Commercial Finance Analyst
(Wine Jobs:
Management & Administration)
Full Time
Ian Macleod Distillers Ltd
Broxburn,
Scotland
Ian Macleod Distillers Ltd… ‘An international, entrepreneurial, brand-led, successful and respected, family business’
Our business is thriving and as we expand, we have a requirement to appoint a Commercial Finance Analyst into our existing team. This is a significant role within the business and a stand alone position which spans across commercial sales and finance specialisms. The role is pivotal for us and we are looking for someone who is adaptable to change, proactive and a thought leader in their field of expertise. Proven achievements and successes are a given, and we are looking for a positive individual with inquisitive natural flair. Someone with an analytical mind, specifically a data miner with significant commercial appreciation and understanding would be our perfect fit! This role is part of the driving force behind our future growth and world beating success and is key for the next stage on our business journey. We are expanding fast and a commercial finance analyst who can drive change and add significant value to our evolving sales and brand strategy would be right up our street
Our ideal candidate would...
- have experience in an FMCG and branded environment (even better with experience within the spirits industry)
- be creative and possess diverse presentation skills
- seek clarity from and provide meaningful business insight into, sales and advertising spend data
- be an effective communicator (bringing data and analysis to life in meaningful ways to sales professionals!), with rounded liaison skills
- be comfortable ensuring the integrity of data and reconciliation back to key commercials and financials
Some of the key day to day tasks would include...
- providing commercial decision making support to the sales and brand teams
- preparing and presenting requested business narratives to the sales team
- developing best practice and innovative methodologies to improve the understanding of sales returns versus marketing spends
- developing processes to ensure subsequent reviews of previous projects are undertaken and compared to the initial assumptions
- assisting with the sales and brand budget process
Essential skills and requirements are...
- experienced in a finance department environment and/or commercial sales team
- holding a degree preferably in a quantitative field and/or possessing a professional qualification in accountancy and/or business analysis
- advanced excel skills including pivot-tables and complex data
- some experience of SQL query writing and some familiarity with access database, along with experience with Qlik view.
If the above whets your appetite then we would love to hear from you!
PLEASE NOTE THAT IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED, YOU MUST HAVE SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE WORKING IN A SIMILAR ROLE IDEALLY WITHIN THE SPIRITS INDUSTRY OR ANOTHER FMCG BUSINESS.
How To Apply
https://www.ianmacleod.com/commercial-finance-analyst