FP&A Controller - Mat cover 12 months in Maidenhead

Company Description: For more than 265 years, JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS (JDE) is inspired by its belief that it’s amazing what can happen over a cup of coffee or tea. We are fuelled by our purpose of creating coffee to make amazing moments happen, to become the most chosen coffee in the UK. Today, our coffee & tea portfolio is available in more than 100 developed and emerging markets, through a portfolio of over 50 brands that collectively cover the entire category landscape led by leading household names such as L’OR, Jacobs, Senseo, Tassimo, Douwe Egberts, Old Town, Super, Pickwick and Moccona. JDE is part of JDE Peet’s, the world’s largest pure-play coffee and tea company, headquartered in The Netherlands.

What’s it like to work at JDE? We are proud of our passionate, driven associates that challenge the status quo and pursue mastery in everything they do. Our goal is simple and ambitious – JDE: A coffee & tea for every cup.

Job Description: JDE UK has a turnover of +€470 million. Key brands are Tassimo, Kenco, L’Or and Douwe Egberts. The FP&A team is responsible for financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting and providing strategic insights to decision-making. The focus of the FP&A Controller role is to work cross-functional to understand the P&L fully and own the annual budget cycle and short and long-term forecast process. This role will report to the FP&A manager.

Responsibilities / Key activities:

• Owner of all business forecasting and provides analysis to support decision-making.
• Responsible for the total P&L for reporting and providing insights and analysis including preparing monthly reporting decks to the UK leadership team and International Head Quarters (IHQ).
• Take ownership of the monthly forecast cycle, working closely with all the key stakeholders and providing the latest insights.
• Prepare analysis and decks for the monthly review cycles (M meetings).
• Take ownership of Annual Operating Plan (AOP) planning, modelling and drive the reporting and prepare presentations of the plans (SMRD).
• Support medium to longer-term planning process in the business – e.g., 5-year Value Creation Plan or equivalent.
• Work closely with the commercial finance team, Central Finance; and other company functions – Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing- on short and long term projects to improve total performance.
• Experience of COGs review and analysis.
• Supporting with finance automation centred around Power BI.
• Deputise for the FP&A manager when required.

Qualifications:

• Qualified accountant with 5 years of PQE.
• A bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or controlling.
• Must have: Ability to work on own initiative / Proactive.
• Previous FMCG experience.
• Ability to prioritise own workload.
• Analytical mindset and attention to detail.
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, v-lookups, knowledge of databases).
• Good written and oral communication skills – ability to challenge & influence in a commercial environment.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and under pressure.

Additional Information: JDE Peet’s - now part of Keurig Dr Pepper – is the world’s leading pure-play coffee company, with a presence in more than 100 markets. Guided by our ‘Reignite the Amazing’ strategy, we are focused on brand-led growth across three big bets: Peet’s, L’OR, and our 10 strategically selected local icons led by Jacobs.