Responsibilities1. Financial Planning & ForecastingSupport the Annual Business Plan (ABP) and Quarterly Forecast (QF) process.
Prepare monthly and quarterly forecasts in collaboration with Commercial and Sales teams.
Coordinate with the Commercial team to gather and validate forecasting inputs.
Identify and communicate key risks and opportunities impacting business performance.
Review and analyse the ANZ P&L, including financial metrics and key business drivers.
2. Financial Reporting & AnalysisPrepare daily and weekly sales reporting for the business.
Analyse monthly financial results against budget, forecast and prior year.
Provide variance analysis and commentary on key movements and business drivers.
Monitor product mix, pricing and cost trends to support profitability and value creation.
Ensure financial and management reporting requirements are delivered accurately and on time.
Provide ad-hoc financial analysis and reporting as required.
3. Commercial Finance & Business PartneringPartner with Sales and Commercial teams to provide financial analysis and recommendations to support business decisions.
Generate insights on customer-level gross margins and account performance.
Support customer channels with financial analysis, forecasting and performance reviews.
Support tenders, contracts and ad-hoc promotional investment submissions with financial analysis.
Work with Commercial teams to understand key drivers of account performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
Support Finance Manager on presentations, business reviews and ad-hoc projects.
4. Trade Spend ManagementOwn the monthly trade spend accrual analysis and reconciliation for ANZ.
Support Sales teams with promotional forecasting, financial analysis and ROI evaluation.
Monitor trade investment and promotional spending to ensure alignment with business plans.
Support eSP and eCondition troubleshooting and maintenance in partnership with the Master Data Analyst.
5. A&P & Overheads ManagementPartner with Marketing on A&P cost management, tracking and analysis.
Support overhead ownership and monitoring.
Administer cost centres and ensure appropriate overhead coding.
Support the business with credit card management and related finance processes.
6. Month-End & ControllershipSupport month-end close activities for the assigned business areas.
Work with the Shared Service Centre on month-end close, balance sheet reviews, tax and statutory reporting.
Support internal and external audit activities.
Ensure financial information is accurate and compliant with company policies and processes.
7. Process ImprovementIdentify opportunities to improve financial reporting, forecasting and business processes.
Support Finance Manager with ad-hoc projects and process improvement initiatives.
Contribute to the development and improvement of existing and new business processes.
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