Overview
Nomad Foods was formed in 2015 and with revenues of €2.6bn is the largest frozen food company in Europe. Nomad owns a portfolio of leading brands including Birds Eye, Findus and iglo, supplemented in 2018 with the purchase of Goodfellas Pizza and Aunt Bessie’s, and in 2021 with the purchase of Ledo and Frikom.
We manufacture and distribute a range of branded frozen food products across 22 European countries with the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Sweden and France representing our five largest markets.
The long-term goal of Nomad is to develop a global portfolio of best-in-class food brands by growing organically and through strategic M&A.
We are proposing that our new Finance Shared Service Centre will house both our Financial Accounting teams and our Financial Planning and Analysis Centre of Expertise.
Our vision is to build trusted, equal partnerships through the delivery of timely and valuable services that will ensure growth and business success for Nomad Foods. The team will deliver a step change in performance through a relentless focus on excellence in execution and continuous improvement, enabling us to simplify and standardise our processes and procedures, which in turn, enables quality decision-making, delights our customers and supports Nomad Food’s business objectives.
The Finance Shared Service Centre will be an outstanding place to work for finance professionals, with new and exciting opportunities to develop careers and by being recognised alongside the very best by our people.
The role will be a key individual within the Financial Accounting & Reporting team and will assist with the statutory requirements, Group Reporting requirements and will assist with the running of a smooth month end close.
Responsibilities
1. Process journal entries within the SAP general ledger system
2. Record treasury movements within the SAP general ledger system
3. Maintain compliance with the set of SOX controls applied to departmental operations
4. Perform month end activities including journal posting, reconciliations and reviews
5. Assist in preparation of local audits
6. Assist in the month end close cycle
7. Prepare balance sheet reconciliations
8. Assist in preparation of Corporation Tax returns
9. Assist in the compilation of VAT, Intrastat and EC Sales list reporting
10. Ad hoc support/ project work to the wider Finance team
Qualifications
Essential
11. Studying for CIMA/ACCA/ACA Part Qualified
12. > 1 years' experience in working within a financial accounting team
13. Computer skills including the ability to operate
14. computerised accounting, spreadsheet (Excel), and email (Outlook) at a proficient level
15. Confident with strong communication skills and ability to articulate findings to stakeholders in written and oral forms
16. Excellent organisation and planning skills
17. Good written and verbal communication skills
18. Accuracy and attention to detail
19. Ability to work effectively in a team
20. A self-starter. Able to use initiative and work proactively
21. Work alone as well as part of a team
22. Keen flexible attitude
Desirable
23. SAP experience
24. Worked effectively within a large, multi-site and complex business
25. Knowledge of General Ledger maintenance activates