Senior Analyst - Accounting

Job Description
At Kraft Heinz, we believe our people are at the heart of everything we do. We are looking for an experienced Senior Analyst - Accounting to work within our Finance team. You will work closely with the Commercial & SGA Controller, serving as the finance conduit for shared service functions like GBS Trade Spend, ATR, I2C, Commercial Finance, and FP&A to ensure compliance with group controls and procedures.
About the role
The Senior Analyst - Accounting plays a key part in month-end activities, coordinating commercial closing, trade spend, and adhoc journals within deadlines, and acts as a problem solver and "go-to person" for trade spend and accounting technical questions, communicating effectively with stakeholders and translating accounting topics to non-finance teams.
Key responsibilities

• Management of the General Ledger (GL) through ensuring accuracy and timely financials.
• Management and oversight of trade spend related accounts, including providing support and technical advice to GBS, commercial finance and related teams.
• Ensure accuracy in trade spend related P&L and B/S accounts. Preform structured and ad hoc checks to ensure compliance with accounting standards.
• Providing support within the Commercial function, including preparation of accruals and adhoc journals.
• Work with relevant operational functions in process improvements and streamlining.
• Adhere to all company financial policies and procedures, and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP).
• Completion of month-end processes and production of key internal financial statements including profit & loss, balance sheet and cash flow.
• Liaise with internal and external key stake holders to resolve queries/issues as necessary.
• Periodically assist with independent testing for Sarbanes-Oxley (SOx) certification.
• Assist on the external audit process.

What you bring

• Big 4 or second tier public practice experience.
• Exposure to working in a large corporate or professional accounting environment.
• Has strong attention to detail and demonstrates ability to think logically.
• Ability to effectively communicate with the appropriate levels of management in both oral and written form. Communication style is clear, precise and logical.
• Ability to perform under pressure to ensure that tight deadlines are met; ability to work with other individuals within the organization to obtain information to ensure deadlines are achieved.
• A "Team Player" demonstrating aptitude for collaboration and ability to develop and foster good working relationships with other departments.
• Self-motivated, able to plan and manage own resources to accomplish set tasks.
• Major ERP system exposure such as BPCS/SAP.
• Knowledge of Australian accounting standards and principles.
• Knowledge of US accounting standards and principles.
• Qualified accountant (e.g., CPA, CA or equivalent)

Why Kraft Heinz
This is more than a Finance role - it's an opportunity to shape the future in a critical part of our business. You will join a global organization with ambitious growth plans, where your voice is valued, and your impact will be felt.
If you are looking for a role where you can bring your expertise, perspective and leadership to make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you. Apply Now!
Location(s)
Freshwater
Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.