Control & Reporting Manager - Internal Control

Overview

We Are PepsiCo 

PepsiCo is a leading name in North Africa’s food and beverage industry, where our products are enjoyed by consumers daily across the region. We offer a robust portfolio of beloved brands like PEPSI, SEVEN-UP, DORITOS, CHEETOS and CHIPSY, designed to cater to the tastes and preferences of consumers. With a focus on local sourcing, production, and distribution, PepsiCo provides essential support to local economies and partners closely with communities throughout the region.

 

Guiding Vision and Regional Impact 

PepsiCo’s vision aligns with our global goal to be the Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive (pep+). This strategic transformation is committed to sustainable growth by putting people and the planet at the heart of our operations. In North Africa, this includes initiatives in responsible sourcing, waste reduction, and water conservation. Our regional programs empower local talent, boost employment, and provide support for local agriculture, particularly through partnerships with farmers and suppliers.

 

 Empowering Our People and Communities 

Our dynamic teams drive the PepsiCo culture in North Africa, embracing diversity and collaboration to solve local challenges and create innovative products. We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace, one where every individual feels valued and empowered to be themselves. This commitment extends beyond our employees to positively impact the communities we serve, striving for shared growth and a healthier, more sustainable future for all. 

 

Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

PepsiCo stands firmly behind our global commitment to diversity, equality, and human rights. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, ensuring a fair and welcoming workplace for all, regardless of age, gender, religion, disability, or any other characteristic. Our dedication to inclusion strengthens our workforce and helps drive our business forward, enriching both PepsiCo and the communities in North Africa.

Responsibilities

Global Control Standards

• Partner with all functions to perform Risk Assessment on timely basis (at least once a year) for regular day to day business- and on spot when new process or project is introduced.
•  Ensure KC are designed effectively to cover the identified risks.
• Monitor the execution of Key Controls for each function circa on quarterly basis and report results to Audit Committee as well as recommend remediation action.
•  Support in testing internal control related to systems with PwC and IBM.
• Participate in ensuring CE is tested at least once a year and ensure remediation actions are in place.
• Ensure Process Owners and Control Owners have clear understanding of PepsiCo's Global Control Standard.

Enterprise Risk Management

•  Leading on the Enterprise Risk Management agenda including risk identification with the risk owners and leadership team.
• Managing the annual risk survey and engagement with the corporate ERM team.
•  Reporting and monitoring the identified and potential enterprise risks.

Audit & Compliance

• Ensure business compliance with Statutory, Legal and Taxation requirements, PepsiCo corporate and local business policies & procedures, and ethical business practices.
• Perform walkthroughs for all cycles across North Africa BU to ensure completeness, identify any process gap and enhance & optimize process. Share the results with the GM and BU Controller.
• Maintain updated policies & procedures and SoA.
• Perform sudden audits & physical counts for all locations.
•  Handling the communication and requirements from Corporate Audit team as well as remediation plans identified during the audits.

Standardization and Simplification

•  Work with all functions within the Company to analyze and identify process improvement opportunities in related business cycles.
• Ensure quarterly Self-testing is performed timely as per sector calendar and arrange with control owners across the BU and submit test results to sector.
• Benchmark audit findings in other markets and proactively discuss audit findings with process owners’ corrective action if need be.
• Communicate the results of the GCS testing to the Sector IC COE along with the root causes of identified deficiencies and remediation plans.
• Present audit findings, business process improvements and the related business impact in a clear and concise manner during the audit closing meeting with respective functions.

Compliance and Ethics

• Participate in Speak investigation in the BU recommend action when it comes to control process improvement.
• Work closely with C&E team to monitor the actions identified implementation across the BUs.
•  Review status update and investigation results with Sector/BU CEC.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 -12 years of experience in Finance (preferably multinational FMCG).
• Big 4 experience is a plus.
• Preferably a CPA Holder.
• Bachelor’s degree in any relevant discipline.
• Fluency in both spoken & written English & Arabic language is required.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.