Finance Analyst

Job Title: Finance Analyst

Location: Hybrid Hemel Hempstead & Bishop Stortford

Job Length: Permanent

Competitive Salary with extensive benefits:

• Monthly product allowance – alcoholic & non-alcoholic options available
• Private Medical options
• Life Assurance
• Company bonus scheme
• Access to 24/7 GP services
• Enhanced pension contribution
• Generous holiday (inc bank holidays)
• Access to a range of high street discounts

Carlsberg Britvic is the largest multi-beverage supplier in the UK and is home to some of the most iconic and popular beers & soft drinks, including Carlsberg Danish Pilsner, 1664, Poretti and Brooklyn to ale favourites such as Hobgoblin and Wainwright. For soft drinks, Carlsberg Britvic’s brands include J2O, Robinsons, Tango and London Essence along with the licence rights to the Pepsi portfolio in the UK including Pepsi MAX, 7UP, poppi, Lipton Iced Tea and Rockstar Energy.

With a strong national footprint, the Carlsberg Britvic business includes 5 production facilities and 16 logistics depot’s servicing customers up and down the UK. As these two historical businesses have come together, the one common goal remains, and that is ensuring our people succeed.

About the role:

As a Finance Analyst you will play a key role in maintaining a strong financial control environment and ensuring the accurate accounting and reporting for month end and year end with support on PL & BS postings.

You will take ownership of lease accounting activities, fixed asset, accruals, VAT, Revenue recognition, overheads postings and support with the monthly close.

Working closely with the finance manager and director of operations along with other key stakeholders, you will help to ensure transactions are accounted for correctly and ensure integrity of BS/PL. Other duties include group reporting through HFM (Oracle) and internal control compliance/aligning to Carlsberg way of working. Furthermore, you will assist with the statutory reporting and external audit.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is hands on looking to get a well-rounded PL/BS exposure along with opportunity to focus on leases from expenditure and revenue point of view (IFRS16).

Role Responsibilities:

• Recognise Revenue for product lines according to IFRS 16 Revenue recognition for leases
• Maintain/Update posting for building and cars/van leases (IFRS 16)
• Co-ordinate invoices to be raised in the month with operations team
• Manage the month end close process
• Manage in conjunction with operations director accruals/pre-payments
• Manage fixed asset register
• Manage postings for deferred income
• Manage stock on BS and Post of CoGs recognition in PL with coordination with operations director
• Manage Expense postings and interco postings along with rebates
• Process bank recs & monthly payment run
• Update quarterly VAT return for group submission and annual CIS return for group
• Help coordinate month end close and update balance sheet recs
• Support submission to group for monthly performance in HFM (Oracle)
• Support with annual stat & audit requirements
• Other Ad-Hoc duties as required

Experience and Key Attributes:

• Working knowledge of IFRS 16 for revenue and costs accounting (desirable)
• Experience in financial accounting, financial control or a relevant finance role
• Practical understanding of fixed asset accounting
• Experience of balance sheet reconciliations and month-end reporting
• Experience of internal controls, audit support or compliance reporting would be beneficial
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, knack for problem solving and communicate clear conclusions
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver accurate work to tight reporting deadlines
• Confident working with finance and non-finance stakeholders, including Supply Chain business partners and project owners
• Strong Excel skills; experience using Xero would be highly advantageous along with SAP

This is an exciting time to join our newly formed business – with their incredible individual history’s, innovation of products and some of the UK’s most iconic brands, Carlsberg Britvic strives to deliver the best service to our customers and consumers. We aim to make a difference, bringing together two diverse companies, our global reach enables opportunity, growth and a chance to work with some fantastic people.

Interested in finding out more? Apply today and a member of the recruitment team will be in touch!

Application Process:

We read applications continuously, and vacancies may be filled anytime, so please apply as early as possible.

We look forward to receiving your application.

This is an exciting time to join our newly formed business – with their incredible individual history’s, innovation of products and some of the UK’s most iconic brands, Carlsberg Britvic strives to deliver the best service to our customers and consumers. We aim to make a difference, bringing together two diverse companies, our global reach enables opportunity, growth and a chance to work with some fantastic people.