Financial Controller / Analyst to the Technical Manager. Overseeing the manufacturing costing function at Nestle Equatorial African Region. Budgeting and budgetary control: monitoring key performance indicators to assess, analyze and track manufacturing processes against targets, guiding and working with factory controllers to address diverse costing operational issues. Analyzing and validating cost improvement initiatives. Bench-marking and conducting feasibility studies for new products development. Ensuring adherence to the relevant accounting guidelines within the technical area. Internal controls SPOC for Regional Office with shared service centres. Key liaison person, within the technical department, for internal and external audits.

Performing Costing guidance on Manufacturing & White Collar activities,Coordinating reporting of actual performance (including organizing and overseeing timeliness and accuracy of results) across the Markets, Coordinating and reviewing budgets and forecasts across the Technical Department,Consolidating costing key performance indicators, highlighting any exceptions for the attention of management,Analyzing performance trends and making proposals on areas for improvement,Following up and monitoring progress to close gaps in the Factories with respect to financial policies, accounting standards / costing standards

Analyzing, consolidating and reporting financial results; Working capital analysis & consolidation; Implementing costing & decision support planning tools; White collar costing; Manufacturing costing; Budgeting; Budgetary Control; Conducting costing simulations and forecasts; Bench-marking factories' performances; Supporting product innovation and renovation initiatives; Fixed assets management

Key responsibility was the preparation of management accounts and accompanying notes.