Responsible for driving ROI mindset and profitable growth on .com and market places (Ecom business). Ensure the proper governance/controls over CAPEX/IT Investments and RGI expenses and transparent reporting of performance is available.
Partner with sales & commercial teams to conduct channel & commercial strategies,to improve decision making/ investment strategy, and to drive ROI mindset on Trade investments and cash flow improvements within the business teams.
Key Responsibilities & Expectations
- Understand Ecom channel goals / strategies and provide analyses to help organization to achieve / beat goals
- Support annual target setting across Ecom channel
- Support channel strategy development and decision making
- Conduct profitability analysis of key customers/market places doors with recommendations to improve
- Support Business cases assessment of investment decision making (CAPEX and OPEX)
- Support new market places opening financials evaluation
- Lead the quarterly / annual target setting process for E-com
- Provide multifunctional team and Exco with business insights .com & market places performance. Focus externally.
- Perform variance analysis during the month-end close (Volume, Trade Funds, RGI/BBI for the channel)
- Perform Ad-Hoc reporting and analyses based on business needs
Knowledge & Experience
- Experience in Financial Analysis and Reporting, ideally in Sales or Brand Finance co-piloting roles
- Experience in Financial Forecasting and deviation analyses incl. business interpretation
- Very good understanding of P&L and Balance Sheet under local GAAP and IFRS
- Solid understanding of month-close process and how it impacts P&L and B/S
- Experienced in working in a multi-functional environment, Ecommerce business
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Finance & Accounting
- Strong Excel skills, experience with SAP, Hyperion or Onestream system (or any other reporting/forecasting platform)
Critical Skills
- Excellent financial leadership skills
- Strong commercial acumen
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels of hierarchy with multifunctional partners and with external stakeholders (English skills mandatory)
- High level of mental agility being able to connect the dots
Professional experience
- Strong career progress to date in Accounting, Business or Finance in a multinational organisation, ideally with FMCG grounding
- Previous responsibility of P&L delivery and sales with a strong grasp of the retail landscape (including trade terms and promotions)
- An effective and credible thought partner - commercially minded with a good grasp of key financial drivers and strong contract management skills
- Professional accounting qualification is a plus, but not mandatory.
- Ability to navigate financial and non-financial data gathering and analytics
