Fixed Asset Analyst - 8 month contract

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Job Description

We are now recruiting an FP&A Fixed Asset Analyst to join our team in Little Island, Cork on a 8 month fixed term contract.
We are the concentrate team in PepsiCo (PGCS) working across the Beverage, Nutrition and Snacks categories to deliver concentrate for many of PepsiCo’s mega brands including Gatorade, 7Up and Pepsi. We are at the heart of PepsiCo products, sourcing ingredients to manufacture more than 1,200 recipes for our brands. We are a global organisation, situated in 17 locations across 11 countries offering careers in various functions from Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality, Finance, R&D, HR and IT. We want team members who can collaborate in our fast-paced global organisation and are passionate about creating and delivering much-loved household brands to markets across the world.
Let’s be frank. PepsiCo is a $63billion global business. It is extremely complex. And our Finance community make sense of it by tracking our overall business results, helping maximise our financial performance and put in place the right controls to ensure accuracy and transparency of our results. Whether working in Financial Planning, Operations Finance, Back Office or Controls, the Finance function takes a central role in the way we run our business. Do you want to be a part of the financial heartbeat of our organisation? If so, we could take your talents to a whole new level.

Role Summary:
This is an exciting role which will manage PepsiCo Fixed Assets for Little Island, Carrigaline, Food Favours and Singapore plants. The successful candidate will work closely with our Engineering Business Partners and Controls and reporting team. You will manage the Fixed Asset reporting and Capitalisations of additions, obtaining great insight into the manufacturing business and associated equipment to produce concentrate.
Primary Accountabilities: -
·  Manage month end Capital and Depreciation reporting for three Ireland plants & Singapore.
·  Prepare depreciation forecast to ensure insight and foresight is available to Senior stakeholders and variances to plan/forecast explained.
·  Work with Engineering team on review of both disposals and new fixed asset additions are capitalisation in a timely manner and PepsiCo and PGCS policy are applied.
·  Maintenance of the Fixed Asset Register, reporting schedules and resolve any queries.
·  Manage and lead Fixed Asset counts and annual Impairment Reviews.
·  Complete Capital Accruals, ensuring all numbers are accurate, right first time and variances to plan/forecast explained.
·  Partner with Ireland Engineers and provide support to the business as a SME in Capital and Fixed Asset policies and procedures.
·  Preparation of the monthly Blackline reconciliations.
·  Liaise and resolve queries from Internal and External auditors.
·  Preparation and review of GCS controls, Independent testing, and walkthroughs.
·  Prepare journals for capital allocations.
·  Track Productivity for Ireland capital projects and Global Strategic Projects.

Qualifications/Requirements

Qualifications\\Requirements:
Essential Skills: -
·  Excellent understanding of Capital and Fixed Assets.
·  Ideally a professionally qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) accountant with experience in a high-volume multinational manufacturing environment.
·  Excellent interpersonal, communication and collaboration skills with the ability to relate to and influence co-workers (both financial and non-financial) – the main interactions for this role are with Reporting and Engineering. Establishing and maintaining good working relationships is vital.
·  Proficient in Excel and SAP experience is preferential.
·  Committed to quality with the drive and determination to fulfil objectives within deadlines. Initiative and a high degree of self-motivation are essential.
·  Ability to identify issues on a timely basis, identify an action plan to resolve issues and influence others to implement the action plan. An appetite for continuous improvement and adding value to the business
·  Ability to manage conflicting priorities and deliver on key priorities PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated approximately $63 billion in net revenue in 2016, driven by a complementary food and beverage portfolio that includes Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker and Tropicana. PepsiCo’s product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.
At the heart of PepsiCo is Performance with Purpose – our fundamental belief that the success of our company is inextricably linked to the sustainability of the world around. We believe that continuously improving the products we sell, operating responsibly to protect our planet and empowering people around the world is what enables PepsiCo to run a successful global company that creates long-term value for society and our shareholders. For more information, visit www.pepsico.com .

“For the purposes of external advertising we have called this role a Fixed Asset Analyst . However please note that the internal job title for the successful candidate will be a Capital Finance Associate Analyst.”

Relocation Eligible: Not Applicable
Job Type: Temporary