Location - London West end (hybrid working model)
Salary 50-60k
An exciting growing global company with an innovative product and an amazing people culture has an opening for a Commercial Finance Analyst who will business partner with the digital team.
A day in the life:
• Reports to the Director of FP&A, EMEA
• Owns the end-to-end P&L for EMEA Alternate Channels (Franchise and Strategic Sales), which operate in multiple countries and currencies
• Deliver financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting processes for EMEA Alternate Channels
• Responsible for evolving monthly/quarterly reporting and developing forecasts, understanding variances to plan and managing risks & opportunities
• Delivers the annual budget, incorporating operating and investment plans, with constant review of existing assumptions for all P&L drivers
• Fully owns partnership with Channel partners in EMEA, North America, and the internal and external Franchise partners for regular business updates, planning and forecasting activities in both revenue and expenses
• Regularly reviews, analyses, and summarizes business performance and prepares ongoing management reporting (e.g. KPI reporting, variance reviews, routine & ad hoc analysis)
• Owns the EMEA business capabilities process with business case analysis to assess the viability for new ventures and tracks the performance on investments across EMEA
• Prepares recommendations and offers guidance to Senior Director, Business channels and alternate channels on how best to financially achieve sales planning and profitability targets
Candidate requirements:
• Minimum Bachelor’s degree
• Professional accounting qualification (ACA/CIMA or equivalent)
• Experience in FP&A/Commercial Finance
• Ability to build, analyse and interpret complex financial reports and projections in MS Excel
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiples task in a time sensitive manner
• Strong ability to adhere to deadlines under pressure, proactive, dependable and solution oriented
• Quick learner and adaptable to an ever-changing environment
• Excellent team player and ability to work independently
• Ability to work cross-functionally to provide visibility to key business decisions