- Evaluating complex datasets and drawing meaningful conclusions to support business critical decisions
- Constructing accurate and detailed forecasts, with gross margin levels included
- Providing narrative on the P&L, emphasising how matters surrounding indirect spend and gross margins
- Playing a leading role in highlighting opportunities for maximising profit through new product initiatives.
- Providing a clear understanding of the operational stock holding, which includes raw material, packaging and consumables
- Playing a key role in supporting the financial modelling process to ensure it accurately reflects the complex and variable cost base of the business.
- Supporting the directors in an interactive way to continually refine the management reporting process for maximum insight.
- Working closely with stakeholders, holding them accountable for their performance against standards
- Experience within a business partnering and commercial finance role
- Qualified or late-stage part-qualified accountant
- Manufacturing exposure
- Strong communication skills, with good relationship building and stakeholder management abilities
- Excellent commercial acumen
- Good all round IT skills, particularly with Excel