Job Description

Requisition ID: 54563
Position Type: FT Permanent
Workplace Arrangement: #LI-HybridAbout KerryKerry is the world\'s leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers\' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.About the roleThe key role of the Group FP&A team is to support the business growth agenda by ensuring the right information, is with the right stakeholders at the right time. Partnering with the EPM team and other key stakeholders, the team will set the benchmark for ensuring the business is serviced with world-class financial reports and analysis. Reporting to the Group FP&A Manager this role will provide an excellent opportunity for the successful candidate to work alongside the Corporate and Group leadership teams in delivering against our ambitious growth agenda.Key responsibilities

• Partner with designated Functional Cost Owners to ensure they have an appropriate understanding of their cost performance and associated variances to prior year and budget.
• Ensure there is appropriate governance and meeting cadence in place with designated Functional Cost Owners to review cost performance and enable actions to deliver to plan.
• Functional costs validation and reporting, manage month end accounting ensuring where required appropriate accruals and prepayments are put in place.
• Prepare and issue suite of standard FP&A monthly reports summarizing key insights observed.
• For your designated Functions be key point of contact on enquiries requiring root cause analysis and rectification.
• For your designated Functions prepare the Corporate Division element of the Annual Budget ensuring function owners are fully aligned to plan and relevant Regional Business Units are aware/aligned to Budgeted allocations.
• Consolidate cost performance and associated commentary into a Global functional view as part of cost bridge presentation.
• Provide timely analysis of key business performance indicators across our business bringing understanding and insight to variances.
• Support projects relating to Functional Cost Digitalization as required.
• Support ongoing projects as required.
• Master data maintenance.

Qualifications and skills

• Qualified Accountant ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CPA.
• Ambitious and energetic.
• Ability to work with little supervision.
• Well-developed interpersonal, communication and analytical skills.
• Ability to multi-task, establish priorities and meet deadlines.
• Resolves problems in a timely manner, gathers and analyses information skillfully.
• Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, monitors own work to ensure quality and applies feedback to improve performance.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Knowledge of SAP, AFO, Power BI an advantage.
• Team player.

Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a \xe2\x80\x9cstarter kit,\xe2\x80\x9d investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.Recruiter: #LI-MA1
Posting Type: LI

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