International General Accounting Lead

Job Description

General Accounting Lead - International At Britvic we are on a journey to become the most dynamic, creative and trusted drinks company in the world.As one of the UK’s leading players in the FMCG market we pride ourselves on setting high standards, being courageous and pushing ourselves to think outside of the bottle.About the Role:The role is responsible for leading the International general accounting team within Finance Shared Services, operating key financial controls and ensuring delivery of timely and accurate reporting to the business.Specifically:• Manage the team to deliver robust accounting and reporting of financial information across Britvic’s International business unit• Undertake development of appropriate systems and controls to enable efficient production of financial information, free from manual adjustments allowing one version of the truth’• Be the champion of balance sheet controls, ensuring accurate and complete balance sheet reconciliations and balance sheet reviewsKey Responsibilities:Periodic• Ensure accuracy, completeness and robustness of financial information included in the periodic Management Information Packs (MIP) and full year/half year statutory disclosure packs for International (EMEA, Americas and Singapore)• Ensure all finance reporting deadlines are met• Ensure all financial information reflects the underlying financial records of the business, complies with group requirements and provide insight to the business• Manage senior management expectations to minimise surprises and/or audit issues• Manage journal reviews, balance sheet reconciliation process and balance sheet scorecard• Minimise number of manual adjustments by understanding and improving processes underpinning the SAP andBPC financials such that data flows freely between systems• Collate and review MIPs and disclosure packs, ensuring completeness, accuracy and consistency within the packs• Manage production of insightful P&L, BS and CF analysis and reporting• Liaise with the overheads reporting team to understand key variancesBudget/forecasting• Support business partners including the overheads team in collecting and collating budget/forecast data• Provide supporting analysisCash• Support business partners in delivering currency forecasts and short-term cash forecasting to TreasuryBusiness partnering• Manage the team’s interactions with finance business partners• High level of interaction with PLC finance and shared services teams on all reporting• Key contact for internal Tax team• Key contact for external auditors, managing audit requests and responsesAudit and control• Continuous improvement of period end close processes, MIP preparation processes and presentations• Reduce amount of manual intervention required such as journal corrections, manual adjustments and creation/use of manual reports• Responsible for preparation of/providing information for the statutory accounts• Manage the team during user acceptance phases of system changes and/or upgradesKnowledge, skills & experience required:• Post-qualified experience in a FMCG environment - preferable• Experience of managing a team• High level of technical accounting competence• Strong analytical and interpretative skills• Ability to identify issues, be proactive and subsequently problem solve through to resolution• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deliver quality output in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment• Excellent communication skills - both verbal and written. Able to clearly articulate finance concepts to non-finance colleagues• Familiarity with process for preparation of statutory accounts and disclosure requirements• Systems: BPC, SAP R3, BBW, MS Office, Onesource - preferable• Systems and process improvement experience - preferableQualifications:• Qualified accountant (ACA / CA preferred but other financial qualifications will also be considered)We believe we are stronger together and that’s why we’re committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees - in fact, this is at the heart of our company culture and values and why we are consistently recognised as a Global Great Place to Work’. Required skills

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PL accounts