Job Description
Summary
Salary:
Competitive
Team:
Finance
Location:
United Kingdom - Malmesbury Office
About the Role
This is a key role within the GB&I Finance team, supporting the Indirect Commercial team, which is a critical pillar for the future of the market. The position will play a crucial part in facilitating the strategic revamp of the GB&I market, which will be essential to achieving ambitious commercial and financial goals over the next few years.
You will report to the GB&I Senior Finance manager and serve as the key finance business partner. The role is based in the Malmesbury &/or London offices.
Main Accountabilities
Gross Margin Delivery: Identify drivers of gross margin delivery, providing value-adding insight to optimise plans.
Stakeholder Collaboration: Maintain continuous dialogue and collaboration with commercial stakeholders (Head of Sales and sales team) , guiding them through internal processes.
Risk & Opportunity Alignment: Align key stakeholders to risks and opportunities, where appropriate.
Planning Cycle: Play an active role in the monthly planning cycle, ensuring commercial teams understand and adhere to planning assumptions to build a coherent forward-looking view.
Growth Support: Support strategic growth drivers.
Team Development: Help upskill commercial teams and create full P&L ownership.
Customer Spend Management: Manage customer spend through Vistex and month-end journal postings, ensuring accuracy at the product level, as well as conducting variance analysis of actuals versus plan.
About You
A bias for action, with high levels of resilience and drive, able to see the strategic big picture but also to roll sleeves up and get into the detail and delivery of financial projects.
Energetic, engaging and pacey, with high EQ and the ability to motivate and inspire in a matrixed environment.
Clear communicator; decisive and excellent influencer.
Able to challenge all areas of activity, especially elements that ‘have always been done’ and recommend new approaches to meet financial objectives.
An effective and credible thought partner - commercially minded with a good grasp of key financial drivers and strong contract management skills.
Excellent analytical ability with a great attention to detail
A team player with a positive, ‘will do’ attitude
The ability to operate in a fast moving environment where plans often change on a weekly or even daily basis
Good communication skills with the ability to make Financial information accessible to non-Financial leads
Excellent time management skills, ability to prioritise workload and ability to work to strict deadlines
Desirable Attributes
Indirect Retail Sales business partnering experience
Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or close to being qualified
Previous exposure to senior stakeholder management
Experience with investment appraisal and financial modelling of commercial decisions
Experience with SAP or OneStream
Salary:
Competitive
Team:
Finance
Location:
United Kingdom - Malmesbury Office
About the Role
This is a key role within the GB&I Finance team, supporting the Indirect Commercial team, which is a critical pillar for the future of the market. The position will play a crucial part in facilitating the strategic revamp of the GB&I market, which will be essential to achieving ambitious commercial and financial goals over the next few years.
You will report to the GB&I Senior Finance manager and serve as the key finance business partner. The role is based in the Malmesbury &/or London offices.
Main Accountabilities
Gross Margin Delivery: Identify drivers of gross margin delivery, providing value-adding insight to optimise plans.
Stakeholder Collaboration: Maintain continuous dialogue and collaboration with commercial stakeholders (Head of Sales and sales team) , guiding them through internal processes.
Risk & Opportunity Alignment: Align key stakeholders to risks and opportunities, where appropriate.
Planning Cycle: Play an active role in the monthly planning cycle, ensuring commercial teams understand and adhere to planning assumptions to build a coherent forward-looking view.
Growth Support: Support strategic growth drivers.
Team Development: Help upskill commercial teams and create full P&L ownership.
Customer Spend Management: Manage customer spend through Vistex and month-end journal postings, ensuring accuracy at the product level, as well as conducting variance analysis of actuals versus plan.
About You
A bias for action, with high levels of resilience and drive, able to see the strategic big picture but also to roll sleeves up and get into the detail and delivery of financial projects.
Energetic, engaging and pacey, with high EQ and the ability to motivate and inspire in a matrixed environment.
Clear communicator; decisive and excellent influencer.
Able to challenge all areas of activity, especially elements that ‘have always been done’ and recommend new approaches to meet financial objectives.
An effective and credible thought partner - commercially minded with a good grasp of key financial drivers and strong contract management skills.
Excellent analytical ability with a great attention to detail
A team player with a positive, ‘will do’ attitude
The ability to operate in a fast moving environment where plans often change on a weekly or even daily basis
Good communication skills with the ability to make Financial information accessible to non-Financial leads
Excellent time management skills, ability to prioritise workload and ability to work to strict deadlines
Desirable Attributes
Indirect Retail Sales business partnering experience
Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or close to being qualified
Previous exposure to senior stakeholder management
Experience with investment appraisal and financial modelling of commercial decisions
Experience with SAP or OneStream
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Lead Finance Analyst position is now open for candidates interested in the Accountant Jobs sector. This role in Bristol offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Accountant Jobs is a plus.
