Nordic FEC Manager

  • Full-time

Company Description

At JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS we are inspired by our belief that it’s amazing what can happen over a cup of coffee. We are driven by the vision that everyone deserves the coffee they love.

What’s it like to work at JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS?

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 – JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS: A coffee for every cup.

Working with us means you will be making an impact in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. We work as a team, celebrating success and supporting one another. Our associates work with a diverse group of like-minded people, in an innovative environment committed to doing the right thing – all across the world. What you do here will get noticed!

Job Description

The FEC Manager is considered the right hand of and reports to the Nordic cluster Finance Director, and steers a team of both accounting and AP specialists operating out of Copenhagen. It should be noted that accounting is meant here in the broad spectrum of both preparing financial statements (local statutory), closing processes (local statutory, IFRS consolidation and tax), and inherent transactional work (GL accounting). Further we have outsourced much of the standard bookkeeping so there is indirect management as well.

The FEC Manager is responsible for maintaining audit and tax relations. In this role we are not after a manager who manages from a distance, we require someone to be hands and actively engage in operational processes. We believe that this is the only way to manage and delegate effectively, and keep a close link with results and progress. Especially during the critical path of period end closings and financial statement preparations.

Responsibilities / Key activities

  • Develop and maintain instructions for different processes impacting reporting
  • Overall responsibility for the clusters accounting including budgeting and reporting of certain B/S as well as accruals and variance analysis
  • Responsible for Month end and annual reporting in corporate system – BPC
  • Oversees the statutory reporting in all 3 markets in the cluster as well as co-creating the Transfer Pricing documentation together with JDE Group
  • Responsible for creating the annual reports and taxation (for all units in the cluster)
  • Managing ad hoc financial reporting
  • Participating in projects to provide necessary finance support and information.
  • BPO Finance for the cluster including implementation of central guidelines
  • Driving harmonization within the cluster regarding processes and finding efficient ways of working within cluster FEC
  • Supporting the organization with accounting analysis and reporting during acquisitions, divestments and restructuring projects

Qualifications

  • 10 years’ experience of which preferably at least 3-4 years at one of the Big 4 audit firms
  • Experienced in SAP, MS Office and consolidation systems
  • Experienced in the preparation of financial statements and tax filings
  • Experience in tax
  • Knowledge of IFRS, local GAAP and tax, internal controls
  • People Management
  • Good understanding of commercial processes linked to financial transactions
  • Working in international company FMCG or producing company
  • Experience in BPC (consolidation)
  • Experience in SAP implementation processes
  • Strong in process optimization experience

Additional Information

If you have any questions, please reach out to Nordic Finance Director, Mikael Mosekilde, mail: [email protected]

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