Finance Business Analyst - Portugal

ABOUT YOU

You are a dynamic and strategic finance professional with a passion for driving growth and innovation. With a strong background in finance business partnering, you excel in collaborating with sales teams to develop and execute Joint Business Plans (JBPs), new product development (NPD) initiatives, and long-term strategic plans. Your expertise in forecasting, performance reviews, trade investment management, and promotional effectiveness enables you to support and challenge the sales team to achieve financial targets and foster a growth mindset.

You thrive in a fast-paced environment and are adept at navigating complex challenges to deliver impactful results. Your proactive approach and excellent communication skills make you a trusted partner to the sales team, and you are committed to contributing to the long-term success of the channel and the brands within it.

Reporting to a Senior Finance Business Partner, you are ready to take on this exciting opportunity to shape the future of one of the Iberia Sales Channels.

YOUR ROLE

As a Finance Business Partner, you will play a crucial role in supporting the Head of Portugal, Channel Managers, and their teams to achieve commercial targets through insightful analysis and effective decision-making. You will collaborate closely with the Sales Teams on commercial forecasting and performance reviews, driving more accurate forecasts and supporting the creation and execution of robust commercial plans. This includes identifying risks and opportunities, as well as scenario planning.

Your responsibilities will include ensuring clear and consistent communication of performance and issues to key stakeholders, and aligning the Sales Teams with key performance drivers and commercial targets. You will be an integral part of the multi-functional Channel Sales Team, providing support and challenge to drive performance.

You will embed best practices in trade spend management across the Sales Teams, ensuring effective revenue management and control policies are adhered to for optimal pricing and customer mix. Additionally, you will manage customer discounts (trade funds) efficiently for the best return.

Key commercial plans executed by the Sales Team, such as annual Joint Business Planning (JBP) agreements and promotions, will be supported by your sound financial appraisals. You will also identify training needs within the Sales Teams and work to develop a strong, self-sufficient team.

You will be responsible for the month-end close process, ensuring adherence to policies and controls. Sharing best practices with peers and acting as a role model in the transformation of the finance department will be essential aspects of your role.

WHAT'S THERE FOR YOU

• Analytical Expertise: Utilize your strong analytical skills to provide insightful analysis and support decision-making processes, helping the Head of Portugal, Channel Managers, and their teams achieve commercial targets.
• Collaborative Partnering: Work closely with the Sales Teams on commercial forecasting and performance reviews, driving more accurate forecasts and supporting the creation and execution of robust commercial plans. Your ability to identify risks and opportunities, as well as scenario planning, will be key.
• Effective Communication: Ensure clear and consistent communication of performance and issues to key stakeholders. Align the Sales Teams with key performance drivers and commercial targets, fostering a unified approach to achieving goals.
• Performance Management: Operate as part of the multi-functional Channel Sales Team, providing support and challenge to drive performance. Embed best practices in trade spend management across the Sales Teams.
• Revenue Management: Ensure effective revenue management and control policies are adhered to for optimal pricing and customer mix. Efficiently manage customer discounts (trade funds) for the best return.
• Financial Appraisal: Support key commercial plans executed by the Sales Team with sound financial appraisals, including annual Joint Business Planning (JBP) agreements and promotions.
• Training and Development: Identify training needs within the Sales Teams and work to develop a strong, self-sufficient team. Share best practices with peers and act as a role model in the transformation of the finance department.
• Month-End Close: Take responsibility for the month-end close process, ensuring adherence to policies and controls.

WHAT DO I NEED TO SUCCED ON THE ROLE

• Financial Acumen: Qualified accountant with a proven track record.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Experience in working within and leading cross-functional teams and projects.
• Commercial Business Partnering: Expertise in providing finance support for commercial business partnering, ideally within sales channels and embedded customer hierarchies.
• Trade Funds Management: Strong understanding of trade funds management and the FMCG industry.
• Accounting Standards: Understanding of International Accounting Standards for revenue reporting and treatment.
• Technical Skills: Advanced Microsoft Office skills and knowledge of SAP FI and CO-PA modules will be an advantage.
• Communication: Confident and credible in front of sales teams.
• Assertiveness and Tact: Ability to challenge the Sales Team with a healthy balance of assertiveness and tact.
• Relationship Building: Proven track record of building good working relationships.
• Resilience: High level of resilience under pressure.
• Prioritisation and Decision Making: Proven ability to effectively prioritize and make decisions, ideally during periods of significant business change.

YOUR FUTURE WITH US

If you join us you will step into a fantastic supportive team where we work very hard but where there is always room for fun. We support each other and we want to see each other succeed. There is a wealth of opportunity to learn and grow in a place where you can truly be yourself and where your wellbeing is most important.  

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Our recruitment and selection processes are designed to highlight what Suntory offers as an employer while allowing candidates to share their unique skills and experiences. We understand that career trajectories vary, and if you believe your experience/background can benefit our team, we encourage you to apply. We endeavor to make our interview process as inclusive as possible and offer reasonable accommodations as needed. Together, we can cultivate a workplace where everyone can thrive and propel our mission of Growing for Good.