Overview

Role purpose
// Provide accurate financial analysis and ensure that
accurate, reliable, and detailed records of costing are
maintained.
// Ensure strict internal control & compliance at all the
sites.
// Collaborate with Product Supply Finance team
members to better deliver on our key KPIs and goals.
// Continue to build safety culture.

Key responsibilities and tasks
// Ensures financial information for our grower clients
is timely and accurate prepared
// Processes and prepares accurate operational
financial information for grower clients within
predetermined deadlines
// Management of Grower Accounting including
handling of all A/P communications with
vendors/Growers.
// Register all new contracts in SAP, process order
creation, Purchase order and batch creation
// Monitoring of signed contract and legal documents
and upload on share point: These are Contract,
addendums, Vat authorization and Red flag
assessments
// Invoicing of License fee: Comparing parental
documents received from WH with SAP issue,
Collecting GPS ha’s from field managers add on PO
and capturing invoices
// Responsible for Payments for Corn business, all
contractors linked to process order, trial production
payments,
// Growers seed delivery tracking and confirmations in
SAP before payments are made
// Reviews Grower Raw Seed receipts within the
month and ensure that all are recorded in SAP
// Grower Payment tracking and Cashflow forecasting
// Responsible for Grower accruals, Age analysis and
new grower application for Africa
// Oversee and contribute to the preparation of all
inventories related information for financial statements
(P&Ls, Balance Sheets, Statement of Cash Flows,
ROI) and all other reports required by management
// Support Plant Controller on daily, monthly costing
activities & analysis
// Share recommendations to seize opportunities or
overcome challenges
// Interact and support key business decisions
// Discuss, prepare & execute succession planning
and individual development plans

Key Working Relations:
// Direct reports of Plant Controller – Malawi
// All Malawi PS functions, Site Managers, Supply
chain, planning and quality
// Finance and Controlling
// Procurement and Safety

Experience, Skills and Qualifications
// Bachelor’s degree in accounting, member of ICAM
// At least 4 years’ experience in Costing
// Demonstrated experience in product costing and
scenario analysis
// Knowledge of product supply processes and related
systems
// Dedication, hard work and willing to stretch and
achieve more
// Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
// Ability to work effectively in a cross
functional/cultural team based and matrix
environment.
// Fluent in English
// Agriculture / FMCG / Manufacturing industry
experience (advantageous but not a requirement)

Be part of something bigger:
To apply, share your updated CV to the below email
address with the name of the vacancy in the subject
line: sea.recruitment@bayer.com