Senior Commercial Finance Manager

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LOCATION

This role will be based in our London (Soho) office, and we offer a hybrid working pattern of 3 days in the office and 2 days WFH.

JOB ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Business partner teams and team members across the UK & Ireland Business Unit, taking a lead role in partnering a number of UK&I Leadership Team members
• Support the UK&I Heads of Sales for eCommerce & Premium Retail on Trading Activity decisions, commercial planning & P&L management
• Collaborate with Commercial Teams on P&L and Profitability modelling for discussions with third-party retailers
• Manage the UK&I Digital Media Budget alongside the Marketing & Commercial teams to ensure adherence to budgets, correct allocation of spend and Post-Campaign ROI analysis
• Support the Finance & Supply Chain Director across projects within the business
• Responsible for the reporting of the UK & Ireland Business Unit
• Provide accurate and timely financial information, including reporting of performance, to the UK & Ireland Leadership Team to facilitate decision making
• Provide detailed financial analysis to develop insights, identify trends and actionable opportunities
• Liaise with business partners to ensure financial impact of decisions is highlighted and understood
• Drive the delivery of detailed forecasts and plans for the UK & Ireland Business Unit
• Support the development of Financial Plans and forecasts including development of building blocks and associated activities
• Monitor and track the financial progress of operational activities / building blocks. Work closely with the UK & Ireland Leadership Team to develop and implement corrective action where needed to deliver on budgeted commitments
• Ensure regular review of the UK & Ireland Cost centres to ensure spend is in line with the Budget / Forecast
• Deliver operational finance activities for the UK & Ireland Business Unit including
• Complete Month-end accounting activities, such as accruals, prepayment, rebate deductions
• Provide analysis and explanations of performance
• Develop financial acumen across all levels of the business through day-to-day support as well as ad-hoc financial training

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• University degree and/or professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with supporting professional experience
• Minimum of 5 years post qualification experience gained across Commercial Finance, Business Partnering and Management Accounting in addition to a good grounding in Financial Accounting.
• Previous experience gained in an FMCG or retail business is essential in addition to a proven track record of effectively supporting and influencing stakeholders and providing a full 'business partnering service'.

PERSONAL COMPETENCIES

• Extremely strong analytical skills with the ability to present findings in clear and impactful manner
• A self-motivated individual with a positive attitude and a "can do" approach
• Commercial experience and sounds business and finance understanding
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work across multiple stakeholders to gather data, disseminate insights and manage requests
• Self-starter, comfortable with leading tasks from the outset and managing change
• Highly organised multi-tasker who is capable of planning and organising a number of priorities
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure within deadlines, managing own time and utilising initiative
• Ability to understand operational and commercial priorities and respond accordingly
• Keen focus on continuous improvement and innovation
• Previous experience of Data warehouse / ERP systems (MSD, TM1, PowerBI & Tableau experience beneficial)
• Excellent IT Skills including Excel, PowerPoint