Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.
As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don't compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.
To succeed at pladis you need to be
purpose-led
,
resilient
and
positive
to succeed here because we expect pace and
agility
, we insist on
collaboration
and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact
What will this role achieve?
The
Global Finance Reporting Lead
is responsible for areas
Overseeing Godiva's end-to-end financial operations and helping ensure that effective business decisions are made. This includes understanding and reporting on business performance to drive improvements and standardization, evaluating project business cases, and coordinating Godiva's planning and forecasting processes from Net Sales to EBITDA. Leading commercial finance processes for Godiva and Global Brands, including innovation and pricing architecture. This role provides clear visibility into product performance by preparing monthly regional and consolidated reports for the Godiva and Global Commercial Leadership Teams. Managing two Global HQ cost centers, including monitoring monthly spending, reporting financial results,



and initiating the recharge process to regional teams in a fair and transparent manner.
This position reports to the Vice President Finance, Commercial and GODIVA and the role holder will have responsibility for delivering key forecasting, reporting and commercial activities. Our remit covers all Godiva and other pladis regions and we deal with many senior stakeholders.
This role is aimed at developing, coordinating, and ensuring quality reporting and insightful financial and commercial analysis across the business to give us a deep understanding of performance and be able to give insight to help drive the business forward.
What will be your key deliverables?
Manage relationships with Godiva regions and support the regional finance teams on key global activities
Preparation and analysis of business results and communication to the VP Finance, CEO of Godiva and Chief Commercial Officer of pladis
Challenging Godiva regions/operations to drive results
Adhoc analytics for leadership team and preparation of some reports
External insight analysis including competitor analysis
Embed new consolidation system and development of reports, analytical tools and trend analysis (Sales, profitability, cash flow and Capex)
Annual target setting modelling involving internal & external insights
Develop process for key planning cycles eg Budget.
Financial modelling, evaluation & decision support of global activities




Preparing commercial reporting for Godiva and global brands
Tracking performance of NPDs
Monitoring spendings of two HQ cost centers and reporting results, initiating recharging process to regions fairly.
Strategic Projects and lead for financial and business evaluations
Bring your experience.
Essential
FP&A; , Commercial Finance experience
Qualified Accountant with + years PQ experience
Financial Accounting background with strong understanding & proven experience of working capital and cash flow analysis
High end analytical & interrogation skills
Proven leadership skills, with the gravitas to build solid, successful working relationships cross functionally
Track record of providing robust and informative financial analysis, including planning and forecasting
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, to make financial analysis easily understood
Highly conscientious with positive attention to detail, coupled with a broad perspective
Ability to plan optimally and work under own initiative
Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
Financial modelling, scenario evaluation and report development
Desirable
Strong technical accounting skills (CA background)
FMCG experience
Working across global organisations and working with different cultures / languages.
Experience of business change projects
pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.

📌 Global Finance Reporting Lead (New South Wales)
🏢 pladis Global
📍 New South Wales