Commercial Finance Business Partner

• Mar 2022 - Present

Finance Business Partner- Beverages & Sales

• Jan 2019 - Mar 2022

Finance Business Partner-Sales

• Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

Commodities Accountant

• Nov 2014 - Dec 2017

- Manage the Period End Close Process for Commodities Procurement. - Capture and report on performance against key measures. - Prepare reporting to summarise results from Commodities Hedging for various markets. - Provide guidance to Market Decision Support on postings required and support in development of their understanding. -Prepare additional quarterly reporting as required by IAS39. Calculate Mark to Market of Open Position and Hedge Effectiveness. - Maintaining of close and regular contact with internal customers (telcos, knowledge sharing and formal training) to ensure services provided are in line with expectations. - Maintain Hedge Documentation. Maintain database of baselines and perform routine Hedge Effectiveness testing. Show less

Financial officer (2 yrs ) Financial Analyst (2 yrs)

• 2010 - 2014

Given the role of a business controller my main responsibilities and roles were as follows: • PLANNING, BUDGETING AND FORECASTING for responsible brands and business categories.This included evaluating whether the initial target in terms of the profitability and growth could be achieved or not and preparation of product P&Ls for New Products by gathering information from marketing services and consumer insights. • MANAGEMENT REPORTING FOR DECISION MAKING for local and regional management • RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING VARIOUS REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS on the category performances for the day-to-day as well as for the long-term decision making. These will include information on the marginal contribution, profitability ,continue or discontinuing options, High / Low volume options, options which involve uncontrollable factors such as price controls ,exchange rate fluctuations, shipment/production delaying and out of stock risk calculations • PRODUCT AND SERVICE COSTING for the responsible brands.Responsible in activating any price increases after discussing with the brand managers for the existing products if the profitability is eroding or any change in the product positioning strategy and was responsible in giving selling price suggestions for the new products • MAINTENANCE OF THE PRICING MASTER for the entire company Recommended process Improvements such as Streamlined the Pricing procedure and thereby minimized sales returns, distributor complaints and pricing losses arising from pricing issues • MARKET CONSOLIDATION FOR REGIONAL REPORTING • MONITORING OF BRAND SPENDS and target achievements • SAP REPORTING Show less

Treasury Executive

• 2008 - 2010

I have held the responsibilities of, • WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT for the company and my initiatives in cash flow management resulted in an increase in interest income for the company • DAILY CASH MANAGEMENT & preparation of cash flow statements for the company • FOREIGN EXCHANGE OPERATIONS including hedge transactions and managing bank relationships for the company • Administration of bank signatories and managing and minimizing of financial cost • Furthermore, managed and monitored the key debtors of the organizations and ensured effective debtor recoveries. Also coordinated with the IT department and successfully implemented a debtor management system • PREPARED KEY KPI REPORTS for management meeting by engaging with relevant stakeholders • PREPARED COMPANY BUDGETS AND INVESTMENT BUDGETS. This included planning and budgeting for the company’s new printing plant. Show less

Management Trainee

• 2007 - 2008

As a management trainee in finance, my main responsibilities involved, • Preparation of FINANCIAL AND SALES BUDGETS for various divisions of the organization. • Preparation of COSTING AND PRICING for various products in the Paints, Industrial and Seeds divisions • Preparing BANK AND INTER COMPANY RECONCILIATIONS • Preparation of MANAGEMENT REPORTS & PRESENTATIONS As a management trainee in finance, my main responsibilities involved, • Preparation of FINANCIAL AND SALES BUDGETS for various divisions of the organization. • Preparation of COSTING AND PRICING for various products in the Paints, Industrial and Seeds divisions • Preparing BANK AND INTER COMPANY RECONCILIATIONS • Preparation of MANAGEMENT REPORTS & PRESENTATIONS

Trainee Accountant

• 2006 - 2007

Roles and Responsibilities - • Conducted INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL AUDITING for various public and private organizations which included assessment of effectiveness of internal controls and building required recommendations in order to enhance the usefulness of the controls. • REVIEWED BUSINESS PROCESSES and leveraged MS Excel to recommend Process Improvements which reduced time spent on day-to-day activities for clients • Conducted RISK MAPPING AND ASSESSMENTS • Conducted PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS. This involved reviewing of relevant business cycles to identify reasons for unsatisfactory financial performance by analyzing financial data and assessment of cost controls and overhead allocation methods • FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIONS - Review of transactions to identify fraudulent transactions and individuals involved. Gathering evidences for Legal action • Conducted FIXED ASSET VERIFICATION Show less