Thabang Ralph Mokoena
Kempton Park
Summary
Dynamic finance professional with extensive experience at Coca Cola Beverages SA, leveraging advanced SAP skills and analytical expertise to drive financial performance. Proven track record in enhancing forecast accuracy by 95% and fostering strong partnerships across departments. Adept at managing budgets and delivering actionable insights, ensuring operational excellence and cost efficiency.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Supply chain Management Accountant
Coca Cola Beverages SA
01.2019 - Current
- Provide CCBSA with strong, integrated analytical insights that enables the delivery of CCBSA’s financial performance
- Partnered with regional logistics manager and operations managers to ensure spending aligned with agreed budgets
- Prepared analytical commentary for CCBSA with FM: Logistics, focusing on identifying operational execution gaps and corrective actions
- Ensured compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley regulations to uphold financial integrity.
- Provide detailed business analysis on cost drivers for the relevant function.
- Prepare detailed general ledger account analysis, including deep dives
- Making use of analytical methodology, trending and KPI’s as tools to generate insights.
PPM analyst
AB InBev (previously known as SAB Miller)
04.2017 - 12.2018
- Drive Financial value through business partnering
- Manage Cost allocation through budgets in SAP
- Monthly reporting on fixed costs; marketing and Ops variables
- Partnering with district manager and sales managers to ensure that spending is line with agreed budgets
- SARBOX compliance
- Profitability reporting – Income statement by brand and class of trade
- Sales team profitability calculations
- Monthly Actual and budget variance analysis to regional director
- Prepare district budgets including fixed and variable costs; fixed assets; pay costs
Logistics Operations Manager and Analyst (SAP super –user)
PepsiCo international (Simba (Pty) Ltd)
07.2015 - 02.2017
- The management of daily Raw Material stores and Bulk stores, incoming of Raw materials and issuing of stock to production in adherence with SOX.
- Effective utilization of labour hours to maximize stock movements and minimize breakage and waste through FIFO.
- Ensure all food safety requirements are met through Front Line Managers’ closing of Non-Conformance Reports.
- Ensure that development and training needs of Front-Line Employees and direct reports are fulfilled.
- Ensure all periodic cycle counts are conducted as per PepsiCo's Audit policies for all warehouses related.
- Apply great decision making resulting in the ability to keep uptime on the RMS and Bulk stores by working with suppliers; and using Quality Lab testing incoming results whether to accept or reject Raw Materials.
Management Accountant: Direct Costs
PepsiCo International (Simba (pty) LTD)
10.2012 - 06.2015
- Ensure Accuracy in the financial reporting of Input Direct costs including labour
- Implement and maintain systems for production teams to monitor their production efficiencies daily and advise on course correction.
- Play an integral part in the process in the creation of the Annual Operating Plan for production on setting KPI's.
- Provide weekly; monthly and YTD performance KPI's to Finance control and analysis thereof.
- Ensure accuracy in all bills of material for all SKUs related to production; account and reconcile for inventory in the warehouses including the WIP.
- Peers include the Procurement Managers; Financial control; planning; and Factory leadership team
- Reports to Finance Manager
- Major achievements in role: Improved the forecast accuracy to 95% on key raw material usage variances, Developed a successful Annual operating plan of cutting costs by 5% through vacancy phasing and achieved it.
Cost Analyst: Manufacturing overheads
PepsiCo International (Simba (pty) LTD)
04.2007 - 10.2012
- Maintain an effective and efficient accrual system
- Manufacturing overheads expense control – full ownership of R177MM budget, risk analysis and management thereof
- Publish expense versus budgets report for MOH to the planning team monthly and advise on risk and exposure to the business and plans to mitigate the risks.
- Provide the Business with Forecasts on MOH Expenses monthly ensuring that plan is achieved.
- Prepare month end reports that are accurate, submit journals and provisions for the plant.
- Be the leader in Annual operating plan preparations, collate data, analyze, present to the executive, and negotiate in the best interest of the business.
- Develop a financial tracking module that ensures that the business is not exposed to financial risk thus not achieving the AOP.
- Evaluate financial implications of new suppliers on site vs. plan.
