Senior Analyst Financial Reporting

Job Description
We have an excellent opportunity available for an ambitious finance professional to make a difference at Kraft Heinz. As a part of Global Financial Controlling, you'll be reporting into the IHQ Financial Controller and will be a key business partner to partners across the globe.
What's on the Menu?

• Leading the finance function for a number of strategic and holding entities within Kraft Heinz to ensure all deliverables and deadlines for the month end close are met
• Delivery of timely & accurate financial analysis, forecasting and budget
• Responsible for preparation of the statutory financial statements for all the strategic and holding entities which are either under IFRS and local GAAPs and coordination of external audits
• Supporting in dividend and cash repatriation across the International Zone
• Understand & give financial support & partnering for all strategic initiatives within these entities
• Preparation of materials for board meeting and strategic meetings
• Working with business units and project managers as their finance support
• Identifying and driving process improvements, including the creation of standard and ad-hoc reports, tools, and dashboards
• Analysis of past results, perform variance analysis, identify trends, and making recommendations
• Working with tax and treasury team on a number of projects

Qualifications
Please kindly note that you need to have an UK Working Permit (Orientation Year Visa not included) in order to proceed for this position .
Essential

• Newly qualified accountant
• Strong technical accounting foundations, analytical skills and ability to drill into more complex areas
• Ability to partner with the business & provide financial expertise
• Experience of preparing statutory accounts
• Advanced Excel skills
• Being pro-active and having the ability to work under pressure and deliver to tight deadlines with a can-do attitude
• Knowledge of FRS 102 and IFRS

Desirable

• Knowledge of US GAAP and Dutch GAAP
• Knowledge of transfer pricing principles
• Knowledge of SAP and HFM systems will be advantageous
• Experience in public accounting

Professional Attributes

• Communication Skills - At Kraft Heinz you'll easily be exposed to senior management, no matter your level. Therefore, it's important you have excellent communication skills, to deal with all kinds of different stakeholders & be able to simplify the communication of complex items.
• Ability to Simplify - We like to keep it simple and to execute fast. It is highly appreciated when you provide simple solutions dealing with complex challenges.
• Analytical - We're a very data driven company. You know how to translate complex data into a simple solution with your analytical mindset.
• Result driven - You always focus on what's best for the company.
• High pressure - You don't get easily stressed by pressure - in fact the opposite, a fast paced and dynamic environment keeps you energized.

What we offer you

• An ambitious employer; we only want the best for you;
• A fast career track like only few other companies can match;
• A competitive salary and excellent bonus structure (above market);
• Permanent contract; for we believe in doing big bets on people;
• Always room for new ideas; if you have an excellent idea, please let us know, and we can set it in action!

Location(s)
London - The Shard
Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.