Guinness Plc is continuously interested in talented individuals who want to progress their careers and make a difference to our business. 
We recruiting to fill the below position:
Job Title: Business Performance Measurement (BPM) Manager – Balance Sheet (BS) /Cash Flow (CF)
AutoReqId: 40211BR
Level: Level 5 (M1)
Location: Lagos
Reports To: Head of Finance Planning & Analysis (HFP&A)
Purpose of Role
The role holder is required to provide financial analysis and support to Guinness Nigeria's business leaders and the wider Diageo teams.
Key Accountabilities
1. Business Performance Measurement (BPM) reporting and analysis on a monthly basis, including:
- Ownership for the compilation and review of detailed analyses of Balance Sheet, Cash Flow and Risks/Opportunities for Nigeria Beer business results
- Explanation of key performance drivers
- Be the 'expert' for Nigeria market who is able to identify insights and value creating opportunities
2. Responsible for preparing the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) including:
- Modelling for Debtors, Creditors and Inventory
- Rigorously challenging the numbers and assumptions from finance and non-finance teams
- Managing the collation of other inputs into the Balance Sheet (BS) /Cash Flow (CF)
- Ensuring completeness, speed and accuracy of data
3. Working Capital Management including:
- Organising relevant challenge and build meetings
- Continuous process improvement
- Reviewing and aligning with Line Manager and other key business stakeholders
4. Controls and Risk Management (CARM) compliance:
- Assist Head of Finance Planning & Analysis (HFP&A)in ensuring Controls and Risk Management (CARM) compliance on Business Performance Measurement (BPM) involving performing key reconciliations and controls, testing controls and assessing results and potential improvements.
Skills, Qualifications and Experience Required
- Graduate Calibre. Professional qualification (ACA/CIMA/ACCA) is mandatory
- Minimum 8 years post qualification experience in financial and/or management accounting role in an FMCG company.
- Experience with SAP and Magnitude would be an added advantage
- Analytical, interpretative and decision-making skills
- Excellent project management skills
- Advanced Microsoft office proficiency
- Self starter, high commitment, delivers against goals with minimal supervision
- Proven ability to facilitate, persuade, influence and build credibility with all levels and all functions
- Clear and succinct communicator
Barriers to Success in Role
- Lack of attention to detail.
- Inability to challenge people and outputs.
- Little influencing ability across many levels of the organisation
- Not building relationships across the Finance and non-finance community
- Lack of creativity to identify new approaches to business issues.
- Inability to plan work or deliver to high quality in tight deadlines.
Application Closing Date
7th February, 2014
How To Apply
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