Godefrid Casmir
Dar Es Salaam
Summary
A detailed oriented individual with a strong analytical mindset and proven track record of ensuring financial accuracy. Adept at leveraging technology to streamline processes and enhance efficiency. Forward-thinking team leader skilled at operating departments efficiently to meet goals. Successful background matching employees with roles for maximum performance. Proactive and hardworking individual focused on continuous operational improvement.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
FINANCE BUSINESS PARTNER - SUPPLY/MANUFACTURING
Diageo (Serengeti Breweries)
02.2023 - Current
- Supporting effective budgeting and budget control environment
- Providing insightful variance analysis/commentary to key business partners
- Partner with Site leadership Teams to understand current and future spend requirements and ensure delivery of operational efficiencies and cost initiatives underpinning financial forecasts to ensure spend is within Budget
- Lead reviews of monthly performance and providing guidance and insight to drive decision making
- Understand and challenge KPIs to be able to articulate key movements in spend and to drive cost efficiencies include process end to end understanding
- Ensure proper monitoring of variances to standard prices both locally and imported products
- Ensure quality data in SAP, COGS Insights, and other ERPs used for reporting
- Perform CARM controls to ensure successful audits and correct statutory reporting in this regard
- Coordinating the monthly and annual stock counts across all stock categories
- Ensure that all Stock variances are fully explained
- Ensure that all Raw Materials and components used in the month are issued to the process orders within the month
- Ensure that the monthly stock variances are approved in line with SOA
- Always ensure stock accounts are fully reconciled to the GL and Physical Stocks on the monthly basis
- Oversee the controls around beer and Empties processes
- Monitor the status of Stock obsolescence to ensure adequate provision is maintained
- Ensure monthly cost center reviews and Materials spend analysis are happening and all actions are closed timely
- Ensuring input-output assessments is performed on monthly basis and any discrepancies are resolved timely
- Work with SSC teams to ensure production processes are compliant controls framework and with reporting and tax related requirements (ETS)
- Represent Finance in Site leadership, Tier 3 and other meetings to ensure Finance KPIs are well represented and delivered.
AP COORDINATOR
Diageo (Serengeti Breweries)
02.2022 - 01.2023
- Matched invoices with purchase orders, audited for discrepancies and coded each according to general ledger standards
- Checked accuracy and integrity of purchase orders
- Accessed financial information to answer questions and gather details about specific accounts
- Checked postings and documents for correctness, accuracy and proper coding
- Matched orders with invoices and recorded required information.
FINANCE INTERN
Diageo (Serengeti Breweries)
08.2021 - 01.2022
- Prepared reporting to provide analytical support during month-end close process
- Supported budget process by tracking expense records and documenting financial data
- Performed industry analyses to develop operational best practices and update internal documentation
- Identified process improvement opportunities, gaining support to implement improvements with team
- Generated standard and ad-hoc reports, tools and dashboards to identify and drive process improvements
- Assisted in preparing weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports
- Performed administrative tasks and assisted with special projects to support finance department operations
- Provided analysis of trends and forecasts to recommend actions for optimization.
Education
CPA STUDIES -
NBAA
11.2023
DEGREE IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS AND TRADE -
HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
05.2022
HIGH SCHOOL -
ALPHA HIGH SCHOOL
05.2018
Skills
- SAP Super User
- Microsoft Excel
- Strong Analytical Skills
- Strong Communication Skill
- Cost Management
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Financial Reporting
- Budgeting and Forecasting
Accomplishments
- Promoted from Finance Intern to Accounts Payable Coordinator in less than 6 months while I was still undertaking my undergraduate degree.
- Consistently maintained high customer satisfaction ratings and resolved queries with the highest level of accuracy while maintaining good relationships with vendors and other stakeholders.
- Within 6 months in the AP Coordinator role, I was awarded the "FINANCE DIRECTORS' AWARD" which is normally given to the Finance employee of the year who was Bold, Progressive and Creative in their work.
Timeline
FINANCE BUSINESS PARTNER - SUPPLY/MANUFACTURING
Diageo (Serengeti Breweries)
02.2023 - Current
AP COORDINATOR
Diageo (Serengeti Breweries)
02.2022 - 01.2023
FINANCE INTERN
Diageo (Serengeti Breweries)
08.2021 - 01.2022
CPA STUDIES -
NBAA
DEGREE IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS AND TRADE -
HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
HIGH SCHOOL -
ALPHA HIGH SCHOOL
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