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 Shared Finance Centre with 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 Shared Finance Centre (SFC) 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 Management Accountant is responsible for driving the month end closing, reporting and analytics including standard management presentations. The Management Accountant will be responsible for the ownership of analytical standards for reporting and modelling KPI`s and as a key financial liaison, partnering with the various departments across the manufacturing site.

The Management Accountant will support the relationship with the factory Finance Business Partners & factory leadership team with month end reporting.

Responsibilities

Oversee the monthly/quarterly close of management accounts, including the involvement in the preparation of monthly data reporting packages that includes analysis of KPIs and variance analysis and explanations, impact of drivers on budget/forecast, reviewing accruals and journals

Build analysis reports across product costing, production variation, COGS statement and provide insights

Review data from multiple systems and stakeholders, provide commentary and narrative, and support the Analysts/Associates as they identify trends for key KPIs for actuals

Whole responsibility for the balance sheet reconciliation process

Review variance analysis to prior periods and own the development of recommendations for leadership and finance business partners (FBP & FP&A)

Enhance data governance processes by improving the quality and integrity of data collected, analysis performed, and reports generated

Ownership of relevant manufacturing site information working closely with onsite FP&A team

Facilitate standardisation and sharing of best practice across the Shared Finance team

Contribute to continuous improvement of systems and processes

Support automation and enterprise consolidation of data used in monthly, quarterly and annual performance reports

Prepare/Review SOX controls and ensure compliance. Support all audit requests

Supervisory responsibilities for one finance associate

Qualifications

Essential

Bachelor`s degree

Fully qualified (ACCA, ACA, CIMA or equivalent)

Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in monthly accounts, analysis, reporting

Manufacturing / Supply Chain Experience

Experience with planning systems and reporting technology

Large ERP experience

Desirable

Previous Finance experience within an FMCG business

Very strong analytical abilities

Strong modelling and solid database skills required