Diageo Guinness Cameroon SA
- Head of Supply Finance
2014 - 2015- Partnering with the Supply Director and both Supply & Finance Leadership team to deliver excellent, well planned outcomes in support of the long term strategy and delivering the right levels of quality and customer service at the lowest delivered cost ;
- Developing and leading an expert Supply Finance function across Guinness, covering planning (annual budgeting and rolling forecasts), performance management, process control and excellence across COGS, Managing cost to drive decision, inventory, CAPEX and distribution network ;
- Ensuring that Supply processes are efficient and well controlled and make best use of SAP functionality and BW ;
- Lead contact for group internal and external audits for Supply organization.
Diageo Guinness Cameroon SA
- Head of Commercial Finance
2014 - maintenant- Leading the company strategy process, performance Controlling & Planning
- Leading the transformation of the controllership team to a more business partner team that provides insights and drives business decisions for the company.
- Leading projects that drives margin improvement and process efficiencies for the organization
- Established a stronger team that only achieves company goals but ensures career development of each team member (5 seniors staffs) ;
- Creating a robust framework and processes for an efficient financial management
- Standardising and streamlining reporting formats and processes across GCSA
CANAL+ Cameroun
- Head, Finance & Administration
2012 - 2013- Support the holding finance and country management in all financial and operational aspects of the business ;
- Creates, promotes and sustains a high performance culture. Continuously raises the performance bar for the finance organization in the Country.
- Lead processes for country finance team. Coaches and advises finance team members for future advancement ;
- Supports and manages the country strategic plan, annual profit plan and monthly rolling forecasts.
- Directs the efforts and reviews physical inventory processes ;
- Coordinate financial reporting and accounting within the business. Coordinate plans, objectives and commitments within finance and operational functions.
- Oversees the accuracy, correctness and timeliness of financial transactions affecting the general ledger accounting system(s).
- Develop and manage key monthly financial processes to include month-end closing and forecasting. Responsible for balance sheet integrity – ensure balance sheet reconciliations are completed and proper reviews occur.
- Organize and deliver appropriate management reports to country and regional management. Prepare meaningful variance analysis commentary for management and publish accurate and timely financial reporting packages. Coordinate, interpret and respond to adhoc financial request between the country and the holding.
- Co-pilot by being Member of the management committee
- General Services & Human Resources Management &Overall responsible for the control environment
UNIPAL Central & West Africa
- Financial controller
2011 - 2012Financial & Management Accounting:
Verify the accuracy of the accounts for all the suppliers, customers, employees and others related parties
Ensure that all operational costs & charges are distributed accurately according to the costs centers
Ensure that the company’s financial principles, commercial discount, cash discount and recovery of expenses are being executed.
Implementation of Standard Operating Procedures & follow up through internal controls
Full compliance with the general tax code
Validation of the inventories accounts costing implemented
Budget & Reporting:
Ensure monthly reporting of the accounts and profitability per business and branches;
Expenditures reports & Quarterly OPL’ adjustment;
Owner of financial planning and budgeting cycles;
Implementation of Standard Operating Procedures & follow up through internal controls
Cash flow:
Elaborate the cash flow forecasted for a year ahead;
Present the cash flow reports on weekly basis to the management committee
Leadership & Management:
Administrator of the ERP system;
Development & knowledge transfer with the Finance team (05);
Team exposure to exhibit adaptability and know how
Establishment of succession planning (leave, promotions…)
development and review of overall Company policy, planning, strategy and the business development plan
External relations:
Point of contact with external parties such as bankers, statutory auditors, social & tax administration…
