JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Purpose:
This role supports the financial planning, analysis and reporting of Brand Finance (Marketing & Merchandising) functions for Total Europe (North & South Cluster). The position helps drive the profitable growth of the organization by providing financial stewardship and analytical insights into key financial and operational performance metrics while being a strategic partner to the business and supporting planning and forecasting cycles. This role reports to the FP&A Manager Brand & Ecom Europe and will work closely with members of the finance and accounting teams as well as cross-functional business partners in both clusters.
Critical Results:
* Possess the passion and demonstrated skills for developing relationships, processes, and continuous improvement within Merchandising/Marketing teams to help guide better decisions.
* Provide direct financial budget support as well as management reporting & analysis for North & South clusters marketing spend, including challenging spend and providing advisory support as needed.
* Provide operating expense budget support for Marketing and Merchandising cost centers
* Support FP&A manager with brand pricing reviews from a finance perspective, ensuring the pricing strategy and gross margins tie with financial estimations and expectations. Process between cluster and global finance / merch teams to drive profitable growth
* Work with business partners and accounting to ensure monthly revenue and Opex accruals are in place
* Ensure the results of operations are accurately recorded in the financial statements in accordance with US GAAP
* Support the Annual Financial Plan (AFP), Strategic business plan (SBP), forecasting cycles and monthly financial closes for brand, marketing, product and gross margin. This includes providing planning and forecasting guidance to cluster finance and marketing teams, reporting and analysis support for monthly closes and accrual support for A&P expenses, etc.
* Support ad hoc analyses and finance support for business led task forces
Requirements/Qualifications:
* BS/BA in Finance/Business Administration
* Minimum of 3 years of relevant financial planning experience
* Experience with SAP, Hyperion Essbase and Tableau is a plus
* US GAAP knowledge preferred specifically around accounting for operating and marketing expenses and activities
* Marketing support experience and knowledge of marketing activities is desirable
* Demonstrated ability to manage large amounts of data, including collection, consolidation, analysis, and synthesizing into a cohesive framework
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
We offer a hybrid working model, 2 days office, 3 days flexible/ home office.
Our Office is based in London, 40 Great Marlborough St
LOCATION
London, United Kingdom
FULL TIME/PART TIME
Full time
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