Commercial Accountant (FMCG)

As the Commercial Accountant based from their Uxbridge, Middlesex office you will be responsible forSupport the head of Commercial Finance and Finance leads in: Providing a comprehensive, proactive, and responsive financial service to the UK & Ireland Commercial Team(s). The role must drive focus on revenue growth and margin improvement initiatives with the Commercial Team, by identifying opportunities, challenging the status quo and through insightful analysis of both market and business information. To implement strong decision-support processes, facilitate projects and build strong relationships with all key stakeholders. Maintaining Customer Cost and Value Models.* To take a role in maintaining robust externally facing Customer Cost Models to help support commercial opportunities, as well as minimise cost

inflation pricing risks, predominately on commodity pass through model, utilities inflation, and enhancing carcass balance.

* Ensure a strong understanding of market values and principles, understanding the cost drivers of inter-company meat supply to promote opportunities

that maximise profit.

* Provide key analysis in the forecasting and budgeting processes.

* Provide an independent review service to support the Commercial teams and ensure robust processes, a culture of rigorous financial control and

promoting commercial awareness.

* Review commercial plans with a forensic approach and promote clarity and understanding. Collaboratively interpret the requirements of internal

customers and implement solutions and assisting in the definition of standard sales reporting.

* Enable the Commercial teams to excel as they drive revenue growth and margin improvement, including opportunities made available from

customer tenders.

* Identify opportunities for margin enhancement through insightful analysis and promote understanding of volumes, revenues, product cost and

overhead drivers.

* Assist the sales forecasting and budgeting processes, develop routines that encourage commercial participation to ensure a representative budget

with appropriate narrative, sensitivity analysis and strategic opportunities.

* Review internal Customer Trading Agreements, over-riders and promotional costs. Evaluate promotional plans and monitor actual performance, to

recommend future activities.

* Actively lead reviews of low margin and loss-making products.

* Assist with the review of Commercial overheads and ensure the budgeted target is met by identifying opportunities to save with the Commercial

teams.

* Keep abreast of developing situations and techniques in respect of customers, competitors, suppliers and finance disciplines and accounting

standards.

* Carry out such ad hoc activities that management may require from time to time.

* Commercial margin analysis (Volume/Price/Mix analysis)

* SOX approvals and pricing approvals