Commercial Finance Analyst - FMCG - Salary guide: £50,000 - £60,000 + excellent company performance bonus. Generous pension and more great benefits...
Great role to support this well-known reputable group within the FMCG sector. With significant growth and acquisition forecast, this is a really positive time to be part of the company.
Supporting the category teams to deliver financial targets through analysis and decision support.
The role will include:
- You will be instrumental in developing monthly financial analysis and overview of business performance, identifying trends, emerging issues and making recommendations on any corrective action.
- Monthly financial analysis of forecasts, identifying gaps to target
- Preparation of Annual Plan and Quarterly forecasts
- Preparation of financial rates to forecast
- Ensure full financial decision support for all innovation projects and market activities – launches, promotions, range monitoring, pricing.
- Monitor cost movements and support with cost recovery strategies, liaising with factories and procurement.
- Working closely with the marketing and category teams ensuring accurate recording spend.
Experience/Skills:
- A background in FMCG is essential
- Ideally part or fully qualified CIMA/ACCA
- Ability to interface with a wide range of people in and outside of finance
- Able to work well with time pressures
- High level of IT including Excel. SAP and BI would be useful.
Location - S/West London - Remote working with 1-2 days on site.