Commercial Accounting Manager recruitment
Specific Areas of Role Accountability:
• Validate, control and account accurately for revenue investment spend each period (annual budget approx £300m)
• Attend profit review meetings providing top-level insight into the key issues driving revenue investment (including long term and promotional discounts and advertising spend)
• Provide insight into commercial costs at Brand and Channel level
• Continuously review and improve processes and reporting in MIP pack
• Provide variance analysis and performance analysis by brand and channel
• Drive improvements in systems and processes to increase the accuracy of the information from the system.
• Liaise closely with the commercial teams towards ensuring adherence to process and accuracy of data, as well understanding of financial information.
• Oversee budgeting and forecasting process for long term discounts and advertising spend
• Oversee production of brand and channel information, including liaising closely with the Business Analysis team
• Support IT projects and provide testing resource in accordance with pre-determined testing plans
• Interact with external auditors on revenue investment issues
• Undertake ad hoc duties projects
Requirements
Qualifications Required:
Degree or equivalent
Qualified Accountant - ACMA/ACCA/ACA and/or MBA
Experience Skills Required:
• Several years in a management accounting finance environment.
• Extensive FMCG experience.
• Man management skills.
• Advanced IT database user.
Location: Hemel Hempstead