Junior Commercial Finance Analyst

Lindt & Sprungli UK; London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A premium chocolate manufacturer is seeking a Junior Commercial Finance Analyst in London. This role involves supporting pricing processes, preparing reports, and assisting finance teams. Ideal candidates will have a finance-related degree and strong communication skills. The position offers a salary between £28,000–£36,000 with comprehensive study support and benefits, fostering a people-focused culture.

Benefits

Full study support

Pension

Life cover

Chocolate allowances

Birthday leave

Qualifications

• Studying towards or interested in accounting qualification.
• Graduate with finance placement year or up to 2 years experience.
• Ambitious and motivated with relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the pricing process and create key reports.
• Manage month-end calendar and analytics submissions.
• Collaborate with team to complete key tasks during absences.

Skills

Strong communication and presentation skills

Excellent planning and organization

Good Excel skills

Finance experience

Education

Finance-related degree

CIMA qualification

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

BI tools

Job description

A Little Bit About Lindt

We are a premium chocolate manufacturer established in 1845 operating in over 86 countries around the world. Guided by our global purpose to enchant the world with chocolate and our UK vision of creating moments to make everyone feel special, we have around 400 team members in the UK across our head office, retail, and field sales divisions. We are a top 20 Great Place to Work and are proud of our people, our values-led culture, and our iconic brands such as LINDOR & GOLD BUNNY.

We’re also proud of being one of the few bean-to-bar chocolate makers in the world, controlling every step of our production process.

How you could help us to enchant the world with chocolate

Are you commercially curious with a passion for finance and a drive to make an impact from day one? Lindt UK is looking for a standout individual to join our Commercial Finance team—where finance meets strategy, and insights shape business decisions.

This role offers deep exposure to our UK business’s commercial activities. You will support monitoring and understanding business performance, providing key reports and insights. The business is divided into Wholesale, Retail, and Ireland, with the role reporting to the Senior Analyst (Retail & Ireland) and supporting all three divisions, focusing on Retail & Ireland.

The role includes a full study support package, joining a company with a strong growth record and a people-focused culture.

Where you’ll be based

This role is based in Feltham, London, with hybrid working (60% in the office, 40% WFH). From late 2025/early 2026, our head office will relocate to Richmond upon Thames.

Pricing

Key Responsibilities

• Support the pricing process, including file creation and key price change setups.
• Prepare and review Net Net Pricing files.
• Review gross profit on pricing and escalate issues to finance analysts.
• Review and communicate pricing claims, working with finance and sales to reduce discrepancies.
• Create reports to monitor pricing accuracy and forecast vs actuals, highlighting issues for finance.

Trade spend activities, promotional and residual funding, and year-end rebates:

• Post monthly trade spend accruals, ensuring accurate setup in SAP and updating reconciliations.
• Ensure rebate terms in SAP reflect latest agreements, process invoices, and update reconciliations.
• Review accruals versus actuals monthly, avoiding under-accruals.

Rebate management process:

• Manage rebate interface issues between Visual Fabric and SAP.
• Resolve rebate interface errors and escalate issues.
• Challenge sales on rebate discrepancies.
• Lead rebate risk meetings, highlighting under-accruals and proposing solutions.
• Prepare seasonal sell-through trackers with finance and sales teams.

Reporting:

• Distribute monthly business performance reports with insights.
• Seek automation and improvements in reporting processes.

Month-end:

• Manage month-end calendar, reports, and support the senior analyst with submissions and BI tables.

Ireland & Retail Senior Analyst/Analyst support:

• Assist the Ireland/Retail finance teams with analysis and reviews.

Account management:

• Lead key account reviews, partnering with sales to ensure accuracy and drive margins.

Finance support coverage:

• Collaborate within the team to ensure key tasks are completed during absences.

Qualifications, knowledge, and experience preferred

• Studying towards or interested in an accounting qualification, CIMA preferred.
• Graduate with a finance-related degree and a placement year, or up to 2 years’ finance experience.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Performance-driven, tenacious, goal-oriented.
• Excellent planning, organization, and attention to detail.
• Ambitious, motivated, and relationship-builder.
• Good Excel skills; experience with SAP S/4HANA, TPM, or BI is a plus.

Financial rewards

The salary range for the Junior Commercial Finance Analyst is £28,000 - £36,000, with full study support and benefits including bonus, pension, life cover, chocolate allowances, discounts, incentives, birthday leave, and more.

Being yourself every day

We promote a safe, inclusive environment where everyone can be themselves, empowered and celebrated, reflected in our policies and DE&I strategy.

Living our values every day

Our values—Passionately Lindt, Always Evolving, Building Real Relationships, Acting Responsibly, Making an Impact—guide our daily actions.

What you can expect from us

We offer an exciting role in a growing organization, supporting your career growth, wellbeing, and development.