Core Responsibilities

Business Support & Challenge

• Provision of regular insightful analysis on customer and category performance highlighting key risks or opportunities
• Provide financial support and analysis on commercial opportunities presented by the commercial teams
• Review product performance and opportunities for rationalisation

Information Provision

• Provide relevant information and reporting to support the business needs, ensuring that there is value obtained from the information provided by inspiring others to make use of it
• Support the creation of commercial budgets and forecasts, demonstrating and understanding of the key drivers to inform commercial decision making
• Production of weekly and monthly sales reports
• Provide control and governance with regard to rebates
• Supporting the Finance Director to improve the impact and understanding of financial reporting on business performance
• Providing analysis and delivering insight that links financial reports to business strategies
• Support with the implementation of a BI tool

Leadership

• Act as a positive representative for Finance with business stakeholders
• Act as a role model for other members of the finance team
• Take a proactive approach in supporting staff development and performance
• Work closely and collaboratively with the finance, commercial and supply chain teams
• Facilitate collaboration between team members through sharing information, joint decision making and taking mutual responsibility for the work of the team involved

Other role responsibilities

• Support the Commercial Director with financial information as required
• Support the Finance Director with other ad-hoc duties
• Contribute to ensuring fresh ideas and best practices are being brought to life within finance and the rest of the business to drive service, quality and efficiency

Skills & Experience Required

• Candidates will be a part qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or be qualified by experience
• Comfortable working in the detail with limited support
• Tropos/CODA systems experience desirable but not a must
• BI tool experience desirable
• Be confident using MS excel
• Be a strong communicator at all levels with the confidence to influence decisions and implement process changes
• Action oriented
• Proven track record in relationship building, negotiation, facilitation and conflict resolution
• Strong judgement and problem solving skills