Trade Accounting Finance Manager

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast-growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure, and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don't compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led , resilient , and positive because we expect pace and agility . We insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact.

This role is 0.7 FTE.

Responsibilities :

• Manage Sales Accounting processes / business changes and improvements.
• Provide the Genpact Sales Accountants with regular guidance and support.
• Challenge existing working methods, ensuring that Sales Accounting processes adopt best practices.
• Work with the Trade Investment, Customer Finance, and Sales teams.
• Proactively manage the Genpact Sales Accounting team and ensure they are delivering in line with agreed KPIs.
• Track performance against KPIs and develop corrective action plans as required.
• Drive continuous process improvement across the Sales Accounting team, working with Genpact and internal stakeholders as appropriate.
• Act as the process owner for any projects relating to Sales Accounting process changes.
• Ensure the Sales Accounting processes and reporting operate efficiently and effectively.
• Ensure month-end deliverables are achieved.
• Complete Balance Sheet reconciliations for the UK&I team and provide knowledge and support to the team.
• Ensure weekly accruals are processed accurately and on time.
• Ensure Sales Accounting Balance Sheet Accounts are completed effectively and no financial risks exist.
• Ensure D&F unreconciled items are kept to a minimum and cleared the following month.
• Identify significant risks and ensure mitigating actions are in place.
• Follow up on areas of non-compliance to process and ensure advice or training is provided where appropriate.
• Act as a point of escalation to all areas of the UK business for all Sales Accounting and reporting processes.
• Ensure that the internal and external auditors for Sales Accounting are completed successfully.
• Ensure year-end activities are achieved effectively and next year's files / reports and hierarchies are modified and updated.
• Authorize and provide SAP access for Accounting roles to individuals in the UK business.
• Be part of a small Trade Investment Finance team to ensure increased control and clarity surrounding pricing and trade investments.

pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion, or any other classification protected by law.

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidates to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business. We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.

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