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Nomad owns a portfolio of leading brands including Birds Eye, Findus and iglo, supplemented in 2018 with the purchase of Goodfellas Pizza and Aunt Bessie’s, and in 2021 with the purchase of Ledo and Frikom.\nWe manufacture and distribute a range of branded frozen food products across 22 European countries with the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Sweden and France representing our five largest markets.\nThe long-term goal of Nomad is to develop a global portfolio of best-in-class food brands by growing organically and through strategic M&A.\nThe role will play a key role in providing guidance and experience within the R2R team and the wider SSC and will be important in embedding the new ERP system and best in class finance and accounting processes. The role is responsible for the end-to-end accounting and controls for market legal entities and will ensure critical reporting and control performance is completed correctly and to deadlines\nThe candidate will work closely with the Senior Financial Controller Accountant and other senior stakeholders across the business.\nResponsibilities\nResponsible for the accurate and timely submission of indirect reporting, including; VAT, Intrastat and EC Sales List. The responsibility extends to the processes that record the relevant data in the general ledger\nLead in preparation of local statutory accounts for markets working with Outsource Service Providers where required\nClose the month end reporting cycle accurately and on time\nResponsible for the end-to-end record to report cycle for the market(s)\nEnsure companies meet all compliance requirements\nSupporting the Group Finance in the Annual/Monthly accounting cycle\nPerformance of monthly ledger reconciliations and controls. Deliver a true and correct general ledger position by monthly and annual deadlines to ensure the Groups stakeholder reporting requirements are met. This includes responsibility for the related financial processes and controls that ensure this\nAdvanced technical knowledge of IFRS and experience of practical application Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting\nResponsible for ensuring compliance with the legal entity Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) controls for the SSC and ensuring they are completed in an accurate and timely fashion\nManagement of internal/external auditor information requests and wider relationship\nSupervise, lead, motivate and develop assistant controllers ensuring delivery of their activities in an accurate and timely manners\nProvision of financial information to support corporation tax return\nLead on projects to provide analysis and improve the quality and timeliness of group reporting\nIdentify opportunities for process improvement and demonstrate leadership within the finance\nPrepare and review balance sheet reconciliations\nQualifications\nEssential\nQualified accountant (CIMA / ACCA / ACA)\nExperience in managing a team of accountants and managing 3rd party accounting providers\nTrack record of driving continuous improvement of entity accounting, close and reporting related systems and processes\nAbility to have a hands-on approach but also have experience to delegate as required and supervise the work of others\nComputer skills including the ability to operate\ncomputerized accounting, spreadsheet (Excel), and email (Outlook) at an advanced level\nAbility to work in a changing environment, proactively responding to changing requirements\nAbility to work with the team and independently, self- starter with ability to bring other, non-financial, teams along a journey\nExcellent risk assessment and prioritisation skills\nAccuracy and attention to detail\nGood written and verbal communication skills\nStrong analytical skills with ability to communicate effectively across the organisation\nDesirable\nSOX knowledge (knowledge from a business with strong focus on controls may be ok)\nSAP Finance Module\n>3 years’ experience in a multi-currency multi-site company\nAudit and/or month end close experience\nCompetencies\nPro-active self-starter with an enthusiastic approach for delivering results\nChallenges the status quo, drives and accepts change readily\nStrong team player and ability to manage effectively","description_format":"text","description_chars":4313,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Food & Beverages","Aquaculture","Seafood"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-24T12:16:30Z"},{"event":"close","at":"2026-09-26T12:51:50Z"}],"liveness":null,"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/undercurrent-news-financial-controller-ftc","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/undercurrent-news-financial-controller-ftc.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-27T04:08:29Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":3884,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":1116,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-28T00:00:00Z"}}}