If you are ambitious, self-motivated, hardworking and a team player and interested in growing your career with an International FMCG business, please read through our job opportunity.
Key Responsibilities:
- Preparation of monthly management accounts, the Group Board pack and all associated schedules
- Preparation of half-year and year-end close and related external reporting, ensuring quality, robustness and reconciliation between management and statutory accounts
- Delivery of timely and accurate management information for the CFO and other key stakeholders, often to tight deadlines with a need for a high level of accuracy
- Leading Group planning processes throughout the year, including monthly demand plan forecasts, quarterly financial forecasts and annual budget, supporting Divisional and Central Finance teams as required, ensuring submissions are finalised on time and in full
- Drive system and process improvements across multiple workstreams
- Maintain the integrity of financial reporting systems and master data
- Ensure strong Group reporting service levels by adhering to key business controls across the systems and teams, and managing the expectation of key stakeholders, ensuring clear communication as to responsibilities, timescales and output following a ‘right first time’ approach
- Act as a business partner to the Divisional Finance teams and Senior Management, reviewing and challenging information provided to ensure rigour, consistency and compliance with internal accounting and reporting policies
- Be the team’s BW subject matter expert to support all Group planning and reporting workstreams
- Provide information in relation to the Year End External Audit and be a key contact for answering and clearing audit queries
- Ensure confidentiality is always maintained due to the nature and sensitivity of data reported
- Have a working knowledge of key responsibilities of other members of the Group Planning & Reporting team, so that team absences are managed without significant disruption to service provided to the business
Key Result Areas:
- No significant errors in Actual, Forecast and Budget reporting.
- Demonstrable systems and reporting improvements in Group financial planning and reporting processes.
- Accurate and timely completion of weekly and monthly Group reporting activities and processes within the Financial Year calendar.
- Key stakeholder satisfaction, effective business partnering and strong working relationships.
Relevant and Quantifiable Measures:
- No direct reports
- Accurate reporting of the Group’s Actual results, Forecasts and Budgets
Behavioural Competencies / Personal Characteristics:
- Excellent attention to detail, taking ownership for preparing high-quality reporting and analysis that is ‘right first time’
- Highly organised, with ability to work to tight timescales
- Demonstrates strong business acumen and intellectual curiosity
- Communicates articulately, flexible team player
- Builds and maintains good relationships, working constructively with key stakeholders to optimise the financial performance of the Group
- Continuously strives to achieve highest levels of performance
- Natural aptitude towards systems; interest and willingness to develop technically
Technical Competencies & Qualifications:
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