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Kraft Heinz

Makes packaged foods for homes and restaurants

Finance Manager - Commercial & Reporting

Financial AccountingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeFreshwater, AustraliaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 7 years of experience working in accounting or a similar field.
  • Demonstrate strong attention to detail and the ability to think logically.
  • Communicate clearly, precisely, and logically with appropriate management levels, both orally and in writing.
  • Perform under pressure and collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to meet deadlines.
  • Collaborate and develop working relationships with other departments.
  • Be self-motivated and able to plan and manage personal resources to complete assigned tasks.
  • Have working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
  • Have exposure to a major enterprise resource planning system such as BPCS or SAP.
  • Know Australian accounting standards and principles.
  • Hold an undergraduate business degree.
  • Be a qualified accountant, such as CPA, CA, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee general ledger operational transaction processing for Commercial and MSG&A accounts, ensuring end-to-end integrity and compliance with US GAAP and global and local standards, with awareness of IFRS.
  • Perform structured and ad hoc deep dives into profit and loss and balance sheet accounts; identify issues and risks and determine corrective actions.
  • Own and drive month-end close activities and produce key internal financial statements, including profit and loss, balance sheet, and cash flow statements; support management sign-off of results.
  • Provide timely month-end and quarterly commentary for Commercial and MSG&A, translating year-over-year, month-over-month, and year-to-date variances into business drivers and actionable insights.
  • Deliver analytical support for accounts receivable aging, cash allocation, bad debt provision, and forecasting; monitor accounts receivable health and trade spend impacts.
  • Coordinate and resolve commercial accounting topics, including sales reversals, sales returns, and bad debt, with Sales Finance and relevant stakeholders.
  • Partner with Invoice to Cash to improve accounts receivable and trade spend control processes and reporting, including standardization and Excel-enabled automation.
  • Review balance sheet reconciliations for Commercial and SG&A accounts under company financial policy and ensure timely clearance of reconciling items.
  • Provide technical accounting guidance to Shared Services and broader teams to improve processes and ensure consistent application of policies.
  • Support external audits and key audit timelines with the Reporting Controller, ensuring audit requests are completed accurately and on schedule.
  • Coordinate with Finance and Control, Human Resources, Legal, Marketing, Sales, and Operations to ensure complete and timely provision of audit documentation.
  • Work with Internal Controls to ensure compliance tasks are executed; assist with Sarbanes-Oxley testing and independent certification activities.
  • Challenge non-compliant processes and drive remediation to closure to prevent repeat internal audit findings.
  • Manage stakeholder queries and issues and ensure timely resolution without delaying close, audits, or reporting.
  • Coach and develop the Senior Analyst, providing guidance, review, and oversight of deliverables.

Desired Qualifications

  • Big Four or second-tier public practice experience.
  • Exposure to a large corporate or professional accounting environment.
  • Knowledge of US accounting standards and principles.

About the Company

Kraft Heinz

Makes packaged foods for homes and restaurants

Kraft Heinz makes packaged foods and drinks for households, restaurants and other foodservice operators around the world. Its portfolio includes Heinz ketchup and spans sauces, cheese, ready meals, coffee and refrigerated foods. The company develops recipes, manufactures products in its factories and works with outside producers to supply different markets. It earns revenue by selling through grocery chains, wholesalers, online retailers and distributors that serve commercial kitchens. With operating roots in Heinz's 1869 business and its combined group formed by a 2015 merger, it is co-headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Chicago, Illinois.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Pittsburgh, PA
Founded
1869

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