Plant Finance Controller

Overview:
**We Are PepsiCo**

PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $79 billion in net revenue in 2021, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes **LAY’S ®️, DORITOS ®️, CHEETOS ®️, GATORADE ®️, PEPSI ®️, QUAKER ®️** and more. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.

Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive (pep+). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the center of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people.

Our employees drive our culture. No two days are the same; we are dynamic and full of passionate teams that embrace new ideas through our collaborative spirit. At PepsiCo, we know that our company can only succeed when our associates and the society we serve flourishes. We are committed to fostering a diverse workforce by creating a collaborative, equitable and inclusive space where everyone, regardless of what we look like, where we come from or who we love, has a voice. At PepsiCo we create a Space to be y( )u.

**Join PepsiCo, dare to transform.**

Support the business by maintaining I2C and P2P function by providing accurate and timely information to the management. Facilitate assessment and performance reviews, to identify key issues in P2P, I2C and FA cycle and set corrective action plans. In addition, assist the SC Controller to provide effective accounting support of business issues and initiatives.

Ensure that GCS are well implemented & that we have robust control environment

**Responsibilities**:
**Financial Reporting**
- Ensure accuracy MOH reporting in accordance with PepsiCo Inventory policies and US GAAP
- Lead closing agenda at his/her respective plants and ensure timely submissions.
- Ensure that all the monthly expenses are accounted for in the relative month.
- Partner with GFSS team to conclude the monthly costing process
- Highlight any balance sheet and P&L risks to ensure timely provisioning at HO (QoE)
- Provide “Monthly COC Analysis vs. Plan/YAGO/PAGO
- Ensure proper execution of inventory count at month-end.
- Partner with SC Team to implement inventory count as per the monthly procedures shared by SC analyst.
- Report any inventory deviations to management and secure approvals/alignment as per SoA
- Ensure proper classification of inventory (spare parts) as per the approved classification of the engineering departments.
- Report all blocked (Nation wide), damaged, obsolete and near to expiry products to costing manager to consider in monthly provision.
- Support in the periodic reviews of CWIP, Balance sheet and Controls checklist

**Performance Management reviews**
- Prepare monthly MOH CoC vs. prior month/year.
- Track MOH on a biweekly basis with plant manager
- COGS analysis along with relevant COC and influence decision making
- Track actual performance against budget and providing financial support to operations team.
- Highlight risk/opts with Ops Controller, plant manager and planning Function.

**Audit & Compliance**
- Support both external and internal audit on costing related requests
- Ensure business compliance with Statutory, Legal and Taxation requirements, PepsiCo corporate and local business policies & procedures, and ethical business practices.
- Partner with BPO (Business process Owner) and CO (Control Owner) in GCS and Fraud risk assessment, monitoring self-testing and remediation of failures.
- Update GCS I2C process
- Ensure timely closure of.
- Internal audit remediation and track progress
- BAIC issues
- Ensure adherence of SoA as per approved local policies and enforce execution.
- Ensure timely GCS testing (Quarterly)
- Conduct sudden inventory counts at locations to ensure proper adherence to policies and procedures.

**Scrap process**:

- Attend annual scraps committee.
- Approve prices of scraps items
- Secure proper approvals as per SoA
- Open new bids for any items not included in the bid’s booklet.
- Ensure prices for new bids matches or exceeds previously approved prices.

**Business Partnership**
- Supports Plant manager to resolve all the daily issues at plant.
- Lead the implementation of the Control AOP projects at plant level.
- Drive cost reduction / productivity projects and support the project teams through financial analysis.
- Review outsourcing arrangements and evaluate costs.

**Fixed Assets governance**
- Partner with FA analyst and provide insights of on ground status for project CWIP.
- Conduct physical count of asset to reconciliation with fixed asset register.
- Govern the fixe