Overview
Nomad Foods was formed in **** 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 **** with the purchase of Goodfellas Pizza and Aunt Bessie's, and in **** 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 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.
Our SU FP&A Analysts are responsible for preparation of weekly and monthly reporting and variance analysis of key metrics of the manufacturing site as well as supporting annual planning, forecasting.
The SU FP&A Analyst will be responsible for developing and implementing analytical standards for reporting and modelling KPIs and as a key financial liaison, partnering with the various departments across the manufacturing site.
Responsibilities
Responsible for providing weekly calculation and variance analysis of key metrics of the manufacturing site including but not limited to production volumes, labour costs, recoveries, fixed costs and transfer prices and their impact on the financial statements
Review month end report & understand impact of drivers on budget/forecast
Responsible for assimilating data from multiple systems and stakeholders to calculate results and identify trends for key KPIs, actuals, budgets and forecasts
Enhance data governance processes by improving the quality and integrity of data collected, analysis performed, and reports generated
Run simulations of various "what-if" scenarios using insight and critical thinking to evaluate and recommend solutions
Assist in developing forecasting models
Support the FP&A Manager in producing routine and ad-hoc financial models to support leadership, FBPs and FP&A Group in decision making
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
Provide guidance to FP&A Associate as required
Ensure SOX control environment is maintained.
Support all audit requests
Qualifications
Essential
Bachelor's degree
Part qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, or international equivalent).
Expected to be at finalist stage
Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in reporting and forecasting
Experience with planning systems and reporting technology
Experience with business intelligence tools and developing data visualisations
SAP
Very strong analytical and forecasting abilities
Desirable
Previous Finance experience within an FMCG business
Manufacturing / Supply Chain Experience
Strong modelling and solid database skills required
Supervisory experience of more junior staff members
Competencies
Positive attitude, pro-active, growth mindset, work to solve problems
Attention to detail
Excellent communication and written skills with the ability to engage people at all levels both internally and externally
Ability to constructively challenges assumptions and thinking
Impactful report writing and presentation skills
Possible line management responsibilities
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