Nomad Foods - Finance Graduate Scheme

Start Date: September 2024

Location: Woking

Who are we?

At Nomad Foods we have an iconic portfolio of market leading brands who have been part of consumer’s meals for generations! These brands include: Birds Eye, Aunt Bessie’s, Goodfella’s, Findus, Iglo and the newly acquired Frikom and Ledo ice cream brands.

Did you know…

• The 2.5 billion fish fingers we produce annually would stretch around the world 5 and a half times
• Last year, the UK removed 193 tons of material from its packaging – this is the equivalent to 16 London double decker buses
• We have the largest fish factory in the world in Bremerhaven
• We have the largest herb field in Europe in Reken
• Finally, only McDonald’s rivals Nomad as the largest fish processor!

What is the scheme?

We are recruiting the next generation of Finance Leaders at Nomad Foods to join our Finance Graduate Scheme.

We are offering a 3-year Graduate scheme designed to develop the future Nomad Foods Finance Leadership Team. The scheme contains 3 x 12-month rotation placements within the finance function in an accelerated learning environment. You will undertake three placements in three of the following:

• Financial Planning and Analysis: providing insight into business performance and delivering the forecasting and management reporting processes.
• Financial Reporting: will involve building a technical understanding of financial accounting and requirements for our investor base.
• Commercial Finance: partnering our Sales and Marketing teams to deliver business performance.
• Supply Chain Finance: partnering with our Supply Chain (Factories and Procurement) to understand how we procure, produce and distribute our products throughout Nomad.
• Internal Audit: ensuring that business systems, policies, processes and procedures are being appropriately operated, and taking action where weaknesses are identified.

It will be challenging, there is no doubt. However, we’re looking for the future leaders of Nomad, and we hope you will be up for the challenge!

What will you gain from the scheme?

Skills development and personal growth is something we are passionate about at Nomad Foods so we will ensure mentoring and continuous feedback is given throughout the scheme.

There will be opportunities to work with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels within the finance function and across the wider business.  Working with business leads you will get the opportunity to support the delivery of our exciting investment in our finance strategic roadmap and deliver key projects that enable our business to grow and succeed.

What can we offer you?

• £30,000 per annum starting salary with 6 monthly reviews
• Professional finance qualification funding & support - CIMA
• Discretionary annual company bonus scheme
• A real job with responsibility from day one
• Opportunity to gain an industry recognised qualification related to the rotation you are in each year
• Continuous learning and development opportunities on the job and with formal training
• A personal mentor and career development programme
• 24/7 access to our mental health app Unmind
• 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme with trained counsellors
• When on a rotation in our Shared Finance or Head Office locations, one free product a day from the freezer filled with items from Nomad Foods portfolio of brands

What are we looking for?

• A 2:1 degree, or higher, in any discipline
• Flexible on location - you'll need to be internationally mobile
• A positive ‘can do’ attitude with a motivation for personal development
• An enthusiastic and driven individual with a desire to learn
• An effective verbal and written communicator
• A strong team player able to quickly build meaningful relationships
• A proactive individual able to use their own initiative