Commercial Finance Analyst

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact

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What will this role achieve?

The Commercial Finance Team sits at the heart of our Commercial Sales and Marketing teams.

The​ ​UK​ ​&​ ​ROI​ ​has​ ​ambitious​ ​plans​ and Revenue Management is a key capability to drive long term sustainable growth. This​ ​role ​​will support leading the Revenue Management transformation agenda, by ensuring clarity and control surrounding Pricing & Trade Investment.

As the Commercial Finance Analyst, you will help to enable the Commercial Finance team to provide clarity and control through the organisation relating to Pricing and Trade investment, to unlock value for pladis as well as enabling RM analytics through systemised consistent, comparable pricing & trade investment architecture.

The Commercial Finance Analyst will be part of a small team of analysts that own internal price lists and controlling price changes. The commercial trade investment balance sheet is owned by the Commercial Finance Team.

The Commercial Finance Analyst will report into the ‘Commercial Finance Manager – Investment’ & work closely with both Sales Operations, Commercial and Finance teams.

What will be your key deliverables?

• Support systemisation of the tracking & capture of Trade Investment
• Maintain & Administer pladis Price Lists & trade investment architecture
• Adherence to Controls around pricing changes, ensuring relevant approvals and records.
• Commercial Balance Sheet analysis for Trade Investment accruals. Independently ensuring robust records for trade spend by deal / activity.
• Be the main contact and lead the commercial side of the yearly External Audit through tracking of tasks, clear communication and providing insight.
• Lead quarterly balance sheet reviews with Sales and Commercial Finance teams to ensure action is tracked and adhered to maintain balance sheet health.
• Work with Commercial Finance Operations to improve accuracy and consistency of data capture and events through the Sales Planner system. Ensuring that data capture enables first class promotional analytics to enable strong performance understanding.
• Support Sales Operations team to drive a structured and consistent approach to invoice deduction management.
• Support the adoption of timely and robust deductions management.

Requirements of the role

Bring your experience.

Essential

• Degree holder
• Intermediate MS Excel, PPT
• Fluent in English
• 0-2 years’ experience in an analytical and business-oriented role within Consumer Goods - probably within a commercial finance team.
• Some experience of pulling together different internal data sources, to form clear insights into financial understanding.
• Ability to develop your own analytical processes to investigate ways of working being flexible to accepting new approaches to drive efficiency and effectiveness.
• Desire to start/continue with professional accounting qualification. CIMA study support provided.

Desirable

• Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, accountancy, physical sciences, engineering or economics.

Our Values

Purpose led – We’re energised and guided by our purpose to bring happiness with every bite

Agile – We’re ever evolving, we never stand still, always improving for our customers and our consumers.

Positive – We’re highly motivated optimistic, courageous, and we inspire each other to be better

Resilient - We’re persistent in the face of setbacks, quick to adapt, learn and move forward

Collaborative – We gain strength from operating as one pladis, winning and succeeding together

Best mix of ingredients

pladis is an equal opportunities employer, like every great recipe we’re a thoughtful mix. A happy and inclusive place to work that’s as diverse as our consumers and the communities we support, live and work in, all around the world. Where every voice is heard, and difference is celebrated. Where fresh perspectives and new ideas help us grow and thrive.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform key job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business.
We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.