The purpose of the roles will be to:
- To provide accurate and timely financial information to key stakeholders including the Head of RTR, to the Financial Services Leadership team and Pilgrim's Pride US;
- Ensuring consistency of accounting policy and Sox controls across the three business units;
- To meet all key financial reporting requirements including monthly, quarterly & annual reporting;
- Facilitation of all statutory requirements including audit & assist on HMRC disclosures;
- Manage a team of lead accountants, accountants and assistant accountants in delivering the reporting requirements;
- Perform a key role in managing the relationships between the three business units and PSSL;
- To support the Head of RTR in delivering all targets and objectives.
Job Responsibilities
- Operate with the highest standards of financial integrity, collaborative working and demonstrate each of the company values to a high level
- Develop and lead a highly motivated finance team, coaching and supporting them to deliver efficiencies while maintaining robust financial governance
- Assist the Head of RTR in defining strategies, objectives and targets for the supporting team
- Participate in cross-functional teams to identify and implement projects and initiatives, providing financial advice and appropriate challenge
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement in delivery of their objectives, particularly in the area of consistency of financial processes across different Business Units
- Coordinating and delivering the reporting of all required financial information & associated disclosures for the European Business Units to US parent
- Ensuring accurate financial information for entities in the group consolidation each month
- Ensuring all inter-co entries are eliminated across a multi-currency environment
- Ensuring all monthly & quarterly disclosures are complete for the European businesses
- Co-ordinating and delivering the timing and completion of annual reporting for statutory entities and PSSL Budget process
- Ensuring all group reporting timetables are met
- Completion of all statutory audit for entities
- Completion of statutory accounts for the entities
- Management and Completion of PSSL Budget
- Oversee Fixed and Leased assets for all business units
- Ensuring monthly fixed and leased assets cycle is completed in a timely basis
- Ensuring assets are capitalised in line with US GAAP & IFRS accounting standards
- Ensuring support to business units with AUC, Fixed and Leased asset reporting
- Ensuring SOx compliance across all business units within the assets function
- Deliver continuous systems improvement across the GL system
- Work with other RTR business unit leads to review processes and recommend improvements
- Ability to work from different source systems through to SAP and BPC
- Highly developed Excel skills
- Extensive experience of working cross-functionally to review and deliver improvements.
- Ensuring all required Financial Sox controls are completed on a timely basis
- To carry out other duties that may reasonably be requested of you to ensure the efficient running of the Pilgrim's Shared Services Financial Services department
What You'll Need
Essential
- Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA with a minimum 5+ years post-qualification experience
- Proven track record of leading the developing teams and establishing positive team working environment and motivating team members
- Ability to build positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders including Senior BU finance staff, external & internal auditors
- Willing and able to challenge existing processes and practices, and to find alternative solutions
- Self starter ability to work and prioritise workload for self and team
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- A professional and flexible approach with key focus to satisfy stakeholders requirements of European Business Units and US parent
- SAP experience
- Strong technical knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards
- Strong interpersonal, planning and presentational skills
- Advanced IT skills including Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Flexible regarding travel requirements
- Statutory accounts preparation
- Experience in leading/managing an external audit
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