RtR Manager GBS Americas

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the preparation of the monthly management accounts (BPC system), including analysis of accounts, journal postings, balance sheet reconciliations and other month end processing.
• Support management and the team in key Americas projects including new country integration, acquisitions and re-organizations - significant level of project work involved
• Drive the improvement of processes and practices across each company/ledger in Americas
• Design and drive new processes and practices across company
  Work with AR/AP shared service center to obtain comfort around balance sheet items in their control
• Review of detailed monthly P&L and Balance sheet reconciliations and bring improvements to process where possible
• Work closely with other Americas sites to aid clean month end close on key balances
• Manage the expectations of the team
• Assist with interim and year end audit, including preparation of year end audit file, liaising with audit team and preparation of year end group reporting
• Assist all company stakeholders with any technical queries which may arise.
• Assist in the reporting of Projections/Budgets.

Qualifications and skills

Highly Desirable:

• Previous controller experience strongly preferred
• Extremely strong technical accounting skills with high level of attention to detail
• Experience working with various accounting standards a plus
• Ability to work under pressure to ensure deadlines are met.
• Available for travel when required by project implementations
• Strong analytical skills- ability to proactively identify and resolve issues
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Advanced excel skills
• Knowledge of SAP and/or preferable
• Excellent numerical and technical analysis skills
• Detail orientated with a high level of accuracy
• Ability to add value by proactively identifying potential opportunities or issues and assist in the implementation of both process and performance improvement.
• Ability to take new processes and flows, identify key elements and develop and implement plans for managing and controlling.