AR & Trade Investment Supervisor- Africa & Trading

Job description

Business partner with sales functions for both Africa & Trading customer plus Affiliates. (30 Customers) Work closely with the sales teams on aligning with company policies and procedures to drive performance excellence. Ensure that all claims for Trade drives & MT Incentives are accurately in line with the approved contract and approved according to the SOA. Plus ensure proof of performance process is in place. Own the discussions with the distributors for collections/ settlement.

Conduct a quarterly reconciliation with the Distributors & Follow up with AR for other customers. Handle the contract management process with the sales team. Assess the accruals needed and the related A&M curve build-up and share it with AR and TI manager for approval along with the finance controller. Ensure proper compliance and adherence to the AR and trade spend policies and procedures. Conduct review for Trade drives and incentives claims received from the distributors.

Prepare the monthly D&A actuals V.s Accrual and share & investigate the result. Follow up ageing & collections with commercial and Africa & Trading customers. Share detailed aging with the action plan required with the commercial team & all customers on weekly basis to accelerate collection. Assist AR & TS manager with monthly AR DEC presentation. Work closely with the trade investment manager on the monthly cause of change and related commentaries.

Ensure that proper deep analysis is supported on monthly basis for the rout cause of P&L movements Intercompany Accounts Receivable responsibilities, by control and monitoring all cross charges with affiliates.

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or equivalent. (Qualified certificate would be preferred).

Work Experience

(Not less than 4 ) years of relevant experience. (FMCG would be preferred).

Language Knowledge

Arabic and English Agility & enthusiasm Passion for improving and a proactive nature Complex Analytical skills Ability to Simplify Result driven Internal and External communications Problem-solving Teamwork Creative thinking