FP&A Associate MU, French Speaking

Nomad Foods was formed in 2015 and with revenues of €2.6bn 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 Shared Finance 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 Shared Finance 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.

Our FP&A Finance Associates are responsible for supporting annual planning, forecasting, reporting and analytics for our business units and central functions, including standard management reporting. The FP&A Finance Associates will be responsible for developing and implementing analytical standards for reporting and modelling KPIs and as a key financial liaison, partnering with the various departments across the business unit.

Responsibilities

Assist with completing the close of month end, including the involvement in the preparation of monthly data reporting packages that includes analysis of key KPIs and actual versus plan variances and the production of a comprehensive explanations of differences as well as the impact of drivers on budget/forecast

Involved in assimilating data from multiple systems and stakeholders to identify trends for key KPIs, actuals, budgets and forecasts

Support the FP&A Manager and Senior Analyst with analysis and variances to prior periods, which includes developing recommendations for leadership and finance business partners (FBP)

Following guidance from their line manager, enhance data governance processes by improving the quality and integrity of data collected, analysis performed, and reports generated

Involvement in running simulations of various “what-if” scenarios using insight and critical thinking to evaluate and recommend solutions

Assist in developing forecasting models

Collaborate with FP&A Manager and Senior Analyst to classify, quantify, and forecast by providing reliable, accurate, comparable, and timely information

Maintain and produce standard quarterly performance analytics and reports for leadership with guidance from FP&A Manager and Senior Analyst

Produce routine and ad hoc financial models to support leadership, FBPs and FP&A Group in decision making

Facilitate standardisation and sharing of best practice across FP&A Centre of Excellence (CoE) team

Contribute to continuous improvement of systems and processes

Support automation and enterprise consolidation of data used in monthly, quarterly, and annual performance reports

Ensure SOX control environment is maintained

Qualifications

Essential

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, manufacturing or related field required

Part qualified (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, or equivalent)

Minimum 1-2 years of relevant experience in production planning, forecasting, reporting for manufacturing related fields

Experience with planning systems and reporting technology

Experience with business intelligence tools and developing data visualisations

Excellent communication and written skills with the ability to engage people at all levels both internally and externally

Ability to constructively challenges assumptions and thinking

Impactful report writing and presentation skills

Desirable

Previous Finance experience within an FMCG business

Manufacturing Experience

Very strong analytical and forecasting abilities

Strong modelling and solid database skills required

Fixed Term Contract (FTC)