Commercial Finance Manager - Traditional Trade

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Uniquely Yours.

You will be manager in a team responsible for the overall financial integrity and performance of a country, category, Supply Chain and Operational Finance. You will support the Senior Manager or Director in data collection to prepare business proposals, verify assumptions, check daily execution and support delivery of overall objectives and ensure the integrity and timeliness of reporting. You may also have a direct report or manage third party providers resources.

How you will contribute

You will:

• Manage and execute aspects of finance planning and performance management process and related financial decisions potentially including Strategic Plan and Annual Contract planning/forecasting, target development, financial performance reporting/analysis, financial modeling and decision support for a focused scope within a region, business unit, country, Supply Chain, Mondelēz International Business Services or Corporate Finance team. You will own data collection and verify data integrity

• Ensure a strong controls and compliance environment in your area of scope and ensure full compliance with our policies

• Help the senior manager and the business prepare critical financial data and insight that enable perspectives for business strategies and decisions

• Lead projects to improve efficiencies and improvements to ways of working and embrace a mindset of continuous improvement

• Contribute to a high-performing Finance team. You will also invest in personal development and the development of Finance peers and drive our Finance talent agenda within the organization, with a focus on local FP&A pipeline

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in:

• TECHNICAL EXPERTISE in financial planning and performance management including data collection and structuring, analyzing, planning and reporting company financial performance across all financial KPIs and investment decisions and cost management to achieve financial targets

• BUSINESS ACUMEN and understanding of our business, consumer packaged goods industry, and local snacking market dynamics. Relevant experience in a regional/local business

• LEADERSHIP SKILLS including experience with business partnering and communication skills across a large regional or local public company

• GROWTH/DIGITAL MINDSET and the ability to identify/execute opportunities and leverage technology to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness

• INTEGRITY and sound judgement in all decisions and interactions aligned with our values and policies and external regulations

More about this role

Key Responsibilities

Financial Analysis

• Monitor, control and report on commercial spend vs Prior Year/Rolling Forecasts. Implement mechanisms and tools to facilitate this.

• Month end closing - volume & net sales.

• Month end closing analysis – performance & forecast management

• Daily monitoring of sales in, sales out rates, inventory holding levels, promo spend and reporting to various stakeholders.

• Support the sales team by challenging the commercial strategy based on financial analysis.

• Provide financial analysis and decision support to the sales team and counsel them on financial matters that impact short to medium term results and strategic decisions.

• Prepare in-depth and insightful analysis of business results, including the identification of opportunities and risks together with recommendations for actions to address these. Submit commentaries and analytics for monthly internal business reviews within BU and with Country/Area sales teams.

Financial Planning and Management

• Understand all micro-processes related to sales, within SAP and BI.

• Control of Gross sales, commercial spend and Net sales in G/L.

• Maintenance of customer and contractual trading terms.

• Manage and maintain the company financials to ensure that targets are achieved, and exceptions are highlighted.

• Monthly reporting of Vol and Net Sales by customer, trend analysis and by customer by month rolling forecasts along with analyses

• Working with the Commercial Finance Lead and Order to cash teams: Control Rebate and discretionary spend.

• Approval of Rebate and ad-hoc payments in conjunction with Commercial teams.

Qualification and Experience

• University degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Science

• Working towards CIMA or CA preferable

• 5 - 7 Years in a similar role within FMCG or Manufacturing Environment

• Should ideally have worked for a multinational company

• Proficient Excel skills

• SAP experience advantageous

• Must be able to process large quantities of data in short spaces of time

• Strong business and interpersonal savvy.

• Process Management.

• Customer Focused and consumer-centric.

Safety, Security, Environment & Compliance

• In addition to the key accountabilities, all employees of Mondelez International are responsible for supporting and actively participating in the sites Safety, Security and Environment Management systems and programs to drive a safe working culture that complies with regulatory and Mondelez International’s standards and delivers zero accidents.

Compliance

• Know the legal and compliance responsibilities of the position; lead ethically and model compliant behavior; maintain an environment where employees are encouraged to speak up without fear of retaliation; ensure employees in area of responsibility understand the compliance responsibilities of their jobs and actively participate in the compliance program.

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Business unit dell'Africa subsahariana di Mondelēz International

La business unit dell'Africa subsahariana di Mondelēz International è composta da tre aree di interesse chiave: i mercati dell'Africa meridionale, dell'Africa occidentale e del resto dell'Africa. La Business Unit ospita circa 1000 produttori e panettieri che si sforzano di offrire ai nostri consumatori solo la migliore qualità e i marchi amati. Mondelēz International nell'Africa subsahariana è orgogliosa di ospitare marchi storici globali tra cui Cadbury Dairy Milk, Oreo, Halls e Bournvita, insieme a gioielli locali come Cadbury LunchBar, Chappies, TomTom e Dentyne. I mercati della Business Unit hanno costantemente ottenuto la certificazione Top Employer ed è stato riconosciuto come Top Employer in Africa.

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type

Contratto a tempo indeterminato

Finance Planning & Performance Management

Finance