Ashleigh Phillips Email & Phone Number

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Libstar is a leading producer and supplier of high quality products in the CPG industry and markets a wide range of products in South Africa and globally. The Group provides a multi-product offering in multiple categories across multiple channels, while strategically positioning itself within the food and beverage and HPC sectors and maintaining the flexibility to capitalise on growth areas in the CPG industry.The Group currently operates across 27 Business Units, each of which has its own infrastructure, employees and products. The Group operates a decentralised business model, with each Business Unit being responsible for its own procurement, production, distribution and logistics, sales and marketing and customer relationships. In 2018, Libstar listed on the main board of the JSE Limited in the Food Products sector.I joined Libstar in 2015 to manage the business Intelligence space of 27 independent business units in order to meet the reporting requirements of Libstar and prepare for as well as continue the reporting in the listed environment. To build the longer term business intelligence strategy and architecture around the reporting for Libstar and the business units. Transition the business from View to Sense and build apps for the center as well as assist the Business Units in their BI reporting and strategies from a more operational view. I have also utilized and built the structure within Prophix for more static reporting within the organization.

manage the business Intelligence space of 27 independent business units in order to meet the reporting requirements of Libstar and prepare for as well as continue the reporting in the listed environment. To build the longer term business intelligence strategy and architecture around the reporting for Libstar and the business units. Transition the business from View to Sense and build apps for the center as well as assist the Business Units in their BI reporting and strategies from a more operational view. I have also utilized and built the structure within Prophix for more static reporting within the organization.

Pernod Ricard South Africa is one of the leading producers and wholesalers of premium spirits and wines.The company’s leading brands include: Chivas Regal Scotch, Jameson Whiskey, Olmeca Tequila, Red Heart Rum and Absolut Vodka.Pernod Ricard International is the world’s co-leaders in wines and spirits.Facilitate the reporting requirements (Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet and Cash flow) for PR South Africa to PR Europe as well as internal reporting to the major stakeholders of the company. Prepare yearly budgets and quarterly estimates for PR South Africa. Liaise with key stakeholders within the business on their spend vs. budget. Prepare business case studies for new product developments. Assist in designing and developing Qlikview dashboard style reports to be used by the business. Continual improvement in our reporting and budgeting methods, more efficient use of our master data and use of reporting warehouse. Act as Finance liaison with Marketing and Sales departments on budgets and forecasting.

Responsible for: assisting the Managing Director, running key budget excel documents, managing daily financial paperwork, draft invoicing, IT and telecoms, research for current clients and new business pitches and maintaining the Wine Press Office for Pernod Ricard and Beam Global Wine & Spirits.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Animal Sciences

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