Financial Planning Analyst (FP&A)

About Kepak Foods
Kepak is a family-owned, future-facing food company with a rich heritage of more than 50 years of meat craft. From the establishment of a family owned butcher shop in Dublin in 1966, Kepak has grown significantly and today the group has a turnover of €1.6bn and employs more than 4,500 people across 12 manufacturing sites in Ireland and the UK.

Kepak Foods Division are part of Kepak Group - Irish-based food company serving international markets, restaurants, and household foodservice names with prime cuts of meat, on-trend foodservice solutions and ready-for-market convenience foods.

Kepak Foods Division over the last decade has developed a comprehensive range of premium food products, concept solutions and value-added services for our valued customers.

Role Summary

We are currently looking for a motivated recently Qualified Accountant to join our FP&A team as an FP&A Analyst.

In this role, you'll take charge of strategic planning and analysis efforts, which encompass budget and forecasting modeling, decision support analysis, margin and profitability evaluations, variance assessments, and comparative trend evaluations, all while contributing to the overarching growth objectives of the Kepak Foods Division.

Reporting to: Head of Finance (IOI & EU)

Works closely with the IOI & EU Foods Division Commercial Team (Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain)

Job Type: Permanent Full-Time

Role Responsibilities

• Develop financial models and provide forecasting for current and new commercial opportunities
• Hands-on support in ensuring the feasibility and accuracy of Joint Business Plans (JBPs) for key customer accounts in partnership with Account Managers / Controllers, looking at both internal and customer metrics and tracking performance year-on-year and versus budget
• Pro-actively find and highlight any key performance gaps, guiding and working through scenarios to reduce such variances
• To assist in the enhancement of net profitability at a customer level by looking at trade / promotional investment as well as production and distribution specifics (i.e. full Cost to Serve)
• Form an integral part of key Customer Development Teams (CDTs), working as part of a cross-functional group designed to identify opportunities to improve account performance
• Co-ordinate all budgeting and forecasting processes
• Ad hoc and high value-add analysis as required.

SKILLS/ KNOWLEDGE/ EXPERIENCE:

• Ambitious, commercially minded Qualified Accountant (CIMA / ACCA / ACA or Equivalent) with 1-2 years post qualification experience.
• Ideally trained within a Big 4/ Top 10 practice or in a similar business environment.
• Experience within a commercial FMCG environment is highly desirable but not essential.
• Broad business appreciation, including production, supply chain and category implications
• Relevant hands-on experience in financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting and planning best practice.

• Hybrid working

• Bonus
• Pension
• 22 days annual leave (with a purchase leave of up to 5 additional annual leave days option)
• Paid Maternity Leave
• Responsibility where you will have autonomy in your role from day one
• Learning and Development opportunities
• Kepak Keep Well employee wellbeing initiatives
• Bike to Work scheme
• Excellent Spirit team to engage with colleagues socially.

Kepak is an Equal Opportunities Employer

Note: as with all positions, due to the nature of the business, key responsibilities will evolve and change over time