As a Commercial Analyst at McCain Foods, you'll manage financial processes and reporting for the Retail division. You'll partner with sales and marketing teams to optimize trade spend and drive performance through data analysis and forecasting.
Professional and results-oriented, with a focus on teamwork and continuous improvement.
**Position Title:** Commercial Analyst **Position Type:** Regular \- Full\-Time **Requisition ID:** 42386 **MAIN JOB PURPOSE:** Owning the financial processing, reporting and planning of the Retail division. The role acts as a business partner to the commercial teams Sales, Marketing and Category, as well as Managing the Trade spend for the company via: * + Trade Spend finance controlling processes, + Driving Trade Spend performance mgmt. processes (e.g. forecasting), and + Continuously optimising information and analytics. **JOB SUMMARY** * Support Commercial decisions around promotions and work around accruals + Collection of budgets/forecasts + Checking actuals vs plan pre and post top downs + Analysis of variances + Tracking of writebacks/top ups + Monthly reconciliation of commitment vs accrual + Tracking and understanding all adhoc advertising budgets * Ensure right level of investments behind channels/categories/activities/customers + Sense check cash up vs known upcoming activities + Volume vs spend FC analysis + Seek opportunities to optimise spend * Partner with KAMs and Trade Analyst to manage performance + Changes in forecast in a standardised way across all accounts \& channels + Support initiatives to close gaps + Intervene where required + Mitigate risks and deliver opportunities * Communicate \& manage results + Updating monthly P\&L review and create variance report by spend bucket + Understand drivers behind gaps vs forecast + Opportunities to increase or pull back investment * Help develop KAM customer investment plans + Margin statements/ Scenario analysis when required + Evaluate the feasibility and return on single promotional activities and full promotional plans on their own (smaller investments) or with support (larger investments) * Analyse and present monthly trade results. * Forecasting done by division by customer and analysis of YTD vs YTG + Continuous communication with KAMS on changes to forecast + Analysis of in\-month spend * Monitoring, analysis, control and forecasting of contractual spend + Ensuring new terms are loaded and checks post loading of new terms + Analysis of impact of trade term changes + Monthly reviews of credit notes + Growth targets vs actuals review – opportunities for savings + Rebate calc quarterly review or as required + Continuous balance sheet clean \- up review + Understand reason behind aged deductions/claims Budget and Forecast Process * + Drive monthly, quarterly and annual forecast + Drive financial planning and budgeting process by developing financial models that allow for accurate P\&L reporting and analytics for the team + Work closely with IBP teams and Commercial teams to financialise forecast so as to always determine how off or on target the cycles are. + Ensure that forecast are accurate, timely and are in line with organization goals + Incorporate identified risks and opportunities into financial plans + Create monthly forecast Volume, revenue and margin analytics (Mix,...
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