Famous Consumer trading group. With the very popular toy brands, its business is now developing globally.

ROLE PURPOSE
Playing a pivotal hands-on role, supporting the COO/Finance Director, to drive best practice through process enhancement and system automation, through your proven experience across in other large FMCG/Manufacturing businesses.

CORE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Comfortable assisting in reconciliation work and problem solving across every facet of the finance function.
• Supporting financial account team to reduce month end close significantly by changing sequencing of processes and simplifying and automating those processes, including Group consolidations.
• Support streamlining and automation of various processes and systems across the ‘purchase to pay’, ‘order to receipt’, ‘plan to inventory’, and ‘record to report’ processes.
• A champion for automation and process improvement to drive efficiency, always seeking ways to make things more efficient whilst improving accuracy and timeliness of reporting, as well as overall business profitability.
• Work alongside our factories, merchandising, supply chain, demand planning and logistics teams to continuously improve downstream and upstream processes and KPI’s.
• Create and manage analytical reports and models to distil complex and cumbersome data, into succinct and simplified summaries and insights.
• Co-coordinating and consolidating change management activities across the broader finance team.
• Lead from within, roll up the sleeves to be hands on with the team.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: MAX 5 BULLET POINTS

• 8 years plus experience
• Strong experience with ERP systems (SAP useful), and a naturally process driven and analytical person through enhanced skills in excel and a basic proficiency in business intelligence software such as Tableau and BI
• experience implementing change management projects in financial systems and processes
• ability to be hands-on in the day-to-day transactions – with intimate knowledge and ability to competently work across all finance functions.
• ability to multi-task and be able to set priorities, stay focused, and set clear
• milestones.
• ability to work well in a team, as well as a natural inclination to lead
• excellent communication skills, both oral and written (including English)
• the energy and drive required to succeed.