Control & Reporting Senior Analyst - Opex

Overview

The Opex Analyst is responsible for the Opex analysis across BU (PCE and CFI), including audit, compliance to relevant laws and regulations. He / she will be a leader for conducting Opex analysis to support company objectives and improvements for P&L governence, accurate allocation/ resonabile aging/movement Vs company performance &its profitability making sure of overall process efficiency across BU (Beverage /Snacks)

This role is individual who will perform all financial accounting (S&D, G&A,) and GCS related to those cycles including period end close and analysis, and monitoring controls for compliance to corporate policy.

Responsibilities

Financial Reporting

• Preparing Financial analysis P&L (S&D/G&A) process for Beverages and Snacks businesses during month-end and its related month-end transactions
• Ensure Opex accuracy reporting in accordance with PepsiCo Opex policies and US GAAP
• Provide visibility of full end-to-end Opex, making sure of its effectiveness
• Quarterly financial analysis of reports required by Reporting as per reporting agenda
• Support the SC function with the required business information to ensure accurate, timely and quality business transactions.
  
  

Performance Management reviews

• Prepare Opex analysis for the pre submission review in order to make sure of allocation accuracy on amonthly bases
• Lead BI processes with all its requirement from transaction, adjustemt and verification Vs HFM, in order to enable business to view results by brand , channel & category.
• Ensure completeness of all financial transactions provided by the IBM team and communicate the needed adjustments.
• Review CU allocation & x charges to assure it timely and accurate allocation
  
  

Audit & Compliance

• Support both external and internal audit on Opex related requests
• Ensure business compliance with Statutory, Legal and Taxation requirements, PepsiCo corporate and local business policies & procedures, and ethical business practices
• Partner with BPO (Business process Owner) and CO (Control Owner) in GCS and Fraud risk assessment, monitoring self testing and remediation of failures. Update GCS for the following Opex process
• Ensure timely closure of internal audit remediation and track progress
  
  

Planning and Forecasting

• Partner with Supply chain and planning finance in Opex forecasting and providing directions /trends.
• Special Projects
• Identify scope for process improvements and interventions from time to time to achieve process simplification / better controls / process standardization / accounting / outsourcing i.e. BU allocation simplification & ICM
• Cooperate with BIS to implement system enhancements for Busienss inetelgence tool (BI)
  
  

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in Financial accounting in FMCG
• Results oriented, takes initiatives to get things done and work under pressure.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Good knowledge of local and US Accounting Standards
• Good knowledge of and experience with finance and accounting issues.
• High level of interpersonal skills to work effectively with, for and through others..
• Ability to relate to all levels throughout the corporation.
• Bachelor of Accounting/Finance subject. Postgraduate qualification preferable.