JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS

FMCG

FP&AController-Matcover12months

£75–105k ~AI est. Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
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The Brief

“FP&A Controller - Mat cover 12 months at JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS. Skills: FP&A, Budgeting, Forecasting. Own business forecasting. Provide analysis for decision-making”

Industry & Context.

FMCG

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Qualified accountant, 5 years PQE, Bachelor's degree in finance, Ability to work on own initiative, Previous FMCG experience, Ability to prioritise own workload, Advanced Excel skills, Good written and oral communication skills, Ability to work to tight deadlines

Nice to Have

Pivot tables, V-lookups, Knowledge of databases

What You'll Do.

Own business forecasting

Provide analysis for decision-making

Manage total P&L for reporting

Provide insights and analysis

Prepare monthly reporting decks

Own monthly forecast cycle

Provide latest insights

Prepare analysis and decks

Own Annual Operating Plan planning

Prepare presentations of plans

Support medium to longer-term planning

Work with commercial finance team

Work with company functions

Review and analyze COGs

Support finance automation

Deputise for FP&A manager

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work cross-functionally; Work with key stakeholders; Work with commercial finance; Work with central functions; Work with company functions

Communication Scope

Written communication; Oral communication; Challenge and influence

Full Job Description

For more than 265 years, JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS (JDE) is inspired by its belief that it’s amazing what can happen over a cup of coffee or tea. We are fuelled by our purpose of creating coffee to make amazing moments happen, to become the most chosen coffee in the UK. Today, our coffee & tea portfolio is available in more than 100 developed and emerging markets, through a portfolio of over 50 brands that collectively cover the entire category landscape led by leading household names such as L’OR, Jacobs, Senseo, Tassimo, Douwe Egberts, Old Town, Super, Pickwick and Moccona. JDE is part of JDE Peet’s, the world’s largest pure-play coffee and tea company, headquartered in The Netherlands. What’s it like to work at JDE? We are proud of our passionate, driven associates that challenge the status quo and pursue mastery in everything they do. Our goal is simple and ambitious – JDE: A coffee & tea for every cup. JDE UK has a turnover of +€470 million. Key brands are Tassimo, Kenco, L’Or and Douwe Egberts. The FP&A team is a responsible for financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting and providing strategic insights to decision-making. The focus of the FP&A Controller role is to work cross-functional to understand the P&L fully and own the annual budget cycle and short and long-term forecast process. This role will report to the FP&A manager. ## Qualifications Responsibilities / Key activities Owner of all business forecasting and provides analysis to support decision-making * Responsible for the total P&L for reporting and providing sights and analysis including preparing monthly reporting decks to the UK leadership team and International Head Quarters (IHQ) * Take ownership of the monthly forecast cycle, working closely with all the key stakeholders and providing the latest insights * Prepare analysis and decks for the monthly review cycles (M meetings) * Take ownership of Annual Operating Plan (AOP) planning, modelling and drive the reporting and prepare presentations of

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