Commercial Finance Analyst

Jdeprofessional; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Office in Maidenhead

Job summary

JDE Peet’s, now part of Keurig Dr Pepper, is seeking a Commercial Finance Analyst to join the UK Commercial Finance team. You will partner with Sales, Finance, Marketing and Supply Chain to drive profitability and support growth across a leading consumer goods portfolio.

You’ll influence commercial decisions with robust financial insight, support forecasts, and help deliver customer strategies and successful product launches in a fast-paced FMCG environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in Commercial Finance, Sales Finance or FP&A roles.
• Experience partnering with Sales teams in FMCG/CPG.
• Strong analytics with data-driven recommendations.
• Confident communicator with stakeholders.
• Advanced Excel and numerical skills.
• Highly organised with planning and prioritisation.
• Ability to challenge constructively and influence decisions.
• Collaborative team player with proactive mindset.
• UK right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Monitor performance against volume, revenue, profit targets.
• Support customer business plans with analysis and reporting.
• Provide commercial reporting including pricing and trade spend.
• Analyze revenue realisation and pricing execution.
• Collaborate with sales to manage trade spend and accruals.
• Review promotional plans for alignment with objectives.
• Support promotion forecasting and profitability analysis.
• Maintain data accuracy across systems.
• Ensure governance and SOX compliance.
• Support internal controls submissions.

Skills

Commercial Finance

Sales Finance

Financial Planning

Analytical skills

Stakeholder communication

Advanced Excel

Organised & prioritised

Challenge & influence decisions

UK right to work

Tools

SAP

XTEL

Job description

Are you a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys partnering with sales teams, analysing performance and turning data into actionable insights?

We're looking for a Commercial Finance Analyst to join our high-performing UK Commercial Finance team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in driving business performance, influencing key commercial decisions, and helping deliver ambitious growth plans across a leading consumer goods portfolio.

Working at the heart of the business, you'll partner closely with Sales, Finance, Marketing and Supply Chain teams, providing the analysis, challenge and financial insight needed to maximise profitability whilst supporting strong customer relationships.

What You'll Be Doing

Commercial Performance & Business Planning

• Monitor and track performance against volume, revenue, profit and rate-per-tonne targets
• Support the delivery of customer business plans through insightful analysis and reporting
• Provide regular commercial reporting including sales, promotional revenue, pricing and trade spend analysis
• Monitor revenue realisation and pricing execution to ensure commercial objectives are achieved
• Collaborate with sales teams to ensure trade spend is accurately managed and accrued
• Review promotional plans to ensure alignment with commercial and brand objectives
• Support promotion forecasting, pricing reviews and promotional profitability analysis
• Manage promotional databases and maintain data accuracy across systems
• Ensure financial governance and compliance processes are adhered to
• Support the management and submission of internal controls and SOX requirements

Business Partnering

• Act as a trusted finance partner to Sales teams, providing challenge, insight and recommendations
• Support decision-making through financial analysis and commercial evaluation
• Review trade spend accruals and investigate variances, claims and adjustments
• Partner with Marketing and Sales to support successful new product launches
• Influence cross-functional teams to deliver volume, revenue and gross profit targets
• Support monthly forecasting, risk and opportunity reviews, and S&OP processes
• Contribute to key business routines including commercial reviews and customer planning cycles
• Work cross-functionally to improve processes, reporting and system effectiveness
• Help drive continuous improvement across commercial finance activities

Qualifications

What We're Looking For

- Previous experience within a Commercial Finance, Sales Finance or Financial Planning role

- Experience partnering with Sales teams within an FMCG / CPG environment

- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and provide meaningful recommendations

- Confident communicator who can build credibility with a range of stakeholders

- Advanced Excel skills and strong numerical capability

- Highly organised with excellent planning and prioritisation skills

- Ability to challenge constructively and influence business decisions

- Collaborative team player with a proactive mindset

- Unrestricted UK right to work

• SAP experience
• Trade accrual or trade promotion management systems
• XTEL knowledge
• Promotional planning experience within FMCG/CPG

Additional Information

Who Will Succeed Here?

You’ll thrive in this role if you’re naturally curious, commercially aware, and enjoy using data to tell a story. You’re comfortable working at pace, building strong relationships, and partnering with stakeholders to influence better business outcomes.

If you’re looking for a role where your insights genuinely shape decisions and drive performance, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today and help turn commercial ambitions into business results.

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JDE Peet’s - now part of Keurig Dr Pepper – is the world’s leading pure-play coffee company, with a presence in more than 100 markets. Guided by our ‘Reignite the Amazing’ strategy, we are focused on brand-led growth across three big bets: Peet’s, L’OR, and our 10 strategically selected local icons led by Jacobs.

Company Description

Hybrid Working: Minimum 3 days per week in the office

We’re more than coffee.

We’re a global business worth over €5 billion, home to brands including Kenco, L'OR, Tassimo, Douwe Egberts and Jacobs, serving millions of consumers worldwide.

Despite our scale, we maintain an entrepreneurial mindset. We move fast, encourage ownership and give people the freedom to bring ideas to life.

Why Join Us?

This is far more than a reporting role.

You’ll become a trusted business partner, helping to shape customer strategies, optimise promotional investments, and ensure commercial decisions deliver sustainable growth and profitability.

You’ll gain exposure to senior stakeholders, work across multiple functions, and play a crucial role in delivering category and customer performance across a dynamic FMCG environment.

This role offers significant exposure across the business and the opportunity to partner with key commercial stakeholders while contributing directly to the delivery of sales and profitability objectives.