Commercial Finance Analyst
- Employer
- Michael Page Finance
- Location
- England, Oxfordshire, Banbury
- Salary
- £38000 - £45000 per annum
- Closing date
- May 24, 2021
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- Job Role
- Financial Planning & Analysis
- Sector
- Manufacturing
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
Analyst and business partner to the Finance, Sales and Marketing organisations focused to manage pricing and analytics to support key business decision making that drives profitable top line growth across all my clients brands.
Client Details
The client are a large international business who are based in Banbury. They are looking for a new Commercial Finance Analyst to come and join their growing and developing team.
Description
Key responsibilites of the Commercial Finance Analyst are as follows:
- Business Partnering with the Sales and Marketing team to provide effective pricing, business planning, and customer execution that supports top line growth across core sales and new channels, categories, and products. Partnering activities with Channel Sales Managers, Account Managers, and Marketing Managers;
- Owns the coordination, consolidation and analysis of the weekly landing report in conjunction with Sales Channel Managers;
- Maintain / Own customer price models, pricing tracker and retro pricing forms.
- Provide profitability analysis, reporting and performance insights for channels, customers, categories and key SKUs; Challenge and support the business to improve profitability through pricing control, mix management, and supply chain effectiveness;
- Complete ad hoc reporting and analysis as required from heads of Finance and Sales & Marketing;
- Support in the design and maintenance of critical financial controls and processes incl. (but not limited to) Pricing, Commercial SOA, Business Finance Approvals across the UK group;
- Support the Customer Service function to ensure timely and accurate processing of customer orders and invoicing; solving issues with pricing and costings as required
- Deputise and support the FP&A Analyst as required
Profile
The successful Commercial Finance Analyst will be:
Qualifications/Experience:
- Pricing experience is essential preferably full value chain product Pricing
- Proven track record in financial reporting and analysis; preferably within a large organisation and with experience in both sales and operations;
- Qualified accountant;
- Some knowledge of Finance, Accounting, Budgeting, Forecasting and Controlling principles;
- Proficient in SAP and Microsoft Excel/Power point; Preferably experienced in Power BI and Microsoft 360;
- Fluent in English.
Behavioural Competencies:
- Self-driven with excellent analytical and systems skills;
- "Hands-on" approach with sound problem solving, communication and organisation (establishing priorities, meeting deadlines, time management) skills;
- Proactive in owning, driving and delivering key actions;
- A team player that is eager to learn, build and ready to go the extra mile;
- Commercial and operational awareness working in a multicultural environment;
- Able to communicate numbers meaningfully with a sales and marketing audience;
- Willingness and available to travel as required;
- Demonstrates and actively promotes company values (Keter DNA)
- Resilient personality, capable of giving and taking challenges to stakeholders
Job Offer
On offer for the successful candidate is a salary of between £38,000 and £45,000 depending on experience.
Company
Michael Page specialises in the permanent, temporary and interim recruitment of qualified accountants. In fact, our organisation was founded to provide selection and recruitment services for accounting professionals and has been a market leader in this field for more than 35 years.
We have earned the trust of clients in industry and commerce, the banking and financial services markets and the public and not-for-profit sector. We also have an exemplary track record of completing assignments for everyone from small, boutique practices to the Big Four firms.
Many of our consultants have a background in accounting and finance – that’s real, grass roots expertise at your disposal. Combine that with the global reach you get from a company that has over 155 offices in 36 countries and you’re looking at a pretty formidable package. We are confident no other consultancy is better qualified to help you make that crucial, next step in your career.
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