Finance Analyst Job in Kenya 2021

  • Published date: August 5, 2021
  • Category: Accounting, Auditing & Finance
    • Location: Nairobi, Nairobi
  • Jop type:
  • Salary: Ksh Not mentioned
  • Company name: Jobs in Kenya

Job Description

Sheer Logic Management Consultants is seeking to engage dynamic individuals for Finance Analyst – East Africa position for one of our clients.


Job Purpose:


In this position you will:



  • Support responsibilities under East Africa Consumer Healthcare (CH) business P&L

  • Support in Financial Partnering for the CH Commercial team (Sales & Marketing)


Scope



  • Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Rwanda
    Net Sales Budget of GBP 18m
    Consolidation of East Africa P&L and CMF load
    Use our values and expectations to drive actions and decisions
    Embeds the five key attributes of the organization – Consumer & Customer Obsessed, Agility, Growth Mindset, Execution Powerhouse and Digital, Data & Analytics at the core.


Essential Job Responsibilities:


Month / Quarter / Year End Results



  • Responsible for carrying out sales reconciliations by checking that all invoices have interfaced from IMS to GSK SAP and validate for any errors.

  • Verify POD’s & BOL for accurate sales reporting and G2N during month end close. This will include raising of revenue recognition journals (where applicable) and G2N journal.

  • Prepare Rebate settlement reclass journal

  • Share final month sales by customer by material to Comex after flash sales submission.

  • Review Flash sales in Bison vs SAP by brand to confirm accuracy in reporting.

  • Prepare month end schedules for Supply Chain, A&P & Debtors for submission in Bison and follow up for accurate input.

  • Prepare and review Price validation reports & follow up for corrections

  • Prepare and review Cogs validation reports & follow up for corrections

  • Prepare and review Discounts validation reports & follow up for corrections


Planning and Forecasting



  • Draft timetables for monthly forecasting & 3-year plans.

  • Prepare analysis template for MPR & CMF inputs

  • Timely and accurate upload of CMF submission for P&L, Working Capital & HC to Bison.

  • Prepare overhead analysis template with Actuals, Plan, LY & 3-year forecast and set up monthly review meetings.

  • Prepare A&P analysis template with Actuals, Plan, LY & 3-year forecast and set up monthly review meetings.

  • Prepare W&D analysis template with Actuals, Plan, LY & 3-year forecast and set up monthly review meetings.


Finance Compliance Partnering



  • Support the Commercial Hygiene process and other Compliance programs

  • Keep a tracker of relevant SOPs and ways of working documents to ensure they are up-to-date and revised regularly

  • Prepare template for review and analysis of Transfer Pricing to support ATP process

  • Prepare template for computing landed costs for NPD


Other Business Partnering



  • Prepare Innovation Sales analysis template with Actuals, Plan, LY & 3-year forecast and share with NPI Manager.

  • Upload Innovation P&L on Precision system

  • Prepare Brand P&L analysis template

  • Prepare Gross Margin review template

  • Support Review of all distributor claims on service now and ensure all G2N are pre-approved and properly supported.

  • Update Offline distributor claims tracker.

  • Update NIL claims tracker and follow up with Sales team

  • Attend and support Pre-DRM meetings to make informed decisions

  • Prepare template for tracking variances in Actual vs Planned Headcount

  • Pricing support including: Price Setups, Updating Price structure

  • Quarterly Price volume analysis

  • Prepare template for computing landed costs for NPD support

  • Support with Adhoc requests


Qualifications:



  • A university degree in Accounting & Finance is required and/or Chartered Accountancy professional qualification

  • 4+ years’ experience in a Finance role

  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills (ability to work across boundaries)

  • Strong presentation and MS office skills

  • Analytical and numeracy skills

  • Strong commercial understanding / experience.

  • People management experience


Other Job Factors:



  • Strong commercial acumen and analytics skills

  • Ability to influence and impact cross functional teams and stakeholders; both internal and external

  • High sense of ownership and accountability

  • Sound ability to manage complexity across multiple markets

  • Essential personal qualities required; strategic thinking, initiative, innovative approach, leadership,

  • enthusiasm, tenacity, effective communication and interpersonal skills


How to Apply:


Kindly send your CV to recruitment@sheerlogicltd.com by 11th August 2021 clearly marking the title
“Finance Analyst – East Africa”

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