Commercial Accountant - FMCG - Surrey

"As a business partner to our commercial functions, you will use your analytical skills and commercial acumen to influence stakeholders in financial and business decision making. You will be responsible for supporting the delivery of our business objectives through the provision and interpretation of key commercial management information"

Client Details

FMCG - Commercial Accountant - Surrey - Well known Brand

Description

Be a core member of cross functional Business Teams, in pursuit of delivering in year targets and seeking out new opportunities for growth

Work collaboratively with commercial and operational teams to develop business cases and model scenarios, such as building innovation P&Ls, exploring new promotional mechanics and evaluating the impact of commodity pricing

Partner with Account Managers in building annual customer joint business plans, exploring opportunities to grow our business and ensuring we deliver against our business strategy

Demonstrate bold curiosity by identifying trends and proactively presenting key findings and recommendations to the commercial teams

Take ownership for providing month-end variance analysis, outlining emerging trends or issues and sharing actionable insights

Take a lead in delivering robust and accurate financial forecasts, identifying risks & opportunities and presenting forecasted outlook to senior stakeholders and wider commercial teams

Partner with commercial stakeholders to review promotional performance, analysing the return on investment and effectiveness of our trade spend investments and challenging sales teams to optimise future promotional plans

Continuously identify opportunities to streamline and improve efficiency of our financial processes and seek ways to add more value

Profile

• Commercial Business Partnering experience in a similar role is a must.
• Qualified Accountant
• Strong interpersonal skills with the proven ability to build and maintain relationships and communicate professionally to all levels and functions of an organization
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Ability to work as part of a team environment
• Advanced Excel skills
• Power BI experience would be an advantage

Job Offer

£45,000 - £55,000 + Benefits