Commercial Finance Analyst
- Employer
- Michael Page Finance
- Location
- England, Hertfordshire, St. Albans
- Salary
- £45000 - £49500 per annum + + £5,460 car allowance, bonus
- Closing date
- Oct 3, 2019
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- Job Role
- Finance Data Analyst
- Sector
- FMCG & CPG
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
A fantastic commercial opportunity has arisen for a FTSE FMCG business located in St. Albans. This Commercial Finance Analyst role will involve business partnering with various internal and external stakeholders as well as financial anaylsis and reporting.
Client Details
Our client are a well-known global FMCG business.
Description
- Provide first class financial support to Discounter & Convenience Channel Directors influencing behaviours and performance through insights & visibility of key drivers.
- Enable channel strategy changes through deep dives and financial modelling. Lead the modelling of channel's 5-year strategy plans
- Drive margin enhancement initiatives (Product/Customer mix, promo efficiency, ad-hoc projects).
- Provide financial support for retailer mergers & other work relating to the current business transformation.
- Actively monitor and control trade spend within relevant customers ensuring appropriate levels of promotional accruals are maintained, trade & pricing claims are promptly resolved & full participation on other cash improvement initiatives.
- Model strategic changes in customer plans and analyse promotional efficiency to improve the growth and profitability of the channel.
- Provide governance across the channel through accrual management, covering overspends and releases, utilising EPOS data and close monitoring of the balance sheet.
- Lead period-end process, providing insight and in depth understanding of underlying performance, key drivers and trends.
- Challenge short-to-medium term customer forecasts and, in close collaboration with Channel Directors, ensure they are both robust and deliverable with clearly assigned actions to deliver the annual performance targets.
- Support & improve all reporting cycles embedding accuracy and data integrity.
- Develop and monitor Customer action plans to realise opportunities and mitigate risks.
Profile
The successful Commercial Finance Analyst will be a qualified accountant with relevant commerical industry experience. They will have a proven track record of progression and will be able to demonstrate their ambitiousness. They will be confident with strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Job Offer
A competitive salary plus £5,460 car allowance and bonus.
Company
Michael Page specialises in the permanent, temporary and interim recruitment of qualified accountants. In fact, our organisation was founded to provide selection and recruitment services for accounting professionals and has been a market leader in this field for more than 35 years.
We have earned the trust of clients in industry and commerce, the banking and financial services markets and the public and not-for-profit sector. We also have an exemplary track record of completing assignments for everyone from small, boutique practices to the Big Four firms.
Many of our consultants have a background in accounting and finance – that’s real, grass roots expertise at your disposal. Combine that with the global reach you get from a company that has over 155 offices in 36 countries and you’re looking at a pretty formidable package. We are confident no other consultancy is better qualified to help you make that crucial, next step in your career.
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