Newell Brands Looking for Finance Analyst – eCommerce at London, England, United Kingdom Full Time

Location: London (Hammersmith), UK(hybrid working system)

Reports to: eCommerce Senior Finance Manager, EMEA

Contract type: Permanent, full-time

Job Summary

As a Finance Analyst, you will provide financial analysis support for the eCommerce channel in EMEA, Australia & India. You will work with the Sr. Finance Manager and commercial teams across Newell’s business units and countries to understand and improve channel financial performance.

You will take the lead in the forecasting, accurate reporting, and consolidation for the supported business areas in line with business cycles. Through an understanding of the eCommerce business unit P&Ls drivers, you will also partner with Sales leads to foster understanding of financial metrics. An essential aspect of your role will be building and maintaining partnerships with finance colleagues across business units and regions.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with eCommerce Sr. Finance Manager, Sales & Marketing teams to drive channel financial performance.
• Prepare and review regular reporting and dashboards in line with business cycles, – Weekly sales calls, Month end P&Ls, Regional commercial reviews.
• Co-ordination with finance colleagues across business units for month end P&Ls to ensure accuracy and understanding of variance drivers.
• Provision of insightful commentary developed through an understanding of the commercial dynamics and business unit P&L drivers.
• Managing and improving planning tools for quarterly budgeting and forecasting throughout the year.
• Involved in the preparation of budgets and forecasts for the sales teams, understanding key assumptions and challenges that are embedded in the plans.
• Partner Sales Leads to help them understand the gross margins and profitability of their business areas.
• Provide ad hoc commercial analysis and recommendations to support channel deliverables.
• Develop and drive through improvements to forecasting, reporting and other financial processes to gain better control and visibility of channel performance.
• Coordinate and perform the close process for trade and marketing expenses for the team including preparing month-end journal entries.
• Perform ad hoc reporting, financial analysis, and modelling to support business deliverables.

Minimum Requirements

• 2-4 years of experience in FP&A roles in FMCG or Consumer Packaged Goods industry
• Good command of MS Office with advanced Excel skills.
• Experience building financial dashboards, P&L planning and reporting tools in MS Excel
• Fluent in English (written & spoken)
• Knowledge of MS Power BI or willingness to learn

Preferred

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Business / commercial acumen
• Excellent communication skills, including ability to clearly communicate complex data sets to non-finance colleagues
• Attention to details and quality of outputs
• Excellent organisational skills with ability to prioritize workload in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to challenge and influence in a positive manner
• Accounting qualifications in progress – ACA, ACCA, CIMA – would be an asset

We offer

Newell Brands has a strong footprint in the EMEA region with several thousand employees spread over many corporate offices and manufacturing facilities. A wide portfolio of our brands is strongly represented across the region including Parker, Sistema, Spontex, Crockpot, NUK, Coleman, Yankee Candle and many more.

Join Us And Benefit From

• LinkedIn Learning with 17,000 courses to choose from
• Corporate Citizenship Philosophies – environmentally sustainable and socially sensitive business practices
• Discount for some of our products of brands Parker, DYMO, Sharpie, Contigo and others
• Global Service Anniversary Program – recognition of milestone service anniversaries and birthdays
• Give@Newell – paid time-off for charity activities dedicated for local communities right where you live/work
• Global company with development opportunities, both locally and internationally
• Core Values: Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership, Leadership

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