Birds Eye UK & IE
Finance Business Partner
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Finance Business Partner
Woking, Surrey
Hybrid
Nomad Foods is home to iconic brands such as Birds Eye, Aunt Bessies & Goodfella Pizzas.
As Europe’s leading frozen food company we are proud of our passion, innovation and commitment to excellence.
About the Role:
We are excited to be hiring a Finance Business Partner to join our dynamic team in our Woking head office supporting our Birds Eye brand.
Act as a trusted partner and advisor to the business area and client group supported and drive business performance by providing detailed and insightful analysis, commentary, advice, challenge, and decision support.
Provide key support in either customer or supplier meetings and negotiations, by providing insights, analysis, challenge, and recommendations.
Responsibilities:
- Develop an in-depth understanding of the business area/client group supported together with its results and the key levers that influence P&L performance for that area/group
- Understand the drivers of historic, current, and forecast performance for client group/business area and provide monthly financial analysis, insight, and explanation of performance, highlighting emerging issues or trends, and making recommendations on corrective actions
- Interpret, explain, and drive performance within the business
- Support and influence key operational and strategic decisions by providing insight and challenge
- Translate operational targets into executable in-year plans
- Partner with the client group to drive actions to meet targets (pricing, promo ROI, sales, margin, variable costs, overheads, EBITDA, working capital, ROI, etc)
- Advise on key business planning assumptions, trade-offs, and opportunities
- Review actual performance (pricing, promo ROI, sales, margin, variable costs, overheads, EBITDA, working capital, ROI, etc) with a view to making recommendations and provoking interventions required to drive down costs, improve margins, and convert P&L into cash
- Own and drive initiatives focused on closing variances with the business
- Ensure the business understands and delivers against KPIs
- Facilitate ad-hoc analysis and insights on specific issues at a strategic level
- Support strategy development by providing financial performance insights and recommendations to the client group, identifying potential opportunities and/or risks through scenario and sensitivity analysis
- Evaluate investment options from a financial perspective to provide a long-term view of the impact on key KPIs for the client group/business area (e.g., pricing, mix, sales, margin, variable costs, media costs, working capital, ROI, etc)
- Support the management of the capex budgeting process. Accurately forecast capital spending and depreciation for the development of budgets and long-term plans for capital commitments. Create multi-party reviews of proposals, ROI analysis, cash flow analysis, etc.
- Identify and provide financial implications for all projects/business initiatives, contributing to business cases and ensuring the most profitable allocation of resources through financial insights and constructive challenge
- Leverage analyses provided by FP&A to drive business choices, by overlaying the commercial acumen and insight
- Provide insight into the competitor landscape to the business and FP&A teams
- Work with the management team to define planning assumptions, risks, and investment opportunities and ensure this is fed into a high-quality and credible IBP
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Qualifications:
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Essential
- University degree or equivalent
- Part qualified accountant (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) in those countries where this is applicable
Desirable
- MBA or Advanced Business degree desired
- FMCG experience
- Business and financial analysis experience
- Microsoft Project skills, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel skills
Competencies
- Good communication and written skills with the ability to engage people at all levels both internally and externally
- Ability to influence business and finance colleagues
- Ability to bring multiple stakeholders and conflicting viewpoints to an objective resolution
- Ability to constructively challenge assumptions and thinking
- Good report writing and presentation skills
What We Can Offer You:
We’re on an exceptional adventure and can offer a truly purpose-led career with flexibility. In addition, you will benefit from the below:
- An ambitious employer with recognized brands and growth potential
- The potential to progress your career across different areas of Birds Eye and Nomad Foods
- A culture where you are part of a team, where you feel encouraged to make a difference
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We look forward to receiving your application.
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