Job Purpose

We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join as a Professional in the Record To Report (RTR) team supporting the Germany business unit of CCEP. The Professional will be responsible for transitioning the financial accounting activities to the shared service center in Bulgaria, as well as supporting the RTR continuous improvement agenda.

You will have individual responsibilities related to the period end close. You will support the Manager in driving end-to-end standard and harmonized RTR processes.

You will assist in developing best practice processes and highlights opportunities for process improvement and cross-country harmonization.

You will strive to create a strong business relationship with all internal and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• With the support of the Manager you will help the team achieve its monthly, quarterly and annual accounting and reporting requirements in the fields of:
• Monthly period-end closing activities
• Review and completion of balance sheet reconciliations
• Compliance with company policies and SOX controls
• Communication with internal/external auditors
• Instil a culture of continuous improvement and lead elimination of non-value adding activities
• Leverage technology to simplify and standardise processes

Experience required

• Preferably at least 2 years experience within a multinational company/ Shared Service Center or Big4
• Proven experience in developing and implementing solutions with focus on continuous improvement. 
• Attention to detail, analytical thinking for the evaluation of accounting and business processes.
• Good presentation skills to communicate results to your stakeholders.
• To be successful in this role, you must have strong written and oral communication skills, excellent organisational and time management skills and demonstrate an intermediate to advanced level understanding of financial processes.
• Experience with SAP.
• Project and process management skills are required to successfully manage audits.

Language Capability & expert level

• Fluent in English.
• Fluency in German is an advantage.

Education & Qualifications required

• University Degree or equivalent (Business Administration, Economics, Finance or Accounting)
• Qualification in LEAN Six Sigma is considered an advantage. 
• Completion of or progression towards professional qualifications (e.g. ACCA, CIMA or CPA) is viewed as a significant advantage.

Capability required & Expert level( Capability Framework)

• Analytical Thinking – Foundational
• Relationship Management – Foundational
• Finance Operations and Accounting - Intermediate
• Corporate Finance and Treasury - Intermediate
• Audit and Risk Management – Foundational
• System Literacy – Intermediate