Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner the Marketing teams to deliver Financial targets
• Prepares and leads appraisals that compare actual performance to forecasts to enable monitoring of performance; Assists line managers with preparing action plans for identified areas
• Analyse the brand's promotional strategy
• Play a role to drive actions through the business where appropriate
• Develop, apply and report KPIs by which overall Commercial plan success can be judged
• Provide visibility and track performance compared to annual plans
• Stress test Forecast/Plan to offer challenges to the commercial teams

• Analysis of COGS and inflation with a view to working with the Commercial team to close any SGP GAPs

• Drive to enhance financial knowledge within the business
• Support the wider business in developing actionable brand strategies that are account specific
• Drive and influence the bottom up planning cycle via cascading the margin plans
• Develop best practice within the commercial finance team to ensure standardisation and support true business partnering
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional colleagues to ensure data integrity in the various business systems (SAP and Sales Planner)
• Must recognise the importance of an internal control framework (including SOX requirements) and complies with that framework by participating in internal control reviews. Always ensure SOX Compliance

• Assume a strong and positive role on the Commercial Team, supporting the Head of Commercial Finance in creating a cohesive, high-performing team
• Support the wider Commercial Finance team to a model of excellent business partnering. Raise capability and lead by example

• Ability to encourage, motivate, and guide individuals or teams in performing, learning and improving effectiveness
• Up-skill all the teams' financial understanding and acumen

• Identifies and implements ways to do things better, smarter and faster for business performance and profitability
• Defines and implements small scale process simplification projects;
• Oversees and administers processes and systems for own function; Integrates knowledge of systems and processes with internal and external environmental factors
• Shares learning of process improvements with peers in other departments
• Prioritizes opportunities to increase Sales and EBITDA; Works on projects with Sales and Marketing to boost Sales; Identifies opportunities to reduce above EBITDA costs

• Explains the importance of working capital management; Participates in projects to improve operating cash conversion

Requirements:

• University graduate, qualified accountant
• CIMA, ACA or ACCA qualified
• A track record of delivery in commercial finance roles.
• You will be well versed in the demands of a commercial environment.
• Using your commercial acumen and analytical skills, you'll be a strong communicator with a very well-developed set of influencing skills
• Highly numerate and analytical, with good attention to detail
• Able to apply intellect and judgement to influence cross-functional colleagues to act on financial recommendations in commercial decisions
• Able to work collaboratively with peers and deliver through team members
• Organised, strong prioritisation skills and delivery to tight timescales
• Drive for results and high personal resilience
• Self-motivated individual with an analytical mind-set to challenge the business
• Mobility - travel regularly within the UK and adhoc customer meetings

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities