Manager, ISC Finance CS&L, SSA
HybridJohannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Job Summary
Lead inventory management across SSA markets, including valuation, write-offs, stock aging, and obsolescence analysis. Drive Days Inventory on Hand glidepath tracking and actuals analysis while overseeing imported finished goods cost of goods sold queries. Provide financial oversight of inbound, outbound, and warehouse costs, validating savings projects and monitoring overhead to ensure cost efficiency. Manage month-end close processes for RSA, ROA, and WA markets, delivering YTD analysis and monthly forecasting across the region. Reconcile monthly balance sheet accounts for finished goods inventory and freight accruals while supporting internal and external audit requirements. Collaborate with supply chain, commercial, and regional teams to optimize cost structures and support strategic growth in the Sub Saharan Africa business unit.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, or related field
- 8+ years of progressive finance experience
- At least 3 years in supply chain or logistics finance
- Proven experience in SSA markets
- Understanding of regional logistics and regulatory frameworks
- Advanced proficiency in financial systems (SAP, Oracle, or similar)
- Advanced proficiency in Excel
- Excellent communication skills
- Stakeholder management skills
- Analytical skills
- Strategic thinker with operational agility
- Collaborative leader with a proactive mindset
- Culturally sensitive and adaptable across diverse SSA markets
- Strong knowledge of inventory accounting
- Strong knowledge of cost allocation
- Strong knowledge of cash flow forecasting
- Understanding of our business
- Understanding of consumer packaged goods industry
- Understanding of local snacking market dynamics
- Experience with business partnering
- Experience in a regional or local public company
Desired Qualifications
- A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career
- Experience in inventory management across SSA, including valuation, write-offs, stock aging, and obsolescence analysis
- Experience with DIOH (Days Inventory on Hand) glidepath tracking and actuals analysis
- Experience assessing cash flow impact of inventory holdings and movements
- Experience overseeing imported finished goods COGS queries across RSA, ROA, and WA
- Experience managing product costing processes
- Experience providing financial oversight of inbound, outbound, and warehouse costs
- Experience supporting productivity agenda by validating savings projects and tracking execution
- Experience monitoring overhead cost management and driving cost-efficiency initiatives
- Experience leading month-end close processes for RSA, ROA, and WA markets
- Experience delivering YTD analysis and monthly forecasting across SSA
- Experience preparing and reconciling monthly Blackline balance sheet accounts - FG Inventory and Freight Accruals
- Experience collaborating with key stakeholders across supply chain, commercial, and regional teams
- Experience supporting internal and external audit requirements and ensuring financial governance
- Experience applying deep understanding of SSA market dynamics, regulatory environments, and logistical challenges
- Experience partnering with regional teams to optimize cost structures and support strategic growth
- Experience in a focused scope within a region, business unit, country, Supply Chain, Mondelēz International Business Services or Corporate Finance team
- Experience managing third party providers resources
- Experience in data collection to prepare business proposals
- Experience verifying assumptions
- Experience checking daily execution
- Experience ensuring the integrity and timeliness of reporting
- Experience managing and executing aspects of finance planning and performance management process
- Experience with Strategic Plan and Annual Contract planning/forecasting
- Experience with target development
- Experience with financial performance reporting/analysis
- Experience with financial modeling and decision support
- Experience leading projects to improve efficiencies and improvements to ways of working
- Experience embracing a mindset of continuous improvement
- Experience contributing to a high-performing Finance team
- Experience investing in personal development
- Experience developing Finance peers
- Experience driving Finance talent agenda within the organization
- Experience with a focus on local FP&A pipeline
- Experience leading inventory management across SSA
- Experience driving DIOH (Days Inventory on Hand) glidepath tracking and actuals analysis
- Experience assessing cash flow impact of inventory holdings and movements
- Experience overseeing imported finished goods COGS queries across RSA, ROA, and WA
- Experience managing product costing processes
- Experience providing financial oversight of inbound, outbound, and warehouse costs
- Experience supporting productivity agenda by validating savings projects and tracking execution
- Experience monitoring overhead cost management and driving cost-efficiency initiatives
- Experience leading month-end close processes for RSA, ROA, and WA markets
- Experience delivering YTD analysis and monthly forecasting across SSA
- Experience preparing and reconciling monthly Blackline balance sheet accounts - FG Inventory and Freight Accruals
