Group Consolidation and Reporting Director

Role Overview:

The Group Consolidation and Reporting Director is a key member of the Greenyard Finance Management Team, directly reporting to the CFO. This role collaborates closely with senior corporate finance functions (Group Controlling, Treasury, Tax, and Internal Audit) and regularly interacts with divisional and country finance teams to oversee group consolidation, financial reporting, and accounting practices, as well as risk management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Consolidation & Financial Reporting
• Ensure timely, accurate financial reporting and manage the monthly internal reporting process with the Group Controller, guiding subsidiaries through clear directives.
• Consolidate financial data from over 20 countries and 60 legal entities, using Sigma Conso for accurate monthly group-level consolidations, cash flow statements, and intercompany reconciliations.
• Assess and integrate acquisitions or divestments into the consolidation process.
• Perform financial analysis, monitor compliance with IFRS, and coordinate with external auditors.
  
• Accounting Expertise & Leadership
• Act as an accounting expert and coach to country accounting teams, promoting improvements in accounting practices through initiatives like creating an accounting manual, digitalizing processes, and harmonizing reporting.
• Provide guidance to divisional and country finance leads, fostering professional development within the accounting function.
• Supervise the Group Accountant and their assistant to ensure accuracy in corporate accounting and appropriate allocation of corporate costs.
  
• Risk Management
• Collaborate with divisional Managing Directors to update the ERM framework, refining risk assessment and mitigation efforts semi-annually, and present updates to the Leadership Team.
• Drive best-practice sharing within risk management across divisions.
  
• Budgeting, IFRS Reporting, and Special Projects
• Oversee the preparation of IFRS-compliant consolidated annual and semi-annual reports.
• Organize, process, and consolidate the annual budget alongside the Group Controller.
• Lead and coordinate projects in corporate finance (e.g., refinancing, M&A, carve-outs) and accounting (e.g., accounting manual, digitalization, reporting tools).
• Address ad-hoc financial information requests as needed.
  
  
  

Team Leadership:

This role provides leadership to a Group Reporting Analyst and a Group Accountant, who oversees an Assistant Group Accountant.

Qualifications:

• Experience: 5-10 years in audit (preferably with a Big Four firm), with 2-3 years in consolidation, reporting, financial analysis, or IFRS compliance within an international, matrixed, and ideally listed company.
• Skills: Strong planning and organizational abilities, deadline-oriented, able to work independently, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills to manage diverse stakeholders.
• Cultural Fit: Able to thrive in an entrepreneurial, complex, and hands-on environment that values ownership, dedication, and a proactive mindset.
  
  
  

Career Growth:

Greenyard offers long-term career opportunities to team members who demonstrate commitment, involvement, and a drive for excellence.

About Greenyard

Greenyard is a global market leader of fresh, frozen and prepared fruit & vegetables, flowers and plants. Counting Europe’s leading retailers amongst its customer base, the group provides efficient and sustainable solutions to customers and suppliers through best-in-class products, market-leading innovation, and outstanding service.

General Greenyard Skills & Competencies

• Achieving customer excellence: develops relationships with customers; continually focuses on, understands and responds to customers current and future needs; deals with customer complaints effectively.
• Delivering results & ensuring operational excellence: is able to prioritize tasks and to plan and organize own work; delivers comprehensive results in an accurate, reliable, complete and timely manner; deals with obstacles and looks for solutions; executes tasks accurately and in the most efficient way.
• Working with others: works as an effective and productive member of the team; acknowledges conflict and resolves interpersonal issues; respects other opinions and provides and shares information; uses informal relationships for support and as a resource; operates well within cross-functional disciplines.
• Openness to new ideas & embracing change: demonstrates openness to new ideas; adapts to and supports change; comes up with useful ideas to improve the way we do things.
• Learning & developing yourself: demonstrates awareness about and responsibility for self-development; asks for and learns from feedback; handles pressure and maintains composure in difficult situations; is persistent and resourceful.