Commercial Finance Manager

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At Britvic, we make, market and sell great-tasting soft drinks, offering refreshments to billions of consumers worldwide. We're constantly refreshing and reimagining our business, ensuring it's innovative and evolving while staying true to our vision - to be the most dynamic soft drinks company, creating a better tomorrow. We've been home to iconic brands for over 100 years, and our relevance is anchored in an authentic heritage. Delivering our vision is down to the passion of our people, and we create conditions for everyone to thrive and grow. From our international supply chain and network of partners, we export to over 100 countries, offering opportunities for our people and businesses to grow.

Job Overview

Britvic is seeking a dynamic and compelling Channel Finance Manager to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for delivering financial insights, governance, and value creation for a specific cluster of customers within the Food & Beverages industry. As a key business partner to the Account Directors, you will drive continuous improvement and influence performance through accurate reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and process optimization.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide insightful analysis and provocations to the Account Directors and their teams on customer performance, identifying risks and opportunities to exceed budget commitments.
• Champion an ROI improvement culture by evaluating customer investments, terms proposals, and identifying value creation opportunities through margin, SKU, and spend optimization.
• Simplify processes, systems, and data to improve governance, ensuring adherence to processes, effectiveness in the order-to-cash process, and investment authorization.
• Support the development of the commercial team's financial capability, coaching and mentoring Channel Analysts and others in the wider finance team.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners on capital prioritization, pricing support, and embedding project activities into business as usual.

Requirements

• Strength in analytical reasoning, numerical analysis, and the ability to distill complex financial concepts for non-finance audiences.
• Proficiency in MS Office, Hyperion, BBW, or similar systems.
• A relentless drive and leadership impact to get things done.
• Broad business and commercial awareness with a strategic mindset.
• Ability to engage and influence across various business functions and at senior levels.
• Ability to take the initiative to deliver business solutions and provide thought leadership.
• Background in FMCG (retailer or manufacturer) is preferred.

Qualifications

• CIMA qualified with experience (other financial qualifications will also be considered)
• Degree level qualification preferred