Finance Manager

Finance Manager

The Commercial Finance Team plays a crucial role in both shaping and delivering the strategy. In a highly competitive industry that never stands still, there is always a lot going on and Finance has a key role to play in challenging ways of working and driving transformation. Our main focus is on forecasting and maximising sales, profit, return on investment and cash flow.

Responsibilities:

• Your role has a strong stakeholder management element and you will partner the Category Director, becoming involved in category planning, as well as a variety of analysis to support decision making.
• You will be responsible for providing sound financial appraisals, including projects, tenders, and a number of value-add workstreams that will help your category achieve and exceed targets set by the Business Unit Director.
• Types of ad hoc analysis that will be needed are around the success of promotional strategies; trials; seasonal activity or events; sub-brands; trading intensity; product/buyer profitability; capital investment etc.
• As part of the core Trading Finance team you will support your Head of (HO) Finance and Director, advising on performance but also being responsible for communicating project progress, financial benefits or outcomes pertinent to your area.

Core areas of knowledge, key skills and experience:

• Qualified accountant - CIMA/ACCA/ACA.
• Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills (pivot-tables, lookups, power pivots, macros).
• Ability to communicate effectively with senior stakeholders, both verbally and written.
• Ability to prioritise and respond accurately under pressure.
• Excellent levels of impact and influence.
• Ability to articulate finance for non-finance.
• Excellent forward planning and organisation skills.