Accountant (Temporary) - Cape Town HQ
PepsiCo
Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Cape Town, Western Cape
Contract type: Full time
Overview
We are PepsiCo
PepsiCo is proud to be one of the world’s leading food and beverage companies. Every day, we are dedicated to bringing our mission to create more smiles with every sip and every bite to life. Our products are enjoyed more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. Our portfolio — including Lay’s, Doritos, Gatorade, Pepsi and Quaker — consists of many iconic brands that generate more than US $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales, helping to deliver more than US $70 billion in net revenue in 2020.
Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive. Through PepsiCo Positive, we are charting a new course to drive positive action for the planet and people. PepsiCo Positive is an end-to-end strategic business transformation with sustainability at the centre of how we will create growth and value by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change.
In South Africa (SA), you will find our products across the region at breakfast, lunch or dinner. At the gym or on the field. In the office or on the go. We refresh, restore and rejuvenate our consumers all day, every day with our key brands including Simba, Lay's, Liqui Fruit and Bokomo range of cereals. PepsiCo SA employs more than 13, 000 people across our three business divisions: Bakeries, Grains, Foods, Fruit, Snacks, Juice & Beverages.
Responsibilities
The AP Accountant is the analytical & reporting backbone of the Accounts Payable Team across South Africa Business Units
Reporting includes but not limited to:
We are PepsiCo
PepsiCo is proud to be one of the world’s leading food and beverage companies. Every day, we are dedicated to bringing our mission to create more smiles with every sip and every bite to life. Our products are enjoyed more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. Our portfolio — including Lay’s, Doritos, Gatorade, Pepsi and Quaker — consists of many iconic brands that generate more than US $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales, helping to deliver more than US $70 billion in net revenue in 2020.
Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive. Through PepsiCo Positive, we are charting a new course to drive positive action for the planet and people. PepsiCo Positive is an end-to-end strategic business transformation with sustainability at the centre of how we will create growth and value by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change.
In South Africa (SA), you will find our products across the region at breakfast, lunch or dinner. At the gym or on the field. In the office or on the go. We refresh, restore and rejuvenate our consumers all day, every day with our key brands including Simba, Lay's, Liqui Fruit and Bokomo range of cereals. PepsiCo SA employs more than 13, 000 people across our three business divisions: Bakeries, Grains, Foods, Fruit, Snacks, Juice & Beverages.
Responsibilities
The AP Accountant is the analytical & reporting backbone of the Accounts Payable Team across South Africa Business Units
Reporting includes but not limited to:
- Support Accounts payable reporting:
- Execute AP related reports to support AP function
- Assist with certain quarterly reporting (sector)
- Monthly AP BU reporting
- Any variances in balances explained to Business Partners (Directors)
- Ensuring timely and accurate reporting to the Control Shared Services Business Partners
- CSA, GCS and SOX Controls
- GRC request facilitation
- Manage supple chain financing administration within the guardrails of corporate.
- EFT releases
- Audit Queries
- Adhoc reporting
- Support Business Partners/Control LT with standard reporting and score carding against established performance measurables as well as ad-hoc reporting requests
- Collaborate with various internal stakeholders regarding Account Payable related information requirements and analysis
- Develop and continuously improve methodology, tools and solutions used for reporting
- Intermediate in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- SAP experience
- Decision Making & Problem solving
- Degree in Accounting
- Commercial experience of more than 5 years including strong accounting work experience preferably FMCG
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