Commercial Finance Analyst at Lindt and Sprungli

Key Responsibilities (include but are not limited to the following):

• Review the forecast monthly by brand, channel and customer in collaboration with sales leaders, supply chain & planning;
• Support the Finance Manager and Head of Commercial Finance with month end reporting, budget and forecasting processes, and ad-hoc reporting requirements and IT related projects;
• Support the Director of Sales and Key Accounts team via business partnering, analysis, opportunity assessments and quarterly performance reviews;
• Develop and maintain accurate customer and brand contribution statements and evaluate the financial data to provide meaningful insights to management;
• Assimilating financial data into valuable information to create daily, weekly, and monthly reporting of pertinent financial information to all departments and key stakeholders.
• Ensure all pricing and promotions for customers are reflected accurately in SAP;
• Monitor monthly promotional and operating expenses in comparison with Budget and latest estimates;
• Monitor new product launches and sales in comparison with targets;
• Analyze promotional ROI performance and suggest recommendations;
• Partner with the Head of Supply Chain and Senior Planner to assess the effectiveness of current processes and to suggest and implement improvements;
• Assist product managers with the costing for new product development;
• Financial modelling and price simulation analysis.
• Administrator for the business intelligence warehouse (IBM Cognos);
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including sales, marketing, and operations, to understand their financial needs and provide proactive and reactive support to achieve business objectives;
• Provide accurate views on risks and opportunities.

Requirements

Qualifications, Experience & Skills Required:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent. Degrees in Finance, Statistics and Economics considered to be an advantage
• Experience in the area of Accounting/Controlling or internal/external audit with strong wholesale and marketing interest.
• Experience in financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting within a commercial setting.
• Proficient in financial modeling and advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• SAP experience considered to be an advantage.
• Proficient at Microsoft Office – Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• High caliber of professional interpersonal skills, with excellent analytical, conceptual, and communication skills (both oral and written)
• Performance driven, tenacious and goal orientated
• Strong communication, networking & influencing skills
• Innovative problem-solving ability and can facilitate change
• Able to lead cross functional teams both internally and externally
• Proven ability to conduct complex, quantitative, and statistical analyses complimented with qualitative inputs from multiple sources to draw conclusions and make recommendations
• Ability to think outside the box when searching for solutions to problems
• Highly numerate with excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
• Well-organized and able to set priorities and clear targets.
• High degree of flexibility
• Able to grow with the level of responsibilities and with the size and structure of the business