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 because we expect pace and agility, 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.
What will this role achieve?
The UK & ROI pladis region employs 5,000 people across the UK&I and is an anchor market for the business.
Financial Planning & Analysis sits at the heart of the Finance function, ensuring that all finance sub-teams cohesively operate to ensure strong financial governance of Financial Records, Financial & Commercial Finance Reporting, Financial Planning, and business partnering to the CFO and MD.
What will be your key deliverables?
1. Manage the month-end, half-year, and year-end closing processes for the UK Export Market, ensuring accuracy and timeliness. Review and verify manual journals prepared by outsourced finance teams, prepare cost of goods reconciliations, and sign off on monthly P&L submissions in OneStream, including statutory disclosures for half-year and year-end. Act as the escalation point for P&L queries and conduct balance sheet reviews to minimize aged items and write-offs and ensure balances are well-supported and explained.
2. Oversee & manage the year-end audit process for the UK&I region, working across the wider Finance function to ensure information is submitted to PwC in line with deadlines and that the information is clear & meets the audit requirements. Resolve audit queries & oversee the process, escalate any issues/delays, and keep management updated.
3. Be the central onshore contact for the UK&I SG&A Cost Centre management process, overseeing compliance for monthly cost centre reviews & working with Genpact to ensure delivery. Play the lead role in re-launching cost centre reporting across the region & train Cost Centre Managers on how to utilise the reports & seek feedback to keep the process live & relevant.
4. Oversee the preparation of balance sheet reconciliations across all UK SAP accounts through use of the Balance Sheet Repository, BSR. Work to modernise the BSR and drive improvements in the reconciliation process, ensuring compliance & best practice around balance sheet control.
Bring your experience!
Essential
1. 3+ years' experience in a finance / analytical role including commercial finance.
2. A proven track record of consolidating financial components within an organisation, detail-oriented whilst retaining the bigger picture.
3. Proven experience of pulling together different data sources to form clear insights into planned financial performance.
4. Experience in simplification and communication of findings/recommendations to a variety of business stakeholders.
5. Ability to develop your own consolidation / analytical processes to deliver efficient and effective plans / comparison explanations.
6. Ability to meet deadlines while managing multiple activities and stakeholders.
Desirable
1. Accountancy qualification PQE / Qualified.
pladis does also use both Psychometric and Aptitude tests to support our processes, so you may be asked to complete these as part of your process.
Our Values
Purpose led - We're energised and guided by our purpose to bring happiness with every bite.
Agile - We're ever evolving, we never stand still, always improving for our customers and our consumers.
Positive - We're highly motivated, optimistic, courageous, and we inspire each other to be better.
Resilient - We're persistent in the face of setbacks, quick to adapt, learn and move forward.
Collaborative - We gain strength from operating as one pladis, winning and succeeding together.
Best mix of ingredients
pladis is an equal opportunities employer, like every great recipe we're a thoughtful mix. A happy and inclusive place to work that's as diverse as our consumers and the communities we support, live and work in, all around the world. Where every voice is heard, and difference is celebrated. Where fresh perspectives and new ideas help us grow and thrive.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform key job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
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. #J-18808-Ljbffr