We are seeking a Finance Analyst to support our financial sales forecast by SKU for RBNA S&OP purposes. The successful candidate will act as a business partner for the sales department, providing analysis and recommendations to senior leadership.

Responsibilities:

Financial Sales & GSV – Forecast & Reporting

• Provide daily financial sales reporting to the organisation, including senior leadership.
• Assist in the monthly S&OP forecasting cycle, aligning with stakeholders from Trade Finance, Trade Sales Planning, and Operations.
• Develop a forecast of total RBNA Financial Sales by SKU, month, and route to market.
• Monitor portfolio performance for potential issues such as stockouts or high inventory counts.
• Forecast Gross Sales Value for all RBNA and ensure data entry during planning cycles.
• Provide weekly GSV updates to trade finance leadership.

Distribution & HQ – Reporting & Analysis

• Provide reporting to the distribution team on DP billbacks and support with ad hoc questions.
• Monitor discrepancies between DP requested billbacks and RBNA's calculated billbacks.
• Provide weekly dispute reporting to Key Account teams.
• Collaborate with operations to ensure submission of New SKU Launch Proposals to HQ.
• Support planning and reporting of travel and entertainment expenses across Sales HQ departments.

Business Partnership

• Act as a contact for business partners, challenging them when necessary.
• Work closely with various contacts, providing suggestions and insights.
• Prepare scenarios and simulations with business partner inputs.
• Support Sales Teams and Channel leads in budget management.

Planning & Forecasting

• Responsible for data entry of total RBNA Revenue.
• Assist in Business Plan/Revised Estimate data collection and data entry.
• Coordinate timings and input needed during the budget process.
• Aggregate individual plans to a total plan.
• Support and challenge T&E budget owners during planning.
• Prepare year-to-go best estimates.

Requirements:

• 2-3 years of experience as a financial analyst.
• Advanced MS Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to work autonomously across multiple functions.
• Experience in converting analysis into insights.
• Understanding of sales drivers and connections between data and sales execution.
• Beverage or CPG experience preferred.

Travel: 0-10% Employment Type: Permanent Benefits: Eligible