FC&C Lead - Africa

About the role

We are PZ Cussons. Our purpose is For everyone, for life, for good . Sustainability and the wellbeing of people, families and communities everywhere are at the heart of everything that we do. Since our founding in 1884, we have been creating products to delight, care for and nourish consumers. Across our core categories of Hygiene, Baby and Beauty, our trusted and well-loved brands include Carex, Cussons Baby, Sanctuary Spa and St. Tropez. Job Title: Financial Control & Compliance Lead Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities Influence, communicate and liaise with all levels of the business, including management, ALT and Board level as required. Be a subject matter expert in the key risks and controls across PZC finance and Entity Level Controls - and wider across the group, as required. Create and develop relationships and networks across the whole of PZC, which will inform and create opportunities to cross-skill and share information, working in partnership, improving risk and controls understanding, awareness of the three lines of defense and business performance. Proactively use relationships and networks to identify and analyse opportunities for financial risk and control improvement. Liaise with internal and external auditors to share information and address risks / issues identified. Oversee the tracking, monitoring and reporting of remediation actions raised by internal and external audit - working with all business areas as required. Proactively analyse and investigate situations identified and create new, unique and pragmatic solutions to address/improve issues identified, including practical implementation of solutions, communication, stakeholder buy in and monitoring. Identify, escalate, define and execute special and ad hoc work as required, including leading and taking responsibility for financial internal control projects, and provide SME support for any special investigations and assistance to business areas where required Perform regular analytics and challenge status quo in identifying risks and controls across finance and work with the Process Owners to identify and implement financial improvement and/or efficiency improvements for the business as a whole, influencing management to implement the required process and behavioral changes e.g. compliance with travel and expense policies Using analytical data, identify areas for further investigation or remedial action, define and action as appropriate. Implement, monitor and action as required to ensure - robust testing and audit practices when performing all audit work. Reporting to senior management including status reports and dashboard including identification of themes and trends, creation of resultant actions / consequences. Perform testing and audit monitoring / follow-up work as appropriate to evaluate the existence and effectiveness of corrective action (via re-visit or contact with management). Identify requirements and monitor and report adherence to external business requirements and legislation Identify requirements and monitor and report adherence to internal policies and procedures across the group. Remain current with requirements and proactively identify opportunities to improve existing processes. Create new efficient and effective initiatives to address work requirements, e.g. new methods of testing, training or communication Role requirements Knowledge/Qualifications: University Degree Qualified accountant / Internal or external Auditor Minimum 5 years' post-qualification experience Proven track record when operating in an ICFR / SOX environment either locally or as part of a multi-national Group Technical/Professional Experience: Is considered to have foundation competency in Reporting, Performance Management, Analysis & Insight, and Business Understanding. Is considered to have fully operational competency in Accounting, Risk Management, Systems & Processes, and Business Impact. Is considered to have a mastery competency in Controls. FMCG experience preferred Experience of performing analytical review and systematically identifying which data to gather, which sources to use, to gather information from a variety of sources, analyse information, identify implications of data, draw appropriate conclusions, generate viable alternative solutions to a question or problem, and evaluate the consequences of choosing each alternative Knowledge of and ability to challenge financial processes At PZ Cussons, we value diversity and make sure everyone feels included. We want our team to reflect society and our global customers. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds because your unique perspective helps us develop brands and create new products for our consumers. If you need extra support during this process, please inform us so that we can accommodate your needs appropriately. It is important to us that all candidates feel recognized and have a good experience with PZ Cussons as part of our commitment to inclusivity. We'r