**Financial Accountant Role Description**
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is seeking a highly skilled Financial Accountant to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for the ownership and monitoring of all facets of the Neverfail financial reporting process, ensuring accurate delivery of statutory and regulatory reporting.
The ideal candidate will oversee internal control implementations, ensure reporting compliance, and manage the transactional reporting process. They will also ensure appropriate controls and risk management processes deliver on the financial results for Neverfail, while adhering to global CCEP finance requirements.
In this role, you will coordinate the transactional Neverfail month-end activities to ensure timely and accurate reporting, along with relevant supporting schedules, reconciliations, periodic management reporting, and month-end reporting suites. You will also ensure the accurate and timely recording of GL data through generating, reviewing, and posting of automated and manual journals, as well as assessing impact on assigned financial accounts for Neverfail.
You will oversee general month-end accruals and accurately obtain accrual information from various Neverfail Business Partners in a timely manner. Additionally, you will record, reconcile, and analyze intercompany accounting activities, including intercompany payment, cash application, and period-end close. You will also coordinate, consolidate, and report the financial position of CCEP, as well as complete cost centre analysis as required.
The successful candidate will ensure that cash management and reporting are maintained and that all processes are within CCEP treasury guidelines. They will also support the Head of Finance in research and documentation of complex technical accounting issues, which will impact the Neverfail business, and ensure issues are communicated and agreed by Finance and Business stakeholders.
This role requires strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
The ideal candidate will possess 5+ years' experience in a financial accounting role, with a strong understanding of Accounting, Finance, and Reporting activities, ideally in an FMCG environment. They will also hold an undergraduate University Degree in Finance, Accounting, and may have postgraduate qualifications such as CA/CFA/CPA.
**Key Responsibilities:**
* Coordinate the transactional Neverfail month-end activities to ensure timely and accurate reporting
* Ensure accurate and timely recording of GL data through generating, reviewing, and posting of automated and manual journals
* Oversee general month-end accruals and accurately obtain accrual information from various Neverfail Business Partners
* Record, reconcile, and analyze intercompany accounting activities, including intercompany payment, cash application, and period-end close
* Coordinate, consolidate, and report the financial position of CCEP
Required Skills and Qualifications:
We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Financial Accountant who possesses the following skills and qualifications:
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* Ability to work effectively in a team environment
* 5+ years' experience in a financial accounting role
* Undergraduate University Degree in Finance, Accounting
* Postgraduate qualifications such as CA/CFA/CPA (desired)
Benefits:
We offer a range of benefits to our employees, including:
* Free monthly product allowances to share with family and friends
* Access to corporate benefits, including Fitness Passport and discounts with diverse customers
* Free counseling for you and your family via our EAP helpline
* Unlimited drinks onsite
What's Next?
If you are a motivated and experienced Financial Accountant looking for a new challenge, please submit your application. We look forward to hearing from you!