- Experience collaborating with key stakeholders across supply chain, commercial, and regional teams
- Experience supporting internal and external audit requirements and ensuring financial governance
- Experience providing financial leadership for CS&L operational teams
- Experience applying deep understanding of SSA market dynamics, regulatory environments, and logistical challenges
- Experience partnering with regional teams to optimize cost structures and support strategic growth
- Experience in a regional or local public company
- Experience with business partnering
- Experience with communication skills across a large regional or local public company
- Experience identifying/executing opportunities
- Experience leveraging technology to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness
- Experience with sound judgement in all decisions and interactions aligned with our values and policies and external regulations
- Experience with a mindset of continuous improvement
- Experience contributing to a high-performing Finance team
- Experience investing in personal development
- Experience developing Finance peers
- Experience driving Finance talent agenda within the organization
- Experience with a focus on local FP&A pipeline
- Experience in a focused scope within a region, business unit, country, Supply Chain, Mondelēz International Business Services or Corporate Finance team
- Experience managing and executing aspects of finance planning and performance management process
- Experience with Strategic Plan and Annual Contract planning/forecasting
- Experience with target development
- Experience with financial performance reporting/analysis
- Experience with financial modeling and decision support
- Experience leading projects to improve efficiencies and improvements to ways of working
- Experience embracing a mindset of continuous improvement
- Experience contributing to a high-performing Finance team
- Experience investing in personal development
- Experience developing Finance peers
- Experience driving Finance talent agenda within the organization
- Experience with a focus on local FP&A pipeline
- Experience in a focused scope within a region, business unit, country, Supply Chain, Mondelēz International Business Services or Corporate Finance team
- Experience managing and executing aspects of finance planning and performance management process
- Experience with Strategic Plan and Annual Contract planning/forecasting
- Experience with target development
- Experience with financial performance reporting/analysis
- Experience with financial modeling and decision support
- Experience leading projects to improve efficiencies and improvements to ways of working
- Experience embracing a mindset of continuous improvement
- Experience contributing to a high-performing Finance team
- Experience investing in personal development
- Experience developing Finance peers
- Experience driving Finance talent agenda within the organization
- Experience with a focus on local FP&A pipeline
- Experience in a focused scope within a region, business unit, country, Supply Chain, Mondelēz International Business Services or Corporate Finance team
- Experience managing and executing aspects of finance planning and performance management process
- Experience with Strategic Plan and Annual Contract planning/forecasting
- Experience with target development
- Experience with financial performance reporting/analysis
- Experience with financial modeling and decision support
- Experience leading projects to improve efficiencies and improvements to ways of working
- Experience embracing a mindset of continuous improvement
- Experience contributing to a high-performing Finance team
- Experience investing in personal development
- Experience developing Finance peers
- Experience driving Finance talent agenda within the organization
- Experience with a focus on local FP&A pipeline
- Experience in a focused scope within a region, business unit, country, Supply Chain, Mondelēz International Business Services or Corporate Finance team
- Experience managing and executing aspects of finance planning and performance management process
- Experience with Strategic Plan and Annual Contract planning/forecasting
- Experience with target development
- Experience with financial performance reporting/analysis
- Experience with financial modeling and decision support
- Experience leading projects to improve efficiencies and improvements to ways of working
- Experience embracing a mindset of continuous improvement
- Experience contributing to a high-performing Finance team
- Experience investing in personal development
- Experience developing Finance peers
- Experience driving Finance talent agenda within the organization
- Experience with a focus on local FP&A pipeline
- Experience in a focused scope within a region, business unit, country, Supply Chain, Mondelēz International Business Services or Corporate Finance team
- Experience managing and executing aspects of finance planning and performance management process
- Experience with Strategic Plan and Annual Contract planning/forecasting
- Experience with target development
- Experience with financial performance reporting/analysis
- Experience with financial modeling and decision support
- Experience leading projects to improve efficiencies and improvements to ways of working
- Experience embracing a mindset of continuous improvement
