The HQ of a major Food & Beverages institution is seeking an ambitious and accomplished part or newly-qualified Sales Finance Analyst / FBP to join its brand new Commercial Finance team based in Central London. Aside from assisting in setting up the new function, responsibilities include (but are not limited to): Manage budget process in conjunction with commercial team and rest of commercial finance for area of responsibility Management of monthly forecast cycle, understanding of full year forecast and risks and opportunities Month end close activities in collaboration with management accountants and commercial teams to ensure close is accurate and understood Maintenance of appropriate commercial controls over spending and customer/supplier commitments Manage customer profitability versus plan and understanding of deviations Be a key financial partner to the Sales Teams, working closely alongside commercial team, providing explanations of variances vs. budget and LY and promoting insightful discussion on financial performance To provide outstanding business partnering with constructive challenge and support and instil the right behaviours across the commercial team Provide pricing support, working with key stakeholders on financial projects Evaluate customer proposals to ensure all deals are aligned with commercial policy Provide commercial insight, highlighting issues and recommending remedial action Formulation, management and tracking of Direct cost budgets for relevant sales teams Ad Hoc Analysis as requested by business partners Support new system integration To be considered for this hugely visible and progressive job opportunity, you MUST meet the following criteria: Degree educated Part or Newly Qualified CIMA, ACCA or ACA (or equivalent) Previous Sales Finance experience from an FMCG / Wholesale or Retail / Hospitality institution Hugely ambitious and keen to develop further (and quickly) Confident, assertive; able to push back on (even senior) people as/when needed Able to effectively communicate financial data to non-finance stakeholders Professional, presentable and articulate, with impeccable comms Charismatic, outgoing, with energy and flair Someone who relishes a challenge and will go the extra mile to get things done Eager to play a major part in setting up a new function from scratch A "director of the future"