Financial Planning Managers at Nigerian Bottling Company Limited

The Nigerian Bottling Company Limited is one of the biggest companies in the non-alcoholic beverage industry in the country and is the sole franchise bottler of The Coca-Cola Company in Nigeria.

Our company serves approximately 160 million people by producing and distributing a unique portfolio of quality brands, bringing passion to marketplace implementation, and demonstrating leadership in corporate social responsibility.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Financial Planning Manager

Job Reference: FPA/09/2016
Location: Nigeria
Functional areas: Finance
Department: Finance

Job Details

• The Financial Planning Manager reports to the Financial Controller.

Key Responsibilities
The key responsibilities of the role are:

• Annual Business Plan Co-ordination and Submission: - Leadership of business plan preparation.
• Issuance of guidance / timelines to in-country functions inline with corporate guidance;
• Monitor completion of tasks inline with deadlines and flag issues / non-compliance as early as possible, so as to take corrective action to get back on track;
• Issue Senior Management Team with timetable, so a coherent Annual Business Plan (signed off by relevant functional / finance line managers where appropriate) is delivered to them in time to comprehend / query, prior to submission to group.
• Rolling Estimate Co-ordination and Submission: - Issuance of guidance / timelines to in-country functions inline with corporate guidance;
• Monitor completion of tasks inline with deadlines and flag issues / non-compliance as early as possible, so as to take corrective action to get back on track;
• Issue Senior Management Team with timetable, so a coherent Rolling Estimate (signed off by relevant functional/finance line managers where appropriate) is delivered to them in time to comprehend / query, prior to submission to group.
• Balance Sheet Planning and Reporting: - Forecast for all planning sessions by issuing guidance to contributors;
• Collate information ensuring sign off by relevant functional / finance line managers where appropriate;
• Issue CFO with timetable, so a coherent Balance Sheet file is delivered in time to comprehend / query, prior to submission to group.
• Working Capital Planning and Reporting: - Forecast for all planning sessions by issuing guidance to contributors;
• Collate information ensuring sign off by relevant functional / finance line managers where appropriate;
• Issue CFO with timetable, so a coherent Working Capital file is delivered in time to comprehend / query, prior to submission to group;
• Collate data and report on actual FI-Controlling and Profitability Analysis co-ordination and submission: - Oversee completion of Actual / Rolling Estimate / Annual Business Plan, FI - COPA in line with agreed CPA -Monitor completion of tasks inline with deadlines and flag issues / non-compliance as early as possible, so as to take corrective action to get back on track.
• Deck and Template Review: - Review of Finance Deck / Senior Management Team Deck / Deep Dive / BP Templates prior to issue.
• Deep Dive Preparation and Co-ordination of Meeting: - Review of finance / general management areas and co-ordination of deep dive meeting - Preparation and distribution of opex deep dive tracker.
• Payment approvals and bank transfers. Ad-hoc queries - Group visit / Trend Report.
• Compliance with Internal Audit Controls + Requests. Liaise with Group Business Planning Manager and Team.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Bachelor Degree or equivalent in Economics, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, related field or equivalent.
• Possession of ICAN or ACCA will be an advantage.
• Additional professional Degrees in related field will be an advantage.
• Minimum of 3 yrs managerial experience in financial planning or related function.
• Analytical proficiency.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite(Power-point, Excel,Word).
• Attention to details.
• Proactive in accounting matters with strong analytical, presentation and communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of accounting standard.

Application Closing Date
28th September, 2016.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note: Only candidates who meet the advertised criteria,will be shortlisted and contacted.