Nomad Foods is a leading frozen foods company building a global portfolio of best-in-class food companies and brands within the frozen category and across the broader food sector.  Nomad produces, markets and distributes brands in 14 countries and has the leading market share in Western Europe.  The company's portfolio of leading frozen food brands includes Birdseye, Iglo, Findus, Goodfellas, Aunt Bessie, La Cocinera and Lutosa.

Nomad Foods was set up by Martin Franklin and Noam Gottesman, joint Executive Chairmen, in 2015. They have spent a significant part of their careers building and investing in consumer branded companies, focusing on creating growth, both organically and through acquisition. They have coined an expression ‘owners, not renters’. As owners, the decisions they make are about the long-term future of the company.

In June 2015, Nomad Foods acquired the former Iglo Foods Group Companies (Birds Eye UK, Iglo for European Markets and Findus, Italy) and in November 2015 Nomad Foods completed the acquisition of the Southern European and Nordics businesses of the Findus Group.  In 2018, this was followed by the acquisitions of Goodfella’s pizza and Aunt Bessies. This coming together of key brands created a leading packaged foods company that is seeking to further expand through building a global portfolio of best-in-class food companies and brands within the frozen category and across the broader food sector. The most recent stages of the journey were the acquisitions of Findus Switzerland in January 2021, and the Froneri Adriatic Frozen Food business in October 2021.

The Nomad finance team is also going through a period of transformation to deliver its finance manifesto and implement step change improvements to the operating of the finance function across the business.

Working within the Group FP&A team, this is a dynamic role leading both the cash management forecast and coordination of the company’s Strategic Plan process.  The FP&A Manager will be responsible for the ownership of analytical standards for reporting and modelling of cash KPIs and as a key financial liaison. In addition, it will involve preparation (and some presentation) of key materials for Exec and Board, supplemented by analytical support for the business.

This is a high-profile role, partnering FP&A counterparts across the business, senior Finance Management and external auditors, to ensure an efficient, reliable and accurate process.  It therefore represents an excellent opportunity for a strong individual to make an impact and build their profile.

Cash Forecast Management:

• End to end cash forecast process lead, delivering accurate short and long term cash flow outlooks for total group
• Partnership with treasury team to support liquidity planning and strategic decision making
• Liaison and collaboration with the cluster FDs on review of cash forecast
• Business partnering with key functions to ensure delivery of improvements in DSO, DPO and inventory levels
• Continuous improvement of key tools and systems, and evolve use of dashboards to deliver best in class insight for action

Strategic Plan & Annual Plan:

• End to end strategic planning process lead, including long range financial planning and scenario modelling
• Facilitation of cross functional workshops and partnering with key stakeholders to translate strategic goals into financial targets
• Coordination and gatekeeper of the company’s annual budgeting process (annual plan), including cascade of operational targets to regional entities, consolidation of the key financial metrics and preparing the final presentations to senior stakeholders including Board

Controls/Other

• Ensure compliance with appropriate control requirements, including SOX completion for designated areas
• Ad hoc analysis and modelling particularly in support of the company’s refinancing, capital allocation, M&A benchmarking activities
• Champion best practice across the wider FP&A network in the company and informal coach to junior team members in the team.

Essential

• A degree level candidate
• Fully qualified (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, or equivalent
• Experience with planning systems and reporting technology, including with business intelligence tools and developing data visualisations
• Able to work under time pressure and able to manage multiple priorities
• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• Strong excel skills and a wider interest in systems
• Ability to constructively challenge assumptions and thinking
• Knowledge of commercial, financial and operational reporting
• Consolidation and reporting experience on systems
• Motivated self-starter - able to identify improvement ideas (challenge the status quo) and follow up on delivering these
• Strong communication and written skills with the ability
• The ability to communicate with people at all levels in both financial and non-financial management, distilling detailed information down into key clear messages
• A persuasive manner and the ability to exert influence to drive impact across the function
• Ability to build relationships across multiple user site

Desirable

• SAP ECC (FI–CO) experience or similar
• String analytical and forecasting abilities
• Experience of modelling skills
• Previous FMCG experience desirable
• SOX or other control environment experience
• BPC Experience Advantageous