Nz Commercial Controller

Overview:
**Work for a global company with some of the world’s most trusted and iconic brands.**

**Be part of an exciting business where employees are recognised and career growth is nurtured.**

PepsiCo Australia and New Zealand is home to some of the New Zealand’s favourite and most trusted brands such as Bluebird Ready Salted Potato Chips, Doritos, Copper Kettle, Grain Waves, Twisties and Burger Rings We are a progressive and people-focused business, and believe our diverse workforce is the key to our success. Because we value our employees and their families, we offer an agile and flexible working environment with an emphasis on work life balance and health, as well as plenty of learning opportunities and room to grow your career.

We have an exciting opportunity for **NZ Commercial Controller **to join to join our Finance team. Your positive and “can do” attitude along with excellent work ethic will be recognised and rewarded and, you will have the opportunity to be a part of a strong and supportive team. At Bluebird we offer a safety first, health and wellbeing focused work environment and we are committed to recruiting, training, developing and retaining high quality people.

Through the support of the **ANZ Commercial Controller**, you will be responsible to lead efforts to enhance efficiency, accuracy and customer satisfaction by identifying opportunities for simplification, automation and standardization across all stages of the process. Manage the AR processes focusing on the provision of accurate and timely reporting (including PepsiCo, NZCO etc) through establishing / maintaining accounting policies and practices to deliver accurate and reliable information for business operations / decision and control optimization.

Driving best practice across the AR, teams will include process improvement and re-designing, challenging the status quo and building a close working relationship with the key leaders in the business and the SSC BPO.

**Responsibilities**:
**As a NZ Commercial Controller, you will be responsible for**:
**Reporting & Governance**:

- Ensure financial data integrity processed by Financial Shared Service as well as local control team through review of key reports and metrices.
- Sustain strong internal controls (Global Controls Standard framework) across AR functional process with support from Business Controls Team:

- Assist in designing and improving existing controls.
- Facilitate and/or monitors progress of key AR policies and GCS trainings.
- Ownership of the necessary internal and external reporting requirements for AR, including:

- Month end balance sheet support
- Balance sheet reviews
- Monthly cashflow / working capital (AOP, YAGO to actual analysis, etc)
- Internal audit information
- External audit information required for statutory accounts.
- Lead customer master data governance by performing customer contracts review, pricing & rebates set-up in SAP, active customers review/cleansing, etc.
- Prepare annual/quarterly Cash Flow forecasts and identify initiatives to improve DSO.

**Collection and Credit Management**:

- Manage credit policy for NZ Foods and annual credit limit reviews for all customers. Manage ad-hoc and permanent credit limit requests from business in accordance with established guidelines.
- Manage effectiveness of OTC activities outsourced to Shared Service team through review of SLAs, key reports and metrics, escalating any recurring issues to ANZ Commercial Controller.
- Ensure timely collection from customers in collaboration with IBM Shared Services Team. Periodically review reconciliation for key customers, analyse exceptions and work with stakeholders to clear aged items.
- Monitor and track KPIs including monthly/quarterly review with Leadership Teams.

**Process & Controls Improvements/High Radius Optimization**:

- Leading efficiency & streamlining of processes integrated with Accounts Receivable and Credit Management as well as Internal Control and governance.
- Support execution of Business projects for Accounts Receivable & Commercial Sales (where controls related)
- Ensure all SOP’s are up to date at all times.
- Support Master Data team & Commercial team in business improvement projects & ongoing maintenance.
- Support the business/management in monitoring key risks associated with the OTC cycle and providing practical solutions to mitigate them.
- Identify opportunities for improved controls/processes and work with key stakeholders across business to develop and implement system enhancements/process automation.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize High Radius utilization and monitoring KPIs to reduce complexity, minimize errors and expedite claims processing.
- Design, develop, and deliver training programs that equip employees with the knowledge and skills needed to adapt to new processes post High Radius implementation.

**Relationship Management**:

- Lead, motivate and develop a team to building capabil