One of the biggest manufacturers in Nigeria, Seven-Up Bottling Company Ltd. makes and distributes some of the most popular drinks in the country, including Pepsi, 7Up, Mirinda, Teem, Mountain Dew, H2oH!, Lipton Ice Tea, and Aquafina luxury drinking water. With the 2SURE brand, SBC just entered the Home & Personal Care market and introduced its first product, a hand and surface sanitizer. Nine bottling factories with cutting-edge production equipment are strategically placed throughout the nation by Seven Up.
We are hiring to cover the following position:
Title of Position: Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst
Where: Lagos
Job Type: Full-time
Description of the Job
- To assist the financial team, Seven-Up Bottling Company is now hiring an FP&A analyst.
Duties
- Create financial reports that analyze underlying trends across regions and convey results at the practice and consolidated levels.
- Create presentations to assist the company’s different strategic committees, monthly/quarterly senior leadership meetings, and board and shareholder meetings.
- Create and present a variance analysis that contrasts the actual outcomes with the budgeted amount and past performance.
- Help with month-end closure procedures and communicate with accounting to compile precise financial statements for management reporting.
- Create personalized financial reports on dashboard platforms in collaboration with the business intelligence team to track business operations, establish operational benchmarks, and automate manual procedures.
- Analyze and project the financial impact and feasibility of new projects and expansion prospects.
- Collaborate with IT specialists to facilitate the deployment of finance-related reporting systems and procedures.
- Provide the sales and category team with comprehensive and perceptive financial analysis and decision assistance, including the ability to identify opportunities and risks through commentary and analysis.
- Assessing and keeping track of trade discounts incentive plans or initiatives to increase the efficacy and profitability of promotions.
- Offering thorough research and insight into portfolio management, pack profitability, and value chain analysis for both current and prospective items.
- Serve as a subject matter expert and business partner in finance.
- By using business planning and forecasting techniques, assist the Commercial Team in making sure that their plans result in Net Sales Revenue and GP growth.
- In order to evaluate all commercial actions, including product launches, pricing promotions, and direct marketing expenditures, provide analytical support.
- Assistance in spearheading efforts to increase gross profit (price, product profitability, mix optimization, and promotion optimization).
Prerequisites
- More than three years of expertise in the department of financial planning and analysis.
- Knowledge of Excel.
- Strong grasp of fundamental accounting principles and systems.
- Strong ability to negotiate.
- Strong proficiency with Excel functions, formulas, and pivot tables as well as spreadsheets.
- Analysis of Data
- Familiarity with large ERPs such as SAP and Dynamics NAV.
- A mentality of constant learning
- A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a similar discipline is
- An additional benefit is being a member of a chartered accountant’s association (ICAN or a comparable professional group).
Application Process:
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Deadline to apply: March 14, 2025.
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