Commercial Finance Manager

Our client is a global consumer business who own a number of instantly recognisable brands. As a business, they have gown significantly in the UK & EU and they are currently recruiting for a Trade Finance Manager to support this growth. This position offers a great mix of financial planning, business partnering sales and suppliers and has a strong emphasis on trade and margins.

Reporting into the Head of Commercial Finance, this position will manage 4 Analysts that you will help coach and develop.

Main duties include:

• Partner with sales leadership team to monitor, analyse and interpret pricing, trade terms, post event analysis, customer profitability and provide insight to trading strategies
• Preparation & reporting of period forecast and annual budget process
• Lead Monthly Business Reviews to the leadership teams
• Analysis and solid understanding of Foreign Exchange (FX) drivers and implications
• Management of trade investment across the region
• Lead the trade month end process and ensure trade accuracy and timeliness of results
• Provide insightful analysis on trade spend vs forecast to Sales Director and Customer Directors
• Ensure adherence to trade policy and all trade processes are aligned to Audit requirements
• Lead, develop, and manage the Trade Finance Analysts in accordance with Leadership Expectations
• Provides support to the Global Business Performance Management (BPM) Project, a strategic priority for Finance to globalize data, systems and processes
• Ad hoc commercial projects

The ideal person will be / have:

• Ideally a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or overseas equivalent)
• Experience in a finance business partnering position a consumer related industry, ideally FMCG or retail
• Previous management experience
• Commercial finance or trading experience is ideal
• Financial modelling and scenario planning skills
• Experience analysing KPIs, forecasting and supporting senior management
• Has the ability to influence senior stakeholders across a matrix business
• Someone who can drive change across the business and capitalise on opportunities

This is a great opportunity to join a global matrix business. The company have a great reputation for career development and offering employees opportunities to move internationally in the future.