Senior Commercial Finance Analyst

We are looking for a Senior Commercial Finance Analyst to join our dynamic team. This role offers the opportunity to provide financial control and business partnering to our Ireland and Retail divisions, ensuring management of in-year Net Trade Sales (NTS) and Gross Profit (GP) aligns with business objectives. The ideal candidate will have experience in a similar role, preferably within the retail or FMCG sector, and be working towards a CIMA or equivalent qualification.

Day-to-day responsibilities of the role.

• Provide insightful month-end reporting, including KPIs, FX movements, and financial dashboards.
• Share monthly dashboards on Ireland accounts performance with key insights and commentary.
• Lead coordination of Ireland customer P&Ls and periodic communication to Sales.
• Conduct monthly financial account reviews within Ireland and Retail to identify risks and reserves.
• Offer insight and development of the accounts, drawing insight from data to help account teams understand financial performance.
• Manage the latest estimate and forecast process, understanding sales and margin variances by specific accounts.
• Lead in-year NNP tracking and support modelling of future year NNP targets.
• Attend and contribute to Long Business Planning (LBP) reviews for Ireland and Retail.
• Direct leadership and development of 2 direct reports, ensuring alignment with business and team objectives.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Experience in a Commercial Finance Analyst role.
• Studying towards CIMA or equivalent with a broad knowledge of finance techniques and practices.
• Proficiency in Excel and experience with accounting systems such as SAP, TPM, and Cognos.
• Strong leadership skills with a sense of ownership and proactive sharing of perspectives.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.
• Strategic focus with the ability to work through complexity and forward-looking within the area of responsibility.
• Drive for results with the ability to prioritise work and create plans to meet tight deadlines.
• Openness to change with the ability to generate new ideas and support change initiatives.
• Customer-focused with a commitment to resolving issues and meeting customer needs.

Company Benefits:

• Competitive salary (60 -68K) and attractive bonus structure 
• Pension and life cover.
• Product discounts.
• £100 personal incentive.
• Birthday day off.
• Support for physical and mental wellbeing.
• Hybrid working model with flexibility.
• Based in Feltham with travel to Ireland (c 15% which is at least 3 days month, plus couple of weeks during initial induction - can be broken down)
  

  Job Type: Hybrid (60% in office, 40% WFH)

To apply for this Senior Commercial Finance Analyst role, please submit your CV and cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you are interested in this position to Vinny Basra at the Reed Accountancy & Finance office. 

Please only apply if you can travel to Ireland as this is an essential part of the role.