FP&A Accounting Manager

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

The Accounting Manager sits within the FP&A team and has end ‑ to ‑ end accountability for the UK&AImonth ‑ endclose and SG&A accounting, ensuringtimelydelivery,high‑quality outputs, and strong financial discipline across the Finance function.

The role leads the day ‑ to ‑ day operation of themonth ‑ endclose , including oversight and management of the offshore Management Accounting team , setting clear standards, expectations, and timelines to ensure a predictable,well‑controlled close.

The role also carries direct line management responsibility for an FP&A Analyst with specific accountability for Direct Marketing spend,providingday-to-day guidance, objective-setting, and performance oversight for this individual.

Operating as an accounting lead within FP&A, the role is the owner of P&L integrity for SG&A , combining technical accounting judgement with strong process ownership andcross‑functional business partnering. In particular, the role partners closely with HR and IS , providing clear oversight of actual and forecasted spend , ensuring costs are well understood, appropriately controlled, and consistently reflected across accounting outcomes and forward‑looking views.

The focus of the role is on ownership, control, and continuous improvement , ensuring accounting outputs are robust, explainable, and trusted by FP&A, Financial Accounting, and functional leadership.

• Own and coordinate the UK&AImonth ‑
  endclose process , with specific accounting ownership for UK&AI SG&A.
• Lead the day ‑
  to ‑
  day execution of close activities , including management of the offshore Management Accounting team , ensuring clear ownership, sequencing, and deadlines.
• Ensure close activities are:
• Timely and predictable
• Clearly owned with appropriate reviewandsign‑off
• Performed in line with group accounting policies and financial controls
• Act as the primary escalation point for close issues, resolving problems pragmatically and at pace.
• Drive continuous improvement in close efficiency, quality, and discipline.
• Ensure a clean,well‑understood bridge from actuals to forecast and plan.

• Own the end ‑
  to ‑
  end accounting for SG&A , ensuring costs are:
• Complete and accurately recorded
• Correctly classified and allocated
• Consistently reflected across actuals, forecasts, and plans
• Act as the finance lead for SG&A accounting outcomes , partnering particularly closer with HR and IS
• Provide clear visibility and challenge on actual and forecasted spend , ensuring variances are understood, explainable, and actioned where appropriate.
• Act as point of accountability for SG&A month‑end results, including:
• Accruals and prepayments
• Provisions and estimates
• Review of material movements versus prior period and forecast
• Apply accounting judgement consistently, balancing technical accuracy…