This is an exciting role working within our Finance department within the EMEAI Consumer Brands Group at Sherwin-Williams. This position is responsible for the inventory optimization, cost control and margin optimisation working closely with Supply Chain and Commercial within EMEAI. This position is ideal for a qualified finance professional with FP&A managerial experience or/and Commercial business partner experience within a global matrix organisation setting, whom can drive continuous improvement, lead and support cross functional projects, and identify and implement opportunities to enhance overall end to end business profitability.
Qualifications
* Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance/International Business
* CIMA / ACCA professional accounting qualification accreditation
* 3 to 5 years of experience working in Accounting/Finance.
* Strong analytic / problem solving skills.
* Strong Microsoft Office skills including Excel functions (VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, INDEX) and Pivot Tables.
* Strong written / oral communication and interpersonal skills.
* Ability to work independently
* Ability to influence across a matrix organization
Preferred:
* Prior Inventory or Cost Accounting experience.
* Strong ad-hoc report building skills (Microstrategy, etc.)
* Previous experience of driving automation, standardization and process improvement
* Previous FMCG experience working across supply chain and commercial
Our off to you...
* Work life balance
* Attractive compensation programme
* Company bonus up to 15% of salary
* Private medical insurance
* Generous company contributed pension
* Salary extras and additional holiday days purchase
* Life insurance
* Share incentive plan
* Career growth in a global, innovative company
* Industry leadership in protective coatings
* Access to Sherwin Academy for continuous learning
* Inclusive wellbeing, mental health, and ID&E programmes
* Supportive environment for women and diversity in the workplace
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Responsibilities
* Identify and/or support inventory optimization initiatives including SKU rationalization and SLOB management opportunities.
* Return On Investment analysis to maximize working capital and profitability.
* Conduct in depth analysis to understand primary causes for changes in standard costs.
* Analyze Purchase Price Variance (PPV) to develop understanding of variances and partner with other functions to identify and execute actions, as necessary.
* Analyze, validate, and prepare financial data and presentations to present to management and their teams.
* Partner with Product Marketing & Sales Teams to create and present new product business cases. Track performance via new product reporting.
* Opportunity to be involved in a number of cross-functional business projects.
* Maintain product attribute data and ensure consistency across all businesses and ERP’s.
* Create and maintain channel, brand, and product reporting.
* Support FP&A Team in budget and forecasting efforts.
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