Control & Reporting Analyst- A&M

Responsibilities Financial Reporting Review Marketing contracts from financial perspective. i.e. available budget / accounting treatment. Make sure to assess the risks in any new campaign in order to avoid the risks. Lead A&M process for Beverages and Snacks businesses during month-end and its related month-end transactions. Reconcile Marketing RFPs with related commitment balance and ensure proper accounting allocation. Responsible for developing and calculating PCE A&M and D&A curve entry and provide needed data for the Curve entry& calculation Reconcile Marketing accrual balances. Advance payment and prepaid analysis. Record and analyze prepaid amortization entry and any related entries Work closely with the planning team to proactively identify actual vs. Forecast gaps and adjust them. Handle any A&M related regional reports or deliverables. Ensure building of all databases needed for A&M line items in order to secure proper financials & tracking. Ensure the monthly submission of actual data on the Company’s system (SAP) during the process of the month end closing. Managing audit requirements & queries for A&M and arranging with the concerned departments to fulfill the requirements. Ensure Achieving high level of compliance for quarterly COSO testing for the A&M related controls. Ensure conducting monthly meeting to validate and reconcile actual figures and expenses with marketing heads for each brand. Also reconciling those amounts vs. budget as well as BOY commitment. Ensure the receiving of the A&M brand budget commitments in line with each FCST cycle and make sure that they were uploaded on SAP by line item. Review & ensure the correctness of the A&M payments according to the contracts & the budget in line with the applied SOA. Review all the A&M new contracts & renewals from a financial perspective and take the lead on any needed changes with Marketing & legal teams. Also provide full support to the Marketing team regarding the control POV on any of their contracts as well as its accounting treatments. Managing A&M Cross charges received from the region providing the right accounting treatment for recording the required entries. Lead on the Building of the Year end accruals related to the A&M. Provide the Required Adhoc analysis to the top management with timelines and accuracy. Secure the existence of the necessary controls in A&M areas. Participate in developing new A&M processes, procedures, and mitigating controls for new business practices. Performance Management reviews: Monitor the A&M anlyst performance and ensure that all the requirements prepared and delivered on time. Review and approve all A&M entries. Work Closely with the Marketing managers & Marketing managers directory to support the business Manage the monthly closing according to the time table. Audit & Compliance: upport 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 Performing the quarterly GCS self-testing & submissions in addition to Partner with BPO (Business process Owner) and CO (Control Owner) in GCS and Fraud & Routine risk assessment Ensure timely closure of; Internal audit remediation and track progress Corporate audit remediation and track progress People Performance Management: People performance management & appraisals People career discussion cards and development plans Shifts management & resolving any conflicts or shortage through solid rotation plan Special Projects: Identify scope for process improvements and interventions from time to time to achieve process simplification / better controls / process standardization / accounting Lead & partner with BIS to implement system enhancements of sales & distribution areas Qualifications 5+ years’ experience in control area and commercial activities . Leadership experience and capability. Solid understanding of business levers. Change management experience coupled with good analytical abilities. 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.