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.

The role will play a key role in providing leadership within the Financial Reporting and Control (FR&C) 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 & management entities and will ensure critical reporting and control performance is completed correctly and to deadlines.

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

• Provide flexible support across Clusters and project work within Shared Finance, with complete understanding of the key financial reports BS, P&L & CF statements
• Lead the financial & management accounting and reporting process across markets
• Advanced technical knowledge of IFRS and practical application
• Manage stakeholder relationships across finance and the business
• Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
• Ownership and development 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.
• Working with Outsource Service Providers, ensure accurate, timely reporting for local statutory accounts, Corporation Tax and VAT returns for supported areas
• Support the end-to-end record to reporting cycles for SFC Clusters
• Ensure accurate and complete financial reporting, especially Balance Sheet, including entity level controls and balance sheet reconciliations for supported areas
• Working closely with the group's auditors to ensure a smooth audit process, owning the 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 Financial Controllers and Assistant Controllers ensuring delivery of their activities in an accurate and timely manners.
• Responsible for appropriate intercompany management and reporting
• Contribute to project activities and take on management responsibilities for small teams during project phases
• Support process simplification and standardization initiatives within FR&C
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and demonstrate leadership within the finance function whilst embracing a culture of continuous improvement
• Assist Head of FR&C with the rollout of new initiatives and improvements to SFC financial operations
• Providing key technical insight and support to the wider finance community
• Overall ownership of the relationship with external and internal auditors for specified market(s)

Essential

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with at least 5 years’ PQE
  Experience in leading a relatively large 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.
• SOX knowledge or equivalent (ie. from a business with strong focus on 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
• Positive outlook with an 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

• FMCG experience
• SAP Finance Module experience