- Direct reports: 5
ASSISTANT MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT
Adidas SA (pty) ltd
07.2005 - 03.2007
- Perform and develop accounting and financial data analysis to ensure effective internal control and figures accuracy
- Monthly reporting of actual for TMaG and Salomon Brands; BI reporting; All P&L analysis (Net sales, Margin, CoS variances, Opex) all balance sheet and working capital analysis (stockturns, DSO’s, inventory, and debtors’ ageing)
- Monthly reporting of Rolling forecasts for TMaG and Salomon brands, including the following: BI reporting; P&L and B/S forecast, analysis and commentary
- Preparation of Budgets for TMaG and Salomon Brands
- Marketing budgets reporting (All Brands)
- Provide monthly reports to marketing department, provide financial support and analysis; collect forecasts & comments
- REASON FOR LEAVING: Growth and better career prospects.
- Direct reports: None
Accounts assistant then Cost Accountant
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LIMITED
01.2004 - 05.2005
- Standard costing and variances analysis (recording of actual costs approved against the budgeted costs).
- Report to the engineering Manager and Finance Manager daily regarding differences in various variances.
- Authorization and finalization of special requisitions for the different divisions of the company.
- Downloading of reports from SAP (in house) system
- Corporate reporting to the general manager on cost reduction strategies on a monthly basis.
- Capital projects management of funds.
- Forecasting costs throughout the year based on productivity volumes.
- REASON FOR LEAVING: Resigned. Relocated to Cape Town.
Accounts Administrator
BP (SA)
11.2002 - 12.2002
- Reconciling statements from debtor’s accounts to the general ledger and managed to balance them in time for the financial statements.
- Posting journals onto the system.
- Liaison with overseas and African offices regarding invoices.
- Conducted an audit for RSC Levies on municipalities across the country and compiled an audit report.
- Inter-companies.
- REASON FOR LEAVING: Contract position.
Trainee
WOOLWORTHS HEAD OFFICE
04.2001 - 06.2001
- Capturing of data in Excel and lotus 123
- Issuing order numbers to travelers.
- Reconciliation of statements.
- Administrative work and general support of services required.
- Completed training for academic studies, enhancing knowledge and skills.
Trainee
METROPOLITAN HEAD OFFICE
10.2000 - 12.2000
- Recorded and organized data in Excel for efficient access and analysis.
- Managed downloading and uploading of bank statements to ensure accurate financial records.
- Systematic filing of documents
- Reconciliation of statements.
- Completed training to further education goals.
Education
B.Tech Cost and Management -
Cape Technikon
National Diploma: Cost and Management Accounting -
Cape Technikon
Matric - English, Afrikaans, Mathematics, Business Economics, Accounting, physical science
Milner High School
Skills
- MS Excel
- MS Word
- MS PowerPoint
- In-house accounting packages (Baan)
- SAP (Super User)
- Microsoft Dynamics 365
Languages
- English
- South Sotho
- Afrikaans
Transport
Own
Personal Information
- ID Number: 8007035405080
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: South African Citizen
- Driving License: Code 08
- Marital Status: Married
Timeline
Supply chain Management Accountant
Coca Cola Beverages SA
01.2019 - Current
PPM analyst
AB InBev (previously known as SAB Miller)
04.2017 - 12.2018
Logistics Operations Manager and Analyst (SAP super –user)
PepsiCo international (Simba (Pty) Ltd)
07.2015 - 02.2017
Management Accountant: Direct Costs
PepsiCo International (Simba (pty) LTD)
10.2012 - 06.2015
Cost Analyst: Manufacturing overheads
PepsiCo International (Simba (pty) LTD)
04.2007 - 10.2012
ASSISTANT MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT
Adidas SA (pty) ltd
07.2005 - 03.2007
Accounts assistant then Cost Accountant
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LIMITED
01.2004 - 05.2005
Accounts Administrator
BP (SA)
11.2002 - 12.2002
Trainee
WOOLWORTHS HEAD OFFICE
04.2001 - 06.2001
Trainee
METROPOLITAN HEAD OFFICE
10.2000 - 12.2000
B.Tech Cost and Management -
Cape Technikon
National Diploma: Cost and Management Accounting -
Cape Technikon
Matric - English, Afrikaans, Mathematics, Business Economics, Accounting, physical science
Milner High School