Company Description

For more than 265 years, JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS (JDE) is inspired by its belief that it’s amazing what can happen over a cup of coffee or tea. We are fuelled by our purpose of creating coffee to make amazing moments happen, to become the most chosen coffee in the UK.  Today, our coffee & tea portfolio is available in more than 100 developed and emerging markets, through a portfolio of over 50 brands that collectively cover the entire category landscape led by leading household names such as L’OR, Jacobs, Senseo, Tassimo, Douwe Egberts, Old Town, Super, Pickwick and Moccona. 

JDE is part of JDE Peet’s, the world’s largest pure-play coffee and tea company, headquartered in The Netherlands.

What’s it like to work at JDE?

We are proud of our passionate, driven associates that challenge the status quo and pursue mastery in everything they do. Our goal is simple and ambitious – JDE: A coffee & tea for every cup.

It’s amazing what can happen over a cup of coffee! Providing both a functional and emotional benefit, coffee plays an important role in the lives of consumers with more cups of coffee consumed each year than tea, this a truly fascinating category to work in.

What better place to build your career, than the world's leading pure-play coffee and tea company, serving approximately 4,200 cups of coffee or tea per second.

Job Description

As Commercial Finance Manager UK you will lead the commercial finance team and collaborate closely with the Sales function to deliver the revenue and GP strategy for the UK business covering a 0-3 year horizon

You will be responsible for ensuring effective management of the business from a Commercial financial and controlling perspective, based on the company’s overall business strategy. You will lead a team of 6 to help ensure that business decisions are grounded in sound financial analysis and will support strategic decision-making and commercial activity which adds value.
In this role, you will lead the deployment of RGM strategy to manage volume, Pricing and PNOC through management of promotions and pricing within customers, whilst driving the month-end closing process with the Finance team to ensure Revenue and GP reporting is timely, accurate and complete.

You will report to the Finance Director UK&I, and provide support, guidance and meaningful insight to the leadership team and business partner the Sales Director and Account Controllers on commercial finance matters, enabling them to make informed decisions and deliver ongoing strong business growth. To achieve this, you will also work cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, and broader finance functions to deliver against business objectives.
As head of the Revenue planning and commercial finance team (6 Associates) you will play a pivotal internal role in overseeing, leading, and shaping the commercial results of the JDE UK Business

The key responsibilities of the Commercial finance lead are:

• Delivery of approx. £370m Sales plan; GP; GP% targets.
• Deliver analysis and reporting that drives business decisions.
• Shape the development and execution of net revenue realisation through customer pricing and Trade Terms.
• Ensure a high level of control compliance across Revenue, Trade Spend and Pricing
• Oversee the planning, communication and tracking of the business plan and LE’s with a high level of forecast accuracy – covering Vol to GP
• Approve promotional activity within agreed authorisation levels to deliver sales KPIs for the category whilst delivering Customers’ business objectives.

Qualifications

Education & Experience
Qualified accountant / Degree in Finance

• 10 years of FMCG/Commercial/Operations Finance experience
• Ability to build strong rapport with senior stakeholders and influence decision-making.
• A passion for numbers and data
• Genuine enjoyment in building financial control systems that maximise profitability.
• Advanced Excel skills.
   

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