Finance Analyst, Accounting

Finance Analyst - Record to Report
Function: Finance – Reporting & Accounting (“R&A”)
Edinburgh St Andrew’s Square based – hybrid home & office working

Salary: £35,000 - £42,000 base depending on experience, plus full benefits listed below

Contract: Permanent
You already know that we make great beers and ciders, well we also offer exciting and dynamic careers

If you’re ready to get involved, apply for our permanent Finance Analyst role to join our Reporting and Accounting team in the Finance function

We have an excellent opportunity for a part-qualified accountant to join our Reporting and Accounting team in our head office in Edinburgh. The role involves helping to add value by way of review, challenge, analysis and financial control while acting as a key point of contact for colleagues in our shared service centre in Krakow.

Working within Reporting and Accounting you'll have exposure to and be responsible for elements of period-end close activities and associated external audit, incorporating legal entity management reporting, assessment of financial controls and other associated ad hoc tasks. The role is a unique blend of core financial responsibilities and dedicated involvement in our upcoming Enterprise Resource Planning system change over to ensure the integrity, cleanliness and migration readiness of existing financial data to support a successful transition.

You'll be a key point person and coordination point for the accounting processes performed in the Heineken European shared service centre based in Krakow, and you'll also business partner with other internal teams such as Commercial Finance, Supply Chain Finance, Legal, Process Control and Improvement, Internal Audit and Digital and Technology. This is an exciting period of change across the finance function as it supports Heineken’s ongoing Global Digital Backbone project, and you'll be joining a hard-working team in a fast-paced environment that continually challenges the status quo.

This role is office-based, but we currently operate a hybrid working framework that allows us to benefit from both working in the office and at home. We work a minimum of 3 days in the office, a Tuesday and Thursday are for all, with the third day being selected by the colleague, although you’re more than welcome to come and work from the office on those days too.

An accountant (possibly a new graduate or part qualified accountant (At present this role does not have financial support for professional exams), with experience in both internal and external Financial Reporting. period end close processes and balance sheet reconciliation processes
IFRS or UK GAAP/FRS 101 accounting standards
have advanced Excel skills (VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, large data manipulation).
SAP, Oracle, Business Central etc) or with other sub ledger system
involvement in a prior system migration, implementation, or major upgrade, this would be advantageous and familiarity with data governance and data integrity principles are also beneficial
experience within FMCG or a large organisation would be preferable.

Company funded Private Medical Healthcare
~ Annual Bonus
~ Double matched pension (up to 10%)
~35 days holiday (pro rata)
~ Flexible benefits, including a retail discounts platform
~ A monthly allowance to purchase our delicious ciders and beers (You’ll also get the opportunity to get involved with one of our colleague networks where groups of colleagues from all over the business work together to ensure we’re always working towards being a diverse and inclusive company.

If you need any adjustments made to support your application, for example if you require information in different formats, or if you have any accessibility issues, then we’re more than happy to review our processes – please feel free to get in touch with us at recruitment@heineken.We’re the world’s most international brewer and the name behind a host of brilliant beers and ciders , from Birra Moretti, to Strongbow, to Cruzcampo and many more.

We’re leading the way in low and no alcohol innovation, pioneering new technologies to meet our ambitious environmental goals and investing in our pubs to keep them at the centre of their communities.

You’ll enjoy unique development opportunities, unforgettable experiences and a reward package that goes far beyond the salary you receive.