Job Description

• Business partnering the commercial leadership team and their reports you will manage and execute aspects of finance planning and performance management process and related financial decisions including the Strategic Plan and Annual Contract planning/forecasting, target development, financial performance reporting/analysis, financial modelling and decision support for £26m Gross Sales, £2.1m Trade Spend, £2m Marketing Spend and £1.1m Overheads. Produce accurate forecasting at brand and customer level and provide analysis on any variances. You will own data collection and verify data integrity
• Manage the financial control of the commercial finance area including posting accruals and pre-payments for monthly reporting. This includes revenue recognition and management of a £2.1m trade spend accrual. Ensure a strong controls and compliance environment in your area of scope and ensure full compliance with our policies
• Be involved in the demand review process through forecast surgeries meetings, running the reports and preparing the financial presentation materials at a channel and product segment level. Ensure an effective dialogue at Consensus and NR meetings through insightful reporting and summarisation of overall business position versus targets
• Regularly review and report on Customer and Product profitability. Conduct analysis on IRI data and customer EPOS data to identify trends, issues, what works and what doesn’t & why and propose action plans where necessary.
• Evaluate and challenge promotional activity to deliver profitable growth. Approve promotional spend up to £5k. Pre-approve account plans & JBPs. Post evaluate promotions ran to inform better business decisions.
• Prepare critical financial data and insight that enable perspectives for business strategies and decisions
• Deliver insightful commentary and analysis on actual sales performance at month end. Provide EVA analysis and commentary to senior business leaders.
• Financially model any future NPD. Track and report its progress after launch. Regularly evaluate its success.
• Be a super user of the reporting element of the forecasting system (Forecast Pro), using this to generate reports and analyse demand. Help to ensure system data integrity
• Attend and input into commercial leadership team (CLT) meetings
• Lead projects to improve efficiencies and improvements to ways of working and embrace a mindset of continuous improvement