Assistant FP&A Manager Job at PepsiCo Nigeria

PepsiCo - In 1965, Donald Kendall, the CEO of Pepsi-Cola, and Herman Lay, the CEO of Frito-Lay, recognized what they called “a marriage made in heaven,” a single company delivering perfectly-salty snacks served alongside the best cola on earth. Their vision led to what quickly became one of the world's leading food and beverage companies: PepsiCo. Our company is made up of seven divisions: PepsiCo Beverages North America; Frito-Lay North America; Quaker Foods North America; Latin America; Europe; Africa, Middle East and South Asia; and Asia Pacific, Australia/New Zealand and China. Each of these divisions has its own unique history and way of doing business.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Assistant FP&A Manager

Job Location: Lagos

Job Overview
To support the CFO with Financial Planning & Analysis agenda including the following:

• Prepare Annual Operating Plan (AOP), monthly rolling forecast (MRF) and scenario analysis in coordination with the business stakeholders
• To measure performance against the plan and MRF with conduct detailed performnce analysis to support decision support system
• Ensure proper review and timely financial submission to Sector
• Business partnering to drive focus on cost efficiency, as well as uplift profitability performance and the overall business strategy.

Responsibilities

• Prepare AOP and Rolling Forecast to deliver business targets including volume, net revenue and NOPBT for the two businesses in Nigeria; PepsiCo Foods Nigeria and Food Concepts Pioneer(PFNL & FCPL), in order to support the development of the AOP and forward looking commercial financial forecasts for the BU.
• Manage and develop the financial resources governing the commercial financial forecasting processes, including process and systems.
• Prepare, rollout and monitor dashboards to lead business and financial performance discussions with stakeholders.
• Product costings and scenario analysis to help business taking informed decisions.
• Responsible for ensuring the iS&OP volumes are translated into revenue plans by forming links to Demand Planning & central FP&A.
• Lead the financial analysis process and financial business case proposals for new commercial business developments (i.e. NPD P&L’s, capital expansion DCF / ROI models).
• Actively track coman budgets and acutal cost to identify variances and engage CFO/CEO for actions.
• To measure forecasts against variables and monitor the overall financial health of the Nigeria Business.
• Business partnering to drive focus on cost efficiency, as well as uplift profitability performance and the overall business strategy.
• Highlight future performance concerns and opportunities to remediate any gaps to targets.
• Ensure timely submission to sector and drive monthly business reviews.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate Degree in Finance / Chartered Accountant / MBA
• 4 - 5 years of work experience in planning roles in an FMCG environment
• Strong commercial, analytical capability and interpersonal skills
• Team player with collaborative working and influencing skills
• Understanding of SAP, MS Excel and MS Powerpoint and general systems ability
• Good time management and prioritisation skills.