Interim Commercial Accountant

Exciting Opportunity: Commercial Accountant (Fixed Term Maternity Cover - 12 months)

About the Role:

As a Commercial Accountant, you'll play a pivotal role in driving business profitability and strategic decision-making. From continually monitoring business performance to enhancing reporting processes, you'll be at the forefront of financial management.

Key Responsibilities:

Commercial Oversight:

• Monitor business, customer, and product profitability, identifying key performance drivers.
• Analyse and control the P&L of respective channels, recommending strategies to improve margins.
• Ensure pricing and rebates are effectively managed to maximise profitability.
• Lead execution of plans/targets, implementing action plans to achieve desired outcomes.
• Challenge business partners on critical decisions, providing fact-based analytics around profitability and P&L.
• Drive behavioural change by highlighting the financial impact of decisions and generating alternative scenarios.
• React quickly to ambiguity, drawing financial conclusions to support decision-making.
• Ensure management attention is focused on identified business priorities.

Reporting Enhancement:

• Utilise advanced tools such as Power Pivot to enhance reporting capabilities.
• Develop dynamic reporting models including monthly Factbooks, weekly sales reports, and forecasting models.
• Conduct variable profit bridge analysis to provide insights into financial performance.
• Serve as an effective primary business partner to the UK Commercial Team.
• Drive fact-based decision-making and challenge assumptions where necessary.
• Continuously improve processes and financial performance to support achievement of KPI's.
• Act as the UK 'expert' on commercial finance processes, controls, reporting, and data.

Purpose of the Job:

• Act as a financial business partner to UK sales directors and key account managers.
• Analyse and interpret financial data, providing timely recommendations to facilitate fact-based decision-making.
• Redesign reporting models to enhance dynamism and usability, leveraging advanced Excel functions.

Knowledge, Experience, and Skills:

• Professionally qualified accountant, preferably CIMA.
• FMCG or food & beverage industry experience.
• Proactive self-starter with excellent analytical and interpersonal skills.
• Advanced Excel proficiency, including Power Pivot.
• Working knowledge of SAP & BW preferred.

Organisational Context:

• Report to the UK Commercial Finance Manager.
• Provide finance business partnering to the UK Sales Team.
• Direct responsibility for Commercial Support for Key Accounts and Field Sales.

Apply today >

If you're ready and possess the skills and experience outlined above, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity.