COMMERCIAL FINANCE ANALYST
£50,000-£55,000 PA , PLUS AN EXCELLENT BENEFITS PACKAGE
WEST LONDON
PERMANENT FULL TIME HYBRID ROLE
I am currently working with an amazing FMCG company with stunning offices in West London to recruit an experienced Finance Analyst to join their busy Commercial Finance Team. You must be Part Qualified with an FMCG background, along with strong business partnering experience, and be able to take full responsibility for monthly management accounts process. This is an incredible opportunity to develop yourself within a global and established company.
Purpose of Role: To support the financial management, reporting, planning and analysis of specific commercial regional performance.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the monthly management accounting for the region and providing support for the region and Finance Team – A&P, Customer Discount, Overhead, and others, accruals, provisions and releases as required. Liaise with markets, distributors, commercial owners and in-market accountants as required, to ensure accuracy and timeliness of information flows.
- Support the planning, co-ordination and delivery of the processes as detailed within the Finance Calendar to ensure the integrity of the data and report ‘one version of the truth' while adhering to timescales.
- Be a Business Partner to the Commercial Regional team, specifically for the region. Instigate monthly business area reviews with the teams. Use functional expertise to challenge the numbers, generate insights, and consolidate Risks & Ops to Budget / LE.
- Responsible for ensuring the integrity of data in Hyperion, IFS & Power BI, and the data integrity of all outputs of the team. Includes all base data in Hyperion, IFS & Power BI, SKU costs being charged to markets, Transfer Prices, all data in reports produced by the wider team. Ensure systems and process excellence is delivered every time.
- Assist with implementing and embedding the "William Grants Way" operating model and ensure that ODC performance reporting requirements are included in key BBU reporting.
- Provide finance support, ad hoc analysis and meet project requirements to the regional team as required, with a focus on supporting delivery of the Leadership Agenda.
- Review finance and business processes on an ongoing basis. Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and propose / implement these with input / authorisation from the Head of Finance and Head of FP&R as appropriate.
- Support the Head of Finance and deputise periodically as required. Support development of Finance Executive.
- Responsible for specific additional areas such as analysis and monitoring of regional overheads including T&E spend, International Agreements, APCDMI spend and Month End Commentaries.
Skills and Experience:
- Part Qualified – ACCA/ACA/CIMA with relevant experience in an FMCG commercial environment.
- Working knowledge of ERP/Hyperion/Power BI in order to deliver effective management reporting and analysis is desirable.
- Strong financial control and compliance ethic
- Keen eye for detail, data accuracy and integrity
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills at all levels of the organisation
- Ability to meet deadlines and adopt a challenging approach to deliver robust, accurate financial data and information to meet business needs.