Plant Finance Controller Manager
PepsiCo
- Riyadh
- Permanent
- Full-time
ResponsibilitiesFinancial Reporting
- Ensure accuracy MOH reporting in accordance with PepsiCo Inventory policies and US GAAP
- Lead closing agenda at his/her respective plants and ensure timely submissions.
- Ensure that all the monthly expenses are accounted for in the relative month.
- Partner with GFSS team to conclude the monthly costing process
- Highlight any balance sheet and P&L risks to ensure timely provisioning at HO (QoE)
- Provide “Monthly COC Analysis vs. Plan/YAGO/PAGO
- Ensure proper execution of inventory count at month-end.
- Partner with SC Team to implement inventory count as per the monthly procedures shared by SC analyst.
- Report any inventory deviations to management and secure approvals/alignment as per SoA
- Ensure proper classification of inventory (spare parts) as per the approved classification of the engineering departments.
- Report all blocked (Nation wide), damaged, obsolete and near to expiry products to costing manager to consider in monthly provision.
- Support in the periodic reviews of CWIP, Balance sheet and Controls checklist
- Prepare monthly MOH CoC vs. prior month/year.
- Track MOH on a biweekly basis with plant manager
- COGS analysis along with relevant COC and influence decision making
- Track actual performance against budget and providing financial support to operations team.
- Highlight risk/opts with Ops Controller, plant manager and planning Function.
- Support both external and internal audit on costing related requests
- Ensure business compliance with Statutory, Legal and Taxation requirements, PepsiCo corporate and local business policies & procedures, and ethical business practices.
- Partner with BPO (Business process Owner) and CO (Control Owner) in GCS and Fraud risk assessment, monitoring self-testing and remediation of failures.
- Update GCS I2C process
- Ensure timely closure of.
- Internal audit remediation and track progress
- BAIC issues
- Ensure adherence of SoA as per approved local policies and enforce execution.
- Ensure timely GCS testing (Quarterly)
- Conduct sudden inventory counts at locations to ensure proper adherence to policies and procedures.
- Supports Plant manager to resolve all the daily issues at plant.
- Lead the implementation of the Control AOP projects at plant level.
- Drive cost reduction / productivity projects and support the project teams through financial analysis.
- Review outsourcing arrangements and evaluate costs.
Qualifications
- 8+ years’ experience Foods & Beverages business
- Solid understanding of business levers
- Go-To-Person on Performance Metrics, Productivity Process and Best Practices around Metrics
- Ability to work cross-functionally, cross-geographically and across multiple cultures.
- Strong internal and external communicator, influencer, and negotiator
- Ability to set and priorities short-, mid- and long-term objectives.
- Bachelor of Accounting/Finance subject
- Postgraduate qualification preferable