Financial Planning Analyst (FP&A)

at  Kepak Group

ABOUT KEPAK FOODS

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. As a priority within our business, we form good open working relationships with our customers, demonstrating profit-making opportunities that we can invest in.

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.

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.

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.