Commercial Finance Analyst

Nestle Operational Services Worldwide SA; York; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé UK&I is seeking a Commercial Finance Analyst in York or Gatwick, focusing on customer financial management. The role requires financial insight, strong communication, and a proactive approach. With a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including a flexible working scheme, this is a great opportunity for finance professionals looking to grow.

Benefits

Healthcare

Pension scheme

25 days holiday and flex leave

Bonus scheme

Personal development programs

Qualifications

• Experience in accounting/finance function, particularly in Commercial Finance.
• Strong track record of establishing credibility with stakeholders.
• Good initiative in identifying issues/risk in customer financial management.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely and accurate financial information to sales teams.
• Lead LTA/CIP reviews for performance improvement.
• Support Sales co-pilots with customer-specific financial analysis.

Skills

Influencing skills

Numerical competencies

Planning competencies

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Partially/fully qualified accountant

Tools

Advanced Excel functionality

SAP experience

Job description

Recruiter Nestle Operational Services Worldwide SA

Position Snapshot

Nestlé UK&I

Commercial Finance Analyst

York or Gatwick

Salary £45,000-£54,000 (depending on experience) + Potential bonus + Pension+ Healthcare +25days holiday with 12 days flex leave

Please not we are currently recruiting 2 positions x1 Perm x1 Secondment -Parental leave.

Championing diversity and inclusion is so important to us; when we embrace different perspectives and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be, we can think in new, creative ways that grow and enhance our business.

At Nestlé we are proud to support and provide equality of opportunity that supports employees to effectively blend their work life and commitments through hybrid and flexible working arrangements, so speak to us to understand what this could look like for you.

Position Summary

Here at Nestlé we have a fantastic opportunity for a focused individual to join the Finance team as a Commercial Finance Analyst to support the Sales Co-Pilots in all aspects of customer financial management. This includes providing insight and analysis using SRM tools, supporting and challenging Sales and CDT teams and driving complianceThe role works directly with sales co-pilots and category sales controllers as their main stakeholders.

A day in the life of a Commercial Financne Analyst

This opportunity will provide timely and accurate financial information to the sales teams, the key responsibilities will include:

• Lead LTA/CIP reviews with the sales co-pilots to ensure improvement in conditionality and pay for performance
• Work with the sales Co-Pilots to enable year on year improvements
• Internal and External profitability using standardised tools.
• Supporting and challenging co-pilots/CBT and the category using SRM tools and by providing customer specific reporting analysis e.g. customer profit reviews.
• Pre and post evaluation of Trade spend using standardised methodologies enabling Sales Co-pilots/CBTS and Category by providing insight to optimise our return on investment and support preparation for quarterly investment reviews.
• Prepare external customer presentation and challenges - supporting Sales co -pilots with customer specific requests on an adhoc e.g top to tops , trade terms customer mergers and acquisitions.

What will make you successful?

As the successful candidate you will be an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual, who has the initiative to provide insight into the overall customer number, to pro-actively identify any issues or risks and work collaboratively with Sales and Commercial Finance. Good communication skills are important to enable financial information to be understood across the team.

A strong team player is essential as well as;

• Partially/fully qualified accountant
• Prior experience in accounting/finance function (Commercial Finance of particular relevance)
• Strong Influencing skills, record of establishing credibility with stakeholders

• Strong numerical and planning competencies with a good attention to detail
• Having excellent systems knowledge including advanced Excel functionality (look-ups & pivot tables) and ideally possessing SAP experience

What you need to know

What can we offer in return? Great benefits you'd expect from a business the size of Nestlé - in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus statutory holidays plus flex leave, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth

The closing date for applications is Monday 28th July 2025.

At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect - for our employees, our customers and our consumers. That's why championing diversity and inclusion is so important to us; when we embrace different perspectives and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be, we can think in new, creative ways that grow and enhance our business. We are committed to equal opportunity for all and we may collect relevant data for monitoring purposes during our candidate registration process. Be yourself, everyone else is taken!

Position Snapshot

Nestlé UK&I

Commercial Finance Analyst

York or Gatwick

Salary £45,000-£54,000 (depending on experience) + Potential bonus + Pension+ Healthcare +25days holiday with 12 days flex leave

Please not we are currently recruiting 2 positions x1 Perm x1 Secondment -Parental leave.

Championing diversity and inclusion is so important to us; when we embrace different perspectives and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be, we can think in new, creative ways that grow and enhance our business.

At Nestlé we are proud to support and provide equality of opportunity that supports employees to effectively blend their work life and commitments through hybrid and flexible working arrangements, so speak to us to understand what this could look like for you.

Position Summary

Here at Nestlé we have a fantastic opportunity for a focused individual to join the Finance team as a Commercial Finance Analyst to support the Sales Co-Pilots in all aspects of customer financial management. This includes providing insight and analysis using SRM tools, supporting and challenging Sales and CDT teams and driving complianceThe role works directly with sales co-pilots and category sales controllers as their main stakeholders.

A day in the life of a Commercial Financne Analyst

This opportunity will provide timely and accurate financial information to the sales teams, the key responsibilities will include:

• Lead LTA/CIP reviews with the sales co-pilots to ensure improvement in conditionality and pay for performance
• Work with the sales Co-Pilots to enable year on year improvements
• Internal and External profitability using standardised tools.
• Supporting and challenging co-pilots/CBT and the category using SRM tools and by providing customer specific reporting analysis e.g. customer profit reviews.
• Pre and post evaluation of Trade spend using standardised methodologies enabling Sales Co-pilots/CBTS and Category by providing insight to optimise our return on investment and support preparation for quarterly investment reviews.
• Prepare external customer presentation and challenges - supporting Sales co -pilots with customer specific requests on an adhoc e.g top to tops , trade terms customer mergers and acquisitions.

What will make you successful?

As the successful candidate you will be an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual, who has the initiative to provide insight into the overall customer number, to pro-actively identify any issues or risks and work collaboratively with Sales and Commercial Finance. Good communication skills are important to enable financial information to be understood across the team.

A strong team player is essential as well as;

• Partially/fully qualified accountant
• Prior experience in accounting/finance function (Commercial Finance of particular relevance)
• Strong Influencing skills, record of establishing credibility with stakeholders

• Strong numerical and planning competencies with a good attention to detail
• Having excellent systems knowledge including advanced Excel functionality (look-ups & pivot tables) and ideally possessing SAP experience

What you need to know

What can we offer in return? Great benefits you'd expect from a business the size of Nestlé - in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus statutory holidays plus flex leave, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth

The closing date for applications is Monday 28th July 2025.

At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect - for our employees, our customers and our consumers. That's why championing diversity and inclusion is so important to us; when we embrace different perspectives and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be, we can think in new, creative ways that grow and enhance our business. We are committed to equal opportunity for all and we may collect relevant data for monitoring purposes during our candidate registration process. Be yourself, everyone else is taken!

• Competitive salary and a broad range of employee benefits
• Competitive salary and a broad range of employee benefits