- Experience contributing to a high-performing Finance team
- Experience investing in personal development
- Experience developing Finance peers
- Experience driving Finance talent agenda within the organization
- Experience with a focus on local FP&A pipeline
- Experience in a focused scope within a region, business unit, country, Supply Chain, Mondelēz International Business Services or Corporate Finance team
- Experience managing and executing aspects of finance planning and performance management process
- Experience with Strategic Plan and Annual Contract planning/forecasting
- Experience with target development
- Experience with financial performance reporting/analysis
- Experience with financial modeling and decision support
- Experience leading projects to improve efficiencies and improvements to ways of working
- Experience embracing a mindset of continuous improvement
- Experience contributing to a high-performing Finance team
- Experience investing in personal development
- Experience developing Finance peers
- Experience driving Finance talent agenda within the organization
- Experience with a focus on local FP&A pipeline
- Experience in a focused scope within a region, business unit, country, Supply Chain, Mondelēz International Business Services or Corporate Finance team
- Experience managing and executing aspects of finance planning and performance management process
- Experience with Strategic Plan and Annual Contract planning/forecasting
- Experience with target development
- Experience with financial performance reporting/analysis
- Experience with financial modeling and decision support
- Experience leading projects to improve efficiencies and improvements to ways of working
- Experience embracing a mindset of continuous improvement
- Experience contributing to a high-performing Finance team
- Experience investing in personal development
- Experience developing Finance peers
- Experience driving Finance talent agenda within the organization
- Experience with a focus on local FP&A pipeline
- Experience in a focused scope within a region, business unit, country, Supply Chain, Mondelēz International Business Services or Corporate Finance team
- Experience managing and executing aspects of finance planning and performance management process
- Experience with Strategic Plan and Annual Contract planning/forecasting
- Experience with target development
- Experience with financial performance reporting/analysis
- Experience with financial modeling and decision support
- Experience leading projects to improve efficiencies and improvements to ways of working
- Experience embracing a mindset of continuous improvement
- Experience contributing to a high-performing Finance team
- Experience investing in personal development
- Experience developing Finance peers
- Experience driving Finance talent agenda within the organization
- Experience with a focus on local FP&A pipeline
- Experience in a focused scope within a region, business unit, country, Supply Chain, Mondelēz International Business Services or Corporate Finance team
- Experience managing and executing aspects of finance planning and performance management process
- Experience with Strategic Plan and Annual Contract planning/forecasting
- Experience with target development
- Experience with financial performance reporting/analysis
- Experience with financial modeling and decision support
- Experience leading projects to improve efficiencies and improvements to ways of working
- Experience embracing a mindset of continuous improvement
- Experience contributing to a high-performing Finance team
- Experience investing in personal development
- Experience developing Finance peers
- Experience driving Finance talent agenda within the organization
- Experience with a focus on local FP&A pipeline
- Experience in a focused scope within a region, business unit, country, Supply Chain, Mondelēz International Business Services or Corporate Finance team
- Experience managing and executing aspects of finance planning and performance management process
- Experience with Strategic Plan and Annual Contract planning/forecasting
- Experience with target development
- Experience with financial performance reporting/analysis
- Experience with financial modeling and decision support
- Experience leading projects to improve efficiencies and improvements to ways of working
- Experience embracing a mindset of continuous improvement
- Experience contributing to a high-performing Finance team
- Experience investing in personal development
- Experience developing Finance peers
- Experience driving Finance talent agenda within the organization
- Experience with a focus on local FP&A pipeline
- Experience in a focused scope within a region, business unit, country, Supply Chain, Mondelēz International Business Services or Corporate Finance team
- Experience managing and executing aspects of finance planning and performance management process
- Experience with Strategic Plan and Annual Contract planning/forecasting
- Experience with target development
- Experience with financial performance reporting/analysis
- Experience with financial modeling and decision support
- Experience leading projects to improve efficiencies and improvements to ways of working
- Experience embracing a mindset of continuous improvement
- Experience contributing to a high-performing Finance team
