Head Office Company Accountant

Nomad Foods Inc; Horsell; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Nomad Foods Inc. is seeking an experienced financial reporting professional to join the Group Financial Reporting Team in the UK.

You will produce month-end and statutory reporting for headquarter entities, ensuring financial control and compliance with SOX and IFRS. Responsibilities include managing SAP ECC/Journals, consolidations with SAP BPC, statutory accounts preparation, and coordinating with auditors and stakeholders across finance functions.

Qualifications

• Graduate with degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• Experience in financial accounting and month-end close.
• Qualified or experienced financial accountant with ACCA/ACA/CIMA training.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely and accurate monthly reporting for headquarter companies.
• Review journals in SAP ECC and maintain balance sheet reconciliations.
• Support shared finance centre, FP&A, tax and treasury teams.
• Complete financial controls in accordance with SOX and controls framework.
• Prepare monthly reporting packs using SAP BPC.
• Assist with head office statutory accounts (FRS 101).
• Maintain team intranet site (SharePoint).
• Support Group IFRS quarterly & annual financial reporting and disclosures.
• Liaise with internal and external auditors and other stakeholders.
• Handle ad-hoc tasks for Financial Reporting Group.

Skills

Financial accounting

Month end close

SOX compliance

Consolidation journals

Stakeholder liaison

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field

Professional certification (ACCA/ACA/CIMA)

Tools

SAP ECC

SAP BPC

SharePoint

Job description

Overview

PURPOSE & IMPACT: Working in the Group Financial Reporting Team, this is a key role involving the production of month end reporting and statutory reporting deliverables for headquarter entities. In doing so, financial control compliance must be maintained, whilst striving for process and procedure improvement.

The candidate should possess excellent skills in spreadsheet, word processing, and finance software, with strong knowledge of International Accounting Standards. They bring solid experience in financial accounting, including experience in month end close activities. Additionally, they have proven expertise in people management, process development, and implementation. Holding a bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field, and/or a relevant professional certification (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA).

Responsibilities

• Working with Colleagues across Head Office and the Shared Finance Centre (in Hammersmith) to ensure the timely and accurate submission of the monthly reporting process for headquarter companies
• Being responsible for the accuracy and completeness of accounting entries in SAP ECC through establishing working practices with Colleagues, reviewing journals and ensuring completeness of balance sheet reconciliations
  • Able to get hands-on with journal preparation through cross-functional coordination
  • Able to challenge and problem solve across all areas, especially financing, prepayments, accruals, capex and tax
• Supporting members of the shared finance centre, FP&A, Commercial Finance, tax and treasury Teams
• Completion of financial controls in accordance with the controls framework as required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)
• Preparation of monthly reporting packs for head office companies using the consolidation tool (SAP BPC)
• Assistance with preparation of head office statutory accounts (FRS 101)
• Assistance with the maintenance of the team intranet site (Sharepoint)
• Assistance with wider team deliverables, including the preparation of Group IFRS quarterly and annual financial reporting, which could include preparing consolidation journals and financial disclosures
• Supporting wider team projects impacting financial reporting.
• Liaison with internal and external auditors
• Any other ad-hoc tasks required to meet the needs of the Financial Reporting Group and its interaction with the wider audience of Stakeholders, e.g. Auditors, Treasury, Financial Planning and Analysis, Tax, legal, Companies House, ONS

Qualifications

• Graduate
• Audit experience
• Qualified or experienced financial accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA)