opportunities
• Monitor organisation performance & provide data for the people/organisation scorecard
• Meet local delivery needs (e.g., employee relations/industrial relations, statutory/ regulatory requirements) pulling on specialists and others as required.
• Participate in the governance of HR Operations to define and review the quality and the cost of the service provided
• Ensure data integrity of Workday HR information at local level
• Provide input to Regional Business Partner to agree on the organisation/ people agenda in the various departments
• Encourage and monitor use of tools, evaluate competency gaps and communicate to L&D
• Develop coaching skills within line managers by providing tools and observing and providing feedback
• Recruit deliberately for competencies as observed through the Recruitment Process & EVP
• Support in developing and implementing appropriate plans to focus on building engagement.
• HR reporting to drive business insights
• Lead the People Pillar VPO Agenda across the Plant

Profile:

• A relevant HR or business-related degree and post graduate qualification would be advantageous
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite
• Proficiency in data analytics
• Experience in FMCG is preferred but not essential.
• Three or more years generalist HR experience
• Knowledge in managing the HR processes related to the end-to-end employee life cycle
• Stakeholder/ relationship management

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The key purpose of this role is to supervise the team in charge of collections on behalf of the company for beverages supplied to customers.

Key outputs and responsibilities:

Account Receivable Management

• Forward customer weekly statements for reconciliation purposes.
• Manage credit portfolio of Distributors within Region 500+ customers.
• Customer account review on  payment/empties postings.

Credit Control

• Identify gaps in payment patterns of my key distributors and propose action to avert them.
• Customer weekly/monthly account reconciliation.
• Handle customer complaints/disputes and take appropriate action to resolve them.
• Payment plan review &/negotiation.
• Carrying out cash collection via phone or written contact with customers.
• Liase with GCC to ensure prompt customer payment postings.
• Provides a daily update to my key distributors on their outstanding balances.
• Pass adjustments on customer disputes.
• Legal Recovery Credit Notes Posting.
• Track Customers on Rehabilitation.
• Monitor Customers with Cash Terms on debit and send daily report.
• Supervise Credit Team Members and ensure adherence to policy.
• Sales Order release (Backup).
• Review of Customer account creation following necessary documentation and procedures with GCC.
• Review of Credit Limit and adherence within the relevant region.
• Tracking of Temporary credit extensions.
• PFBD Tracking & any other job assigned by line manager.

Key attributes and competencies:

• Ability to manage teams.
• Understanding of Property management System- SAP.
• Knowledge in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Power Point is paramount.
• Tactful, patient with good customer service skills.
• Good analytical and negotiation skills.

Profile:

Education

• Bachelors’ Degree or equivalent in Administration or related field (Degree in Accounting will be an added advantage)

Experience

• 4-5 years in a similar role.

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Role purpose:

To guarantee financial excellence at the brewery, implement stringent controls, foster accountability. Ensure the reliability of cost accounting  key figures and/or P/L reporting for the brewery. Additionally, prioritize operational discipline, enhance visibility and predictability for price and  performance in advance of month-end closing.

Primary Responsibilities:

Cost Leadership

• Oversight of the plant's closing cycle, ensuring the accuracy and reliability of the results including transfer price, VIC/VLC, ZBB and  plant asset booking.
• Ensure first time right postings, Avoid accounting errors and postings of manual journals.
• Assume responsibility for managing plant inventory and capital expenditure (CAPEX). This involves ensuring compliance with booking  procedures, onsite management, and reviewing internal process compliance. The primary goal is to ensure that asset bookings conform  to PRC and IFRS standards, asset management processes align with internal control policies, and relevant processes operate as  efficiently as possible.

Controls and Compliance

• Serve as the first line of defense and oversee the execution of controls as defined by Internal Control.
• Ensuring that the brewery's assigned controls accurately reflect the reality of the processes. This includes reviewing the PR-GR cycle,  co-product lifecycle, and returnable package management.
• Oversee both internal and external tax reporting for the plant. Work closely with the tax team to ensure timely completion of tax filings, respond to inquiries, and meet tax inspection requirements mandated by the local authority.

Forecasting & Planning

• Support brewery operations, Zone Financial Planning and PPM teams on the forecast by providing inputs for LE & 1 YP

Cost Management

• Analyze costs, variances on yields and consumptions
• Reasonability/accuracy of accruals
• Reconciliation of utility costs (water, electricity, effluent) between internal and municipal readings & ensure accuracy of the accrual
• GRN Compliance (Open PO Management, UOM receipting accuracy)
• Review and understanding of the reallocation journals at the plant. Root cause analysis and process improvement to reduce number of  journals.
• Approve journals and ensure DAG compliance
• Co-products – Ensuring that its accurately accounted for (Invoicing completeness, sundry debtor aging)
• Returnable packaging – Accurate Accounting + Controls
• MBFU recharge reconciliation (Missing, broken, foreign, unwashable glass)

Inventory Management

• Ensure Inventory management compliance of FG’s, RM and Spare Parts
• Stock count controls (Quarterly stock count review, reconciliation and ensure that differences are posted) Monthly Review &  Quarterly attendance
• Stock movements analysis and investigate anomalies

Capex Management

• Ensuring capitalization is captured correctly
• Validation of Capitalization to the plant
• Physical verification of assets
• Impairments (identify, and request bookings)
• ZBB and UPP policy compliance

Tax Compliance

• Invoicing Management and the full scope of internal and external tax reporting for the plant.
• Excise validation – calculated and shared by the BSC. SARS/RA POC at the plant
• Excise rebate liaison with RA and ensuring the decanting certificate is issued.
• Collaborate closely with the Business Control Center (BCC) tax team to complete tax filings, respond to inquiries, and  meet tax inspection requirements from the local authority.
• Maintain a network among HQ tax, BCC tax, tax compliance, planning, and all other tax-related routines.

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Support the Financial Planning and PPM teams on the forecast by providing inputs for LE & 1 year plan

Profile: 

• Bachelor or Master in Business, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering or CA
• 2 to 3 + years, in industry context
• Knowledge of SAP/Syspro, Business Warehouse, Anaplan is a plus
• Previous controlling experience ( preferably site manufacturing )
• Working knowledge of Accounting
• Strong leadership skills
• Good communicator and the ability to work with financial and non-financial collaborators
• Good analytical skills
• Ability to synthesize complex issues into actionable activities
• Capacity to anticipate future trends and developments