Finance Analyst

Company: pladis Foods Limited
Location: White Plains
Posted on: August 5, 2022

Job Description:

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you. As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don't compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits. To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact Click "Apply" to get started. Key accountabilities & deliverables: Commercial Reporting Manage the consolidation, creation, and publication of SKU/Customer reporting for the Americas region monthly. Own and maintain the SKU/Customer profitability process ensuring that dynamic and variable data is kept up to date in all instances of its use. FP&A Reporting Support the FP&A Manager in aspects relating to the monthly management reporting. Support the creation of best-in-class monthly management packs for the American Leadership team and the pladis Group Finance function Forecasting You will support the budget process, ensuring it is delivered efficiently and effectively, predominately overseeing the distributor-based markets. The budget must be built with the right level of rigour and ownership that is stretching but achievable. Support the creation and consolidation of forecasts on a Monthly basis for internal region use, as well as Quarterly for Group reporting purposes. Comparing and explaining performance vs several comparators: Previous Forecast, Budget, and Prior Years. Management Accounting Manage the distributor markets month end journaling processes with our offshore business partners relating to: marketing spends, trade investment, overheads, and royalties. Attend and represent the Americas entity at the monthly customer debtor's review Business Partnering Provide value adding support to an array of business partners associated with our distributor markets. LATAM and Caribbean entities 3 business partners Kellogg's USA (Carr's) 1-2 business partners Canada entity 1 business partner Other Provide Ad Hoc support to Commercial Finance & FP&A Controller, Commercial Finance Manager and FP&A Manager. Become an established super user on various financial systems such as SAP and Hyperion. Skills & Experience Required: Essential Degree holder with excellent academics Advanced MS Excel, PPT Fluent in English Experience in a finance / analytical role (2-3 years) Proven experience of pulling together different data sources, to form clear insights into planned financial performance. Experience in simplification and communication of findings/recommendations to a variety of business stakeholders Ability to develop your own consolidation / analytical processes to deliver efficient and effective plans / comparison explanations. Ability to meet deadlines while managing multiple activities and stakeholders Desirable Minimum bachelor's degree in mathematics, accountancy, physical sciences, engineering, or economics. Accountancy part qualification or intentions to work towards it. pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law. We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business. We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.

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