Senior Manager Financial Planning Analysis

Senior Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis

Mid-sized LB based global consumer products manufacturer / distributor

$150-190K plus 15% bonus

Two days per week in office

Keys:

• Must have experience in the CONSUMER PRODUCTS industry. Manufacturing and/or food industry preferred.

• Demonstrated experience in Commercial Finance and also FP&A required:

o Commercial Finance:

 Act as a dedicated finance partner to the Sales and Marketing teams,

 Analyze the ROI of trade spend, marketing, and promotional activities.

 Profitability Analysis conducting SKU-level and channel-level profitability analysis.

 Evaluate gross margins, landed costs, and the impact of shipping/logistics on the bottom line.

• Must have strong financial modeling using Excel.

• Must be able to tell the story behind the numbers.

Notes:

• This person will support 4 very strong, highly capable C-suite professionals

• Must be adept at Executive level communication.

• Must be sharp in order to add value to these 4 and to be able to tell the stories behind the numbers, do the analysis themselves, and be both 40K elevation strategic, and also be in the detail with Excel, etc.

• The chance to play a foundational role at a company concentrated on rapid growth where they can take over the market in terms of competitors and market share.

• Reports directly to the CFO

• The opportunity to grow with the company in terms of title and growing the Finance department.

• A collaborative, international team culture where ideas and initiative are valued.

• The opportunity to grow as they scale and shape the future of the industry.

Key Duties:

• Budgeting & Forecasting: Lead the annual budgeting process and manage monthly rolling forecasts. Identify risks and opportunities versus the strategic plan.

• Commercial Finance Partnership: Act as a dedicated finance partner to the Sales and Marketing teams, as well as the CEO. Analyze the ROI of trade spend, marketing, and promotional

• activities.

• Profitability Analysis: Conduct deep-dive SKU-level and channel-level profitability analysis. Evaluate gross margins, landed costs, and the impact of shipping/logistics on the bottom line.

• Cash Flow & Working Capital Modelling: Maintain sophisticated 13-week cash flow forecasts to ensure liquidity for inventory purchasing and expansion initiatives.

• Management & Board Reporting: Develop and maintain executive dashboards, monthly reporting and KPIs, to monitor business performance and synthesize complex data into high-level strategic takeaways for all Stakeholder levels.

• Strategic Support: Provide financial modelling for new product launches (NPD), geographic expansion, and other ad hoc analysis.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, or Accounting; Postgraduate (CPA, MBA, etc. highly desirable but not essential.

• 7 years of experience in finance, with at least 3 years specifically in FP&A within the consumer products or retail sector.

• Mastery of advanced financial modelling (e.g. Excel), proficiency with BI tools (e.g. Power BI) and ERP systems (e.g. NetSuite). Demonstrated experience with driving efficiency with AI tools also an

• advantage.

• Exceptional ability to "tell the story" behind the numbers to non-finance stakeholders, including Executive level