Commercial Finance Manager

Job Introduction

• Partner closely with the business to drive and challenge decision makings to reach commercially sound consensus for maximising company profits and growth. 
• Embed a Business Performance Review culture and through processes that provide quality tracking on all aspects of business performance – including but not limited to financial performance & analysis, channel and trade performance and brand performance. 
• Provide direction and recommendations to drive business performance across the value chain. 
• Manage Customer Discount and A&P investment through solid processes in evaluation and review to ensure transparency and efficiency. 
• Work with the Country Manager to drive predictability in the business, ensuring high accuracy in the volume and overall FYE (Full Year Estimate) 
• Work with external partners to ensure statutory requirements are submitted accurately and in a timely manner 
• Embed and enforce business controls within the business, in line with both internal and external guidelines

Main Responsibility

• Coordinate total company budgeting process including submission to region/global. 
• Develop Business Performance Review agenda/process including monthly reports, depletion and trade stock analysis, LE’s and Budget variance analysis to ensure timely and effective decisions. 
• Coordinate A&P and Customer Discount investment processes to ensure the goal delivery of budgets and commercial plans. 
• Implement and lead the M&E process to drive A&P effectiveness. Leverages learning to support Sales & Marketing functions develop robust Marketing and Commercial plans. 
• Develop processes to drive insightful performance analysis such as customer profitability, trade term and channel investment analysis. 
• Input and support to all pricing (value chain), customer trade terms, and trade promotion decisions. 
• Input and support to all A&P investment decisions. 
• Ensure proper controls and compliance across the business 
• Drive the Risk and Opportunity conversation within the market

What we can offer you

• We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
• Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement.
• Private Healthcare for employees (including dependents) and dental cover.
• Pension provision for local nationals is addressed by the statutory Employees Provident Fund (EPF).
• Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues. 
• Private Life Assurance and Total Permanent Disability cover.
• Product allowance so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands with your family and friends.
• Every employee has the opportunity to claim funding each year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
• Learning resources to help you be your best self.

About William Grant & Sons

A HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS

William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.

We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.

At William Grant & Sons, our vision is to be A home where rare characters thrive. We value all colleagues for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We strive to create an environment where we can all be our best and bring our whole selves to work.

OUR AGILE WORKING PHILOSOPHY

Our agile working philosophy is to “Have your best work day everyday”.
Built on trust, we empower our rare characters to have their best work day every day. Where flexibility and positive working experiences help employees to feel connected and release potential across our teams.
We are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.

INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive. If you have any questions or need some support with your application we’d love to hear from you. So please get in touch with our HR team at recruitment.enquiries@wgrant.com.