P2P Accountant

Job description

P2P Accountant

Salary: Up to £35k

About us!

We are on a mission to help people eat healthy and to reduce carbon footprint through the power of plants ! If you would like to join us, read on!

Do you know your Kale from your Quinoa or the difference between a Flexitarian to a Regenerative Grazer? We are looking for top talent for an exciting new movement within the Food Industry.

On Friday 15 th December , it was announced that Unilever was to sell the Spreads business to KKR and the transfer of ownership is expected to take place in July 2018 . KKR are committed to supporting the business' growth ambition, whilst continuing to follow Unilever's responsible sourcing policies , including working towards the goal of sourcing 100 per cent sustainable palm oil by 2019.

Your Role

Financial Accountant/Assistant Controller for UK&I business with responsibility for ensuring robust control environment and leading Purchase to Pay and local audit/tax responsibilities.

Your Main Responsibilities: -

Business Controls & Risk Management

· Develop, implement and monitor strong internal control environment across all business processes.

· Safeguard adherence to all company policies and procedures

· Active risk management with a focus on driving key actions in partnership with country leadership team

Purchase to Pay Leadership

· Drive key P2P metrics (payment on time, PO compliance) and define continuous improvement actions P2P OC Governance, continuous improvement on P2P processes + controls
· Manage off-shore Shared Services to ensure effective execution of P2P processes.
· Support Marketing teams in management of Marketing budget and execution of P2P process
· Provide Overheads reporting and support efficiency plans

Performance Management

· Lead Working Capital forecasting, reporting and improvement plans
· Support UK/I Country Controller and Finance Manager in driving improved performance across breadth of business operations

Tax, Audit & Legal

· Local Tax compliance and reporting, in conjunction with any local advisers

· Support Statutory audit process and reporting, managing relationship with external auditors

· Support Internal Audit team and drive full implementation of any recommendations

· Local commercial contract set-up and management, in conjunction with any local legal advisers. Drive adherence to contracts to realise business value

· Manage local statutory insurance programmes

Change Management

· Support transition away from Unilever and set-up of distinct Spreads organisation

· Ensure effective local implementation of Transition Services Agreements (TSAs) in conjunction with Unilever management

· Provide support to other countries within the Business Unit during the transition

Skills, experience and qualifications: -

· A good academic record. Part-qualified (chartered or certified) accountant with intention to complete qualification.
· Minimum 2 years experience of working in a financial accounting or reporting role
· Potential to develop and build a broader Finance career outside of core financial accounting
· Very strong work ethic, resilience in the face of pressure, good team player, ability to meet multiple stretching deadlines, great communication skills and excellent attention to detail
· Strong analytical bias and Microsoft Excel skills.

Your Personal Power! :-

At BCS we want you to bring your ideas, your motivation and desire to succeed! This part of the role is up to you to complete.

Culture

We are a highly entrepreneurial fast-paced team running a multi-billion Euro business across 60+ countries with the mind-set of a start-up! We are agile, creative, fast-to-market and obsessed with customers and consumers.

If you are an entrepreneur at heart and have a passion for winning, a strong understanding of the CPG business, ad would like to join us, apply and speak to one of our Talent Matchmakers!