Supply Chain Finance Analyst

Bacardi is the largest privately held spirits company in the world, producing and marketing internationally recognized spirits and wines. Bacardi was founded in 1862 in Santiago de Cuba, when Don Facundo Bacardí Massó revolutionized the spirits industry by creating the world's first light-bodied rum. Since then, our company has grown to include an impressive portfolio of more than 200 brands and labels, including BACARDÍ rum, the world's best-selling and most-awarded rum; GREY GOOSE vodka, the world's leading super-premium vodka; DEWAR'S Blended Scotch whisky, the world's most awarded blended Scotch; BOMBAY SAPPHIRE gin, the top-valued premium gin in the world; MARTINI vermouth and sparkling wines, the world's leading vermouth and the world's favorite Italian sparkling wines; CAZADORES 100% blue agave tequila, one of the most popular premium tequilas in Mexico and the United States; ERISTOFF vodka, one of the fastest-growing vodka brands in the world; and other leading and emerging brands including WILLIAM LAWSON'S®, the fastest-growing global Scotch whisky brand; and ST-GERMAIN®, a super-premium elderflower liqueur.RESPONSIBILITIES With our Consumer at the heart, your key focus will be to: Performance measurement & Reporting: Leading financial reporting activities, including Monthly/Annual closure of books Periodic review of working capital, close monitoring of slow-moving stocks and ensure adequacy of Inventory provisions as per policy. Support the periodic reviews for the Africa Supply chain team, highlighting key variances vs budget and providing insights into operational spend and areas for cost optimisation Forecasting and highlighting risks & opportunities across manufacturing & supply chain Supporting the budgeting activities for Africa local Manufacturing and regional Supply chain operations, to work closely with Supply chain, Commercial & leadership teams Supply chain projects: Support new product development, Manufacturing and strategic projects Assess Cost of Goods for new innovation projects & business cases Identify measures to optimize distribution costs Highlight inefficiencies in supply chain processes and work closely with supply chain team on cost saving / value engineering projects. Continuous identification of opportunities to improve processes, optimize costs Interact closely with all relevant stakeholders across functions to ensure commercial/Finance support for new projects, such as SAP readiness, master data setups and other activities as per project timelines Compliance: Compliance of all applicable SOX and internal controls & financial policies with respect to Capex, Opex, procurement, physical verification of stocks across all warehouses and other supply chain process controls. Ensuring green status in all Statutory or Internal audits.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

The Skills & Experience needed to create your legacy A proven track record of financial reporting and performance management across manufacturing operations; Strong numerical and analytical skills, strong commercial acumen Excellent written and verbal communication skills - English Strong business partnering skills; ability to influence market stakeholders and build trust with key stakeholders Experience of working in cross functional environment Advanced Excel skills, including financial model building Experience working with SAP and BI desirable Minimum 4 years of relevant experience