We are seeking a highly motivated finance professional to join our team playing a key role within the business. You will be working alongside a talented, like‑minded team for some of Europe’s largest frozen food brands including Birdseye, Aunt Bessie, Findus and Goodfella pizzas.
Key Accountabilities
The Head of Internal Control is responsible for ensuring that Nomad Foods has adequate controls in place and complies with the requirements of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002.
Responsibilities
* Lead the internal controls team, promoting continuous improvement
* Identify risks related to financial reporting and implement internal controls to mitigate those risks
* Develop and lead programs to ensure Nomad Foods has the right controls in place, focusing on internal control over financial reporting (ICFR)
* With the upcoming SAP4Hana rollout, develop a new set of internal controls leveraging the capabilities of the new system to create a more robust and efficient control framework, a globally consistent process/controls operation, and embed this new framework into the company
* Manage auditor relationship for controls
* Lead and drive controls upskilling, training and guidance for all countries, including documentation requirements
* Own the SOX risk‑based scoping process, at the account and process level
* Externally and internally identify best practice and potential SOX implications of changes to controls as a result of, but not limited to, accounting regulations, internal company policies, system enhancements or implementations, company reorganisations
* Oversee SOX implementation where required at newly acquired businesses
About you
* Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting or Finance
* Knowledge and understanding of US public company/SEC regulations, IFRS GAAP and SOX controls
* 5 years in a medium‑large multinational
* 4 years in a big 4 audit firm
* 12 years of accounting/reporting/controls/audit experience
* 10 years in a supervisory or management role
* Experience presenting to senior management and Board of Directors
* Led a controls team or designed global control frameworks
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