Brand Finance Manager

Frontpage; Hemel Hempstead; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading beverage company in Hemel Hempstead is seeking a Finance Manager - Brands to support financial performance for core brands. The successful candidate will collaborate with management, deliver analytics on budgets, and identify risks. A qualified accountant with experience in FMCG is preferred. The role offers a hybrid work model with competitive salary and extensive benefits including private medical options, generous holidays, and a company bonus scheme.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Private Medical options

Company bonus scheme

Generous holiday

Access to a range of high street discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) or retail is preferred.
• Confident with numbers and able to explain financial data clearly.
• Proactive attitude with a focus on getting things done.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Brand Director to guide decisions and improve performance.
• Deliver analysis of budgets, forecasts, and prior year comparisons.
• Identify financial risks and opportunities early.

Education

Qualified Accountant

Job description

Job Title : Finance Manager - Brands

Location : Hybrid Hemel Hempstead (working in our head office 2-3 days weekly)

Job Length : Full Time

Competitive Salary with extensive benefits :

• Monthly product allowance alcoholic & non-alcoholic options available
• Private Medical options
• Life Assurance
• Company bonus scheme
• Access to 24 / 7 GP services
• Enhanced pension contribution
• Generous holiday (inc bank holidays)
• Access to a range of high street discounts

Carlsberg Britvic is the largest multi-beverage supplier in the UK and is home to some of the most iconic and popular beers & soft drinks including Carlsberg Danish Pilsner 1664 Poretti and Brooklyn to ale favourites such as Hobgoblin and Wainwright. For soft drinks Carlsberg Britvics brands include J2O Robinsons Tango and London Essence along with the licence rights to the Pepsi portfolio in the UK including Pepsi MAX 7UP Lipton Iced Tea and Rockstar Energy.

With a strong national footprint the Carlsberg Britvic business includes 6 production facilities and 16 logistics depots servicing customers up and down the UK. As these two historical businesses have come together the one common goal remains and that is ensuring our people succeed.

About the role :

As Finance Manager Brands youll play a key role in supporting the financial performance planning and decision-making for some of our core brands 7up Pepsi & Tango. Reporting into the Senior Finance Manager Brands youll help deliver insight drive value and ensure strong financial governance across the brand.

Role Responsibilities :

• Collaborate with the Brand Director and Senior Managers to guide strategic decisions and improve financial performance.
• Deliver clear analysis of budgets forecasts and prior year comparisons to highlight key focus areas.
• Identify financial risks and opportunities early working cross-functionally to address them.
• Support budget cycles and rolling forecasts with robust assumption-driven plans.
• Evaluate and challenge innovation investments to ensure alignment with strategic goals and ROI.
• Drive simplification and clarity in finance processes supporting integration and continuous improvement.
• Build financial capability across brand and finance teams through coaching and knowledge sharing.
• Role model company values and provide ad-hoc support to senior finance leadership when needed
• Support the innovation of products appraising all business cases for value creation brand alignment and performance

Experience and Key Attributes :

• Qualified Accountant
• Experience in fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) or retail is preferred
• Confident with numbers and able to explain financial data clearly and concisely to non-finance teams
• Proactive attitude with a focus on getting things done
• Understands business strategy and how finance supports it with commercial acumen
• Builds strong relationships and can influence others effectively
• Comfortable solving problems in ambiguous situations

Application Process :

We read applications continuously and vacancies may be filled anytime so please apply as early as possible.

This is an exciting time to join our newly formed business with their incredible individual historys innovation of products and some of the UKs most iconic brands Carlsberg Britvic strives to deliver the best service to our customers and consumers. We aim to make a difference bringing together two diverse companies our global reach enables opportunity growth and a chance to work with some fantastic people.