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Commercial Controller (Finance)

Employer
Page Personnel
Location
England, Essex, Halstead
Salary
£45000 - £52500 per annum
Closing date
Aug 6, 2021

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Job Role
Management Accountant
Sector
FMCG & CPG
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

I am partnering with a healthy food business who are seeking a Commercial Controller to join them for this permanent and full-time position. The role is based in Halstead (CO9) but there is also an office in Greenford, London if candidates are closer to the city. You will join the business at an exciting time having just been acquired by a world leading brand and pays a competitive salary.

Client Details

The client are a fast-growing UK breakfast company that have just been acquired by a world recognised company. We are now being retained to recruit a highly able Commercial Controller (Finance) to join them for this office based and permanent role. You will be a critical thinker and be able to commute to Halstead or Greenford in London for work.

Experience from within FMCG/CPG is advantageous. A background as a analyst or commercial exposure is desirable.

Description

Reporting and Analysis of Financial Statements:

  • Budget, Forecasts and institutional scenarios Process;
  • Analysis of Monthly Actual results vs objectives:
    • Understanding and explaining key deviations;
    • Support/Interact cross functional to have the real figures with the right explanation
    • Interact with Area (Marketing, Sales, Supply chain...) to provide weekly, monthly and YTD reporting of top lines and other commercial KPIs
    • Gap analysis.
  • Analyze COGS/commercial costs/ stock situation.

Commercial Controlling:

  • Price Structure by SKU preparation and management, running periodic analysis to verify estimations vs actual value chain.
  • Control of financial reporting, assuring accuracy and timeliness of financial results.
  • Controlling and tracking costs and investments vs budget and ROI assessments

Category profitability:

  • Set up managerial reporting by category.
  • Channel/Brand / Category Profitability Analysis;
  • Development of business cases for innovations, in collaboration with the brand teams, the local counterparts as well as the Industrial and Trade/Sales
  • communities. Understanding and explaining key deviations and plant performances
  • Help with post-launch evaluations.
  • Provide a key role in accelerating value creation through elevation of the margin agenda, across all levers - price, mix and cost and providing financial acumen and support on key elements of the Fuel for Growth program

Sales Analysis and Forecast:

  • Prepare and consolidate region Monthly Sales Estimate each week (Volume & Gross Sales / Net Sales);
  • Rolling forecast by brand / category / Customer.

Monthly preparation for Management Meetings:

  • Prepare and consolidate Estimate Full Year/Session/Month Net Sales, RON, GAP analysis and Risk and Opportunities and Business performance with cluster analysis on monthly basis.
  • Consolidate & prepare presentations for Top Management.

Area Discretionary costs and A&P Analysis:

  • Budget/Forecasts;
  • Analysis of Monthly Actual results vs objectives.

Profile

The successful candidate will be able to commute to the client offices for full time work and have the access to work remotely once per week. You will also have experience of the duties listed above and be a confident finance professional.

Job Offer

On offer to the successful applicant is a competitive salary and the chance to join a business in a progressive period for the company and an excellent Senior Leadership Team to help aid your personal development within the business.

Company

When it comes to recruiting and placing part qualified (PQ) accountants and transactional finance candidates, Page Personnel gets the job done. We have 200 specialist recruitment consultants who know the finance market inside out and can help you to find the right role or the right candidate for your specific requirements. As part of a network of 21 countries we’re also able to offer global insight and access to international candidates.

We maintain close links with institutions like CIMA and ACCA, so it’s a market we fully understand. Our expertise also extends to areas like credit control, accounts payable and payroll and graduate recruitment. 

 

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