- Experience investing in personal development
- Experience developing Finance peers
- Experience driving Finance talent agenda within the organization
- Experience with a focus on local FP&A pipeline
- Experience in a focused scope within a region, business unit, country, Supply Chain, Mondelēz International Business Services or Corporate Finance team
- Experience managing and executing aspects of finance planning and performance management process
- Experience with Strategic Plan and Annual Contract planning/forecasting
- Experience with target development
- Experience with financial performance reporting/analysis
- Experience with financial modeling and decision support
- Experience leading projects to improve efficiencies and improvements to ways of working
- Experience embracing a mindset of continuous improvement
- Experience contributing to a high-performing Finance team
- Experience investing in personal development
- Experience developing Finance peers
- Experience driving Finance talent agenda within the organization
- Experience with a focus on local FP&A pipeline
- Experience in a focused scope within a region, business unit, country, Supply Chain, Mondelēz International Business Services or Corporate Finance team
- Experience managing and executing aspects of finance planning and performance management process
- Experience with Strategic Plan and Annual Contract planning/forecasting
- Experience with target development
- Experience with financial performance reporting/analysis
- Experience with financial modeling and decision support
- Experience leading projects to improve efficiencies and improvements to ways of working
- Experience embracing a mindset of continuous improvement
- Experience contributing to a high-performing Finance team
- Experience investing in personal development
- Experience developing Finance peers
- Experience driving Finance talent agenda within the organization
- Experience with a focus on local FP&A pipeline
- Experience in a focused scope within a region, business unit, country, Supply Chain, Mondelēz International Business Services or Corporate Finance team
- Experience managing and executing aspects of finance planning and performance management process
- Experience with Strategic Plan and Annual Contract planning/forecasting
- Experience with target development
- Experience with financial performance reporting/analysis
- Experience with financial modeling and decision support
- Experience leading projects to improve efficiencies and improvements to ways of working
- Experience embracing a mindset of continuous improvement
- Experience contributing to a high-performing Finance team
- Experience investing in personal development
- Experience developing Finance peers
- Experience driving Finance talent agenda within the organization
- Experience with a focus on local FP&A pipeline
- Experience in a focused scope within a region, business unit, country, Supply Chain, Mondelēz International Business Services or Corporate Finance team
- Experience managing and executing aspects of finance planning and performance management process
- Experience with Strategic Plan and Annual Contract planning/forecasting
- Experience with target development
- Experience with financial performance reporting/analysis
- Experience with financial modeling and decision support
- Experience leading projects to improve efficiencies and improvements to ways of working
- Experience embracing a mindset of continuous improvement
- Experience contributing to a high-performing Finance team
- Experience investing in personal development
- Experience developing Finance peers
- Experience driving Finance talent agenda within the organization
- Experience with a focus on local FP&A pipeline
- Experience in a focused scope within a region, business unit, country, Supply Chain, Mondelēz International Business Services or Corporate Finance team
- Experience managing and executing aspects of finance planning and performance management process
- Experience with Strategic Plan and Annual Contract planning/forecasting
- Experience with target development
- Experience with financial performance reporting/analysis
- Experience with financial modeling and decision support
- Experience leading projects to improve efficiencies and improvements to ways of working
- Experience embracing a mindset of continuous improvement
- Experience contributing to a high-performing Finance team
- Experience investing in personal development
- Experience developing Finance peers
- Experience driving Finance talent agenda within the organization
- Experience with a focus on local FP&A pipeline
- Experience in a focused scope within a region, business unit, country, Supply Chain, Mondelēz International Business Services or Corporate Finance team
- Experience managing and executing aspects of finance planning and performance management process
- Experience with Strategic Plan and Annual Contract planning/forecasting
- Experience with target development
- Experience with financial performance reporting/analysis
- Experience with financial modeling and decision support
- Experience leading projects to improve efficiencies and improvements to ways of working
- Experience embracing a mindset of continuous improvement
- Experience contributing to a high-performing Finance team
- Experience investing in personal development
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