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 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 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 role will play a key role in providing leadership within the R2R team and the wider SFC and will support the ambitious growth trajectory for the business. The role is accountable for the end-to-end accounting and controls for market legal entities and will ensure critical reporting and control performance is completed correctly and to deadlines

The candidate will work closely with the Head of Financial Accounting and other senior stakeholders across the business as a key member of the SFC Finance leadership team providing technical insight, support and leadership.

• Lead the Statutory accounting and reporting process across market(s)
• Ownership of the end-to-end record to report cycle for the market(s)
• Ensure compliance with monthly, quarterly and annual reporting deliverables and controls are completed for all legal entities in the region
• Ownership of local tax submission deadlines for VAT, withholding and corporation tax, working in conjunction with 3rd party tax specialist
• Responsible for preparation of monthly balance sheet, working capital and cash flow forecasts and ownership of entity level controls and balance sheet reconciliations
• Accurate and timely preparation of statutory filings and supporting commentary for all legal entities, preparing statutory accounts and presenting these to the Directors for approval and signing
• Advanced technical knowledge of IFRS and experience of practical application Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
• Working closely with the group's auditors to ensure a smooth audit process
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
• Accountability for internal governance and SOX controls, ensuring key controls are evidenced and operating effectively
• Supervise, lead, motivate and develop country controllers and assistant controllers ensuring delivery of their activities in an accurate and timely manners
• Responsible for inter-company relationships and financing agreements
• Lead on projects to provide analysis and improve the quality and timeliness of group reporting
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and demonstrate leadership within the finance function whilst embracing a culture of continuous improvement
• Building a strong R2R team with multiple reports to support the businesses’ s growth ambitions
• Providing key technical insight and support to the wider finance community
• Ownership of legal entity Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) controls for the SSC and ensuring they are completed in an accurate and timely fashion
• Overall ownership of the relationship with external and internal auditors for specified market(s)

Essential

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with at least 5 years’ PQE
• Experience in leading a team of accountants and managing 3rd party accounting providers
• Track record of driving continuous improvement of entity accounting, close and reporting related systems and processes
• Financial and tax reporting experience
  
• Audit or experience in an accounting function with good knowledge of statutory reporting and controls
• Ability to have a hands-on approach but also have experience to delegate as required and supervise the work of others
• Computer skills including the ability to operate computerized accounting, spreadsheet (Excel), and email (Outlook) at an advanced level
• Ability to work in a changing environment, proactively responding to changing requirements
  
• Ability to work with the team and independently, self- starter with ability to bring other, non-financial, teams along a journey
  
• Excellent risk assessment and prioritisation skills
• Highly analytical and numerate with an attention to detail as well as the ability to see the bigger picture
• Strong communications skills (verbal, written and presentational) and excellent soft skills to influence or challenge senior stakeholders

Desirable

• German language skills
• SOX knowledge (knowledge from a business with strong focus on controls also acceptable)
• SAP Finance Module