Great things are happening in the Europe and Australia (EUAU) region. Each day, our 2,500 plus colleagues bring their passion to our offices, manufacturing sites, R&D center, and commercial/distributor markets across Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. We are energized by over 150 years of bringing people together with the food they love. With beloved brands Old El Paso, Häagen-Dazs, Nature Valley, Betty Crocker, Fibre One, Latina Fresh and more, we are on a mission to become the undisputed growth leader in food for EUAU. In a world that’s ever-changing, we look to stay ahead and seek people who share our love of food and are hungry to shape the future.
We are seeking a commercially savvy and results-driven Sales Finance Manager to support our UKI Sales and Commercial teams. This is a high-impact role where finance meets strategy, playing a critical part in driving revenue growth, margin improvement, and informed decision-making across multiple customers & channels in the UKI.
What your role is:
Demonstrate exceptional leadership and excellent business partnership skills, driving strategy and performance across the Sales organisation.
Govern Trade spend through insights and analytics, ensuring we achieve the best ROI, whilst continuing to look for efficiencies in one of the company's largest cost buckets.
Partner directly with the Sales Director and Senior Leadership Team to deliver financial targets for the year (Both Sales and Profit), whilst challenging and influencing key decisions.
Partner across the UKI Finance team to execute month-end and forecast processes, ensuring clear analytics and insights which drive differential business outcomes.
Drive a culture of ownership and accountability across the business and finance.
Support strategic decision-making by modelling multiple commercial scenarios (e.g. pricing changes, customer investment proposals, terms renegotiations).
Partner closely with Sales to prepare financially sound proposals for Joint Business Plans
Lead, mentor, and develop a team of two analysts, ensuring high-quality output and professional growth.
What you will bring to the team:
A results-oriented Finance Leader who partners with our commercial teams, providing insightful financial guidance and confidently challenging stakeholders to drive optimal decisions. You will possess a strong understanding of the FMCG sales environment and a proven ability to leverage financial data to impact business outcomes.
You will also have a track record of developing high-performing finance teams, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. Proficiency with ERP systems like SAP and reporting tools such as Business Objects and GFP is essential. If you're a strategic thinker with a passion for driving business success through financial expertise, we encourage you to apply.
What you get from us:
Work with Heart - offers us flexibility thatalsorequires partnership to ensure we regularly come together in person for those moments that help drive our business forward.Our hybrid work policy means an average of 2 days per week in the office, with the opportunity to finish at 15:00 on Fridays.
Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive, for this we offer a free Headspace account for you and up to 5 friends or family members, ongoing activities, Employee Assistance Program and more.
Bonus-Our people are at the heart of what makes General Mills great, sowhen goals are reached, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.
Health & Dental Insurances– All colleagues get the opportunity to join our insurances from day one.
Family & Carers Leave- Every family is unique. Our approach allows every familyto have the opportunity to spend quality time off to support them from the point of birth or adoption to care,with enhanced covers.
Enjoy other perks like enhanced pension contributions, subsidised canteen, access to both peer-to-peer recognition and discount platforms, 2 extra days for volunteering work, and more...
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