Job Description

This is a key area of our business that has a fundamental impact on our Consumer P&L performance. This role supports sales execution and cost management for the Online channel. This person will need to work collaboratively with the Head of Online. With a growing revenue, you will support delivery of business plans, financial targets and help steer channel strategy to drive future growth. This role will need a commercially focused business partner to support on decision making around commercials.

Key Responsibilities

• You will be the Business Partner for Online; required to build strong relationships with Head of Online including strong financial leadership and governance on channel performance management.
• Ensuring best practice is delivered in the channel. 
• You will support and guide efficiencies, from both an operational and cost perspective, with value-add recommendations to ensure the trading & cost targets are met, constant review of cost base to ensure targets are delivered.
• Attend and support Online meetings, being accountable for bringing advice, insight, support and challenge to the table in order to actively contribute to the shaping of Online strategy. 
• Reviewing business cases and providing financial analysis to ensure all risks and opportunities are fully understood and approved, with follow up via post implementation reviews.
• Understand channel profitability to advise on maximum return from Online, including assumptions to build into business cases
• Using a collaborative approach to build wider business relationships, pro-actively work with stakeholders across finance and sales trading teams to introduce improved processes & policies to focus on delivery of business targets. 
• Monthly reporting to stakeholders including Channel leads and finance.
• Ensure the required SOX controls are in place and maintain an audit trail of any promotional activities to support SOX requirements.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Qualified Accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA).
• A highly motivated self-starter, able to deliver high quality commercial support with minimal guidance.
• Strong track record in building relationships and influencing.
• Highly analytical to support business cases.
• Excellent communication skills to articulate information to various stakeholders.
• Ability to priorities to drive value add & work to tight deadlines.
• Willing to travel between company sites and offsite for meetings, as required.