Manager - Commercial Finance

This role plays a critical bridge between commercial finance and sales to ensure revenue aspirations of PEP UK are met.

• Responsible for providing collaborative financial and analytical leadership to the Sales team, to build and deliver the annual net revenue, profit and share plans for the accounts.
• Support the account/channel team to build their annual net revenue plans, and develop their annual joint business plans with their customer
• Lead the reporting and explanation of account revenue performance to the Sales team including post deal evaluation, customer & category performance, and lessons for future activity
• Highlight future performance concerns and opportunities and take a lead role in planning commercial activities required to remediate any gaps to target
• Continuously challenge and optimise trade spend for the specified accounts.
• Lead the delivery of net revenue plans with responsibility for reviewing the forecasting of promotions and new products.
• Steward the process for ensuring all prospective account promotional investments are evaluated and approved appropriately
• Oversee period close process and provide understanding and insight into performance, including PY accruals.

• University degree in Economics or Finance
• 7-9 years experience in Finance preferably in Commerical Finance
• Excellent analytical/numerical skills - including strong attention to detail and Excel skills
• Strong presentation and communication skills
• Good commercial judgement and intellectually strong
• Excellent knowledge of core business processes
• Strong prioritisation and time management skills