Nomad Foods was formed in 2015 and with revenues of €2.9bn 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 play a play a key role in embedding the new ERP system whilst building and leading a best-in-class accounts payable team

The candidate will be an experienced leader within accounts payable and will have overall responsibility and accountability of the Accounts Payable function across all markets covered by the SSC.

• Ownership and management of the end-to-end Accounts Payable actives within the Source to Pay (S2P) stream
• Accountable and oversight of invoices for all markers covered by the SSC, ensuring all invoices are processed in a timely and accurate manner
• Reviews applicable accounting reports and accounts payable register to ensure accuracy
• Lead and develop the team and support their professional growth
• Ownership of the relevant internal and external audit requests
• Responsible for sign-off of monthly sub-ledger reconciliations
• Setting ambitious but achievable targets and keeping the team updated on progress
• Build, lead, and motivate a high-performance accounts payable team to deliver an outstanding and efficient operating framework that supports all our selling channels, products, and businesses actives
• Accountable for the GRNI review process
• Ensure key performance indicators (KPIs) are in place and targets are constantly monitored and reviewed as a team to drive continuous improvement
• Play a leading role in Nomad Food’s finance transformation activities
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and demonstrate leadership within the finance function whilst embracing a culture of continuous improvement
• Review and challenge existing process and controls with a view to implementing improvements
• Ownership of all AP related Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) controls for the SSC and ensuring they are completed in an accurate and timely fashion
• Ownership of the relationship with external and internal auditors with regards to Accounts Payable related matters

Essential

• Prior experience in leading large AP functions particularly in an SSC environment
• Track record of leading, motivating and managing and Accounts Payable function
• Track record of driving continuous improvement of entity accounting, close and reporting related systems and processes
• Experience partnering senior stakeholders and developing plans to meet working capital and KPI targets
• Effective interpersonal skills with the ability to work cross-functionally and establish strong relationships
• Ability to influence 3^rd party vendors and internal stakeholders.
• 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
• computerised 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
• Strong risk assessment and prioritisation skills. Strong communications skills (verbal, written and presentational) and excellent soft skills to influence or challenge senior stakeholders.
• Ability to provide leadership and vision for Account Payable team within the SSC

Desirable

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• SOX knowledge (knowledge from a business with strong focus on controls may be ok)
• SAP Finance Module