Financial Manager

Knowledge / Qualifications

• Financial or audit background with a professional accountancy qualification (such as ACCA, CPA) and a relevant university degree.
  
• Minimum of 8 years relevant finance/audit experience
  
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
  
• Prior experience in an FMCG or agri-business environment is an added advantage
  
• Working knowledge of SAP is an added advantage.
  

Skills

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills as well as the ability to manage relationships and work with managers across all levels within the company and externally.
  
• Good influencing skills with ability to interact with all levels of senior management.
  
• Ability to work effectively with all levels of staff within the company and externally – this should be demonstrated by successful experience in business partnership and decision support.
  
• Clear understanding of commercial business drivers.
  
• Project management skills – able to work independently and maintain level of independence whilst working in partnership with the leaf, operations and finance functions
  

• Delivery of Agri-business company plan commitments
  
• Provision of timely and accurate financial management information relating to Leaf, forecast accuracy of leaf costs including blends, working capital and a cause of change for any variances
  
• Challenging status quo on potential productivity savings opportunities including participation in loss analysis and ideas generating forums
  
• Proactive management and accurate reporting of losses including early warnings of potential risks
  
• Ensure appropriate treatment of import duties, levies and costs relating to leaf
  
• Liaise with auditors to ensure timely completion of audits and compliance with regulatory requirements.
  
• Accurate cashflow and working capital management of Leaf related inputs
  
• Drive the control environment on asset and inventory management.
  
• Drive compliance to internal controls and engage the Leaf and GLT team to inspire a culture of continuous improvement including driving a controls culture
  
• External relationship engagement to gain insights and leverage to achieve deliverables and support our business interests.
  
• Support site accreditations qualification agenda
  
• Implement processes to proactively manage and meet trade blocs threshold compliance
  
• Liaise with key stakeholders to expand breadth of knowledge, technical expertise and collaborate to achieve business objectives
  
• Work with Shared Service Teams to ensure accuracy of cost roll up forecasts
  
• Working with Area/Regional Operations Finance Teams on information requests
  
• Develop leadership skills for own career advancement
  
• Contribute to shaping BAT’s inclusive culture by demonstrating the right behaviors