Job Description
Musgrave is one of Europe’s most successful family-owned businesses with a 140-year heritage in food and brand innovation, supporting communities across the island of Ireland and Spain.Every day we feed one in three people in Ireland through 15 market leading food and beverage brands that include SuperValu, Centra, Frank and Honest and Musgrave Market Place.We support thousands of retail and foodservice family businesses who live and work in the heart of the communities they serve.We are committed to becoming the most trusted and sustainable business in Ireland and we are making changes across the company to make sure that happens. We want to make a positive impact on the world and we will support our suppliers and customers to make a difference too.Our people are the heart of our business. As our greatest asset, they make Musgrave a great place to work and in return we aim to be the very best place to work, grow and thrive.Musgrave Business Services Retail (MBS R) is a center of excellence supplying the transactional finance function of Musgrave Company Owned & Operated stores across the island of Ireland. MBS Retail provides these services to 4 Business Units, with 11 separate legal entities, approximately 96 stores, covering 3 Musgrave brands - SuperValu, Centra and Donnybrook Fair. The team also supports the AP function for La Rousse Foods.The team is led by 2 Managers – a Finance Manager and a Systems Manager. This role opportunity is for the Systems Manager, responsible for ensuring the finance systems & processes supporting the team are optimised and developed. In particular, the role will support our continued development of our AP automation tool ‘Basware’ including new implementations.Key responsibilities will include but not be limited to:Own and deliver the Optimisation agenda and plan for MBS Retail.Lead the MBS Retail Systems team to deliver a stable and scalable back-office finance function, aligning systems & best practice ways of working across the estate.Manage, support and develop a team of colleagues to ensure reporting and analytics leads to continuous improvement and that Masterdata is effective.Lead the MBS Retail Acquisitions AP team, support the planning and implementation of Basware roll out.Engage our key stakeholders to understand business requirements, ensuring our processes are fit for purpose.Develop & deliver KPI reporting for divisions in line with agreed SLA.Responsibility for smooth integration of newly acquired stores onto MBS Retail systems.Form strong working relationships with various stakeholders in all areas of the CoCo business.Responsibility for the Microsoft Business Central system, working with FST and external support partner to ensure the system is maintained and optimised, including upgrades in line with plans.Jointly responsible for management of talent planning, people development and succession planning for the MBS Retail team.Jointly responsible for driving strong colleague engagement scores and team well-being.Embed a culture of continuous improvement within MBS Retail & deliver efficiencies from CI / Optimisation. Identify and roll out new technologies, act as a champion of digital finance and embrace the drive towards automation within MBS Retail.Lead and embed optimisation projects and change management.The successful candidate will be/have:Qualified Accountant with 5+ years PQE experience.Proven track record of delivering high quality results.Ability to drive change in the work environment.End to end project management experience is desirable.Strong people leadership skills and ability to develop people.Strong focus on stakeholder management and internal business partnering.Strong focus on controls, governance and risk mitigation management.Highly organised, structured and performance driven.Excellent interpersonal, communication and management skills with the ability to interact and influence effectively at all levels across the business and to get things done.Experience owning and managing a department budget.End to end knowledge of ERP systems - MS Dynamics 365 Business Central experience is desirable.This is an 18-month contract.Musgrave is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from diverse candidates. If we can make any accommodations to enable you to be the best version of yourself during the interview, please let us know.Musgrave operates a Work Smart hybrid working model where you can alternate your time between connecting and collaborating in the business and working remotely. Occasional business travel to other locations will also be required. #J-18808-Ljbffr