Sales Controlling Excellence Manager

Nestlé; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

17 % car allowance

Potential, discretionary annual bonus

Generous pension scheme – up to 12%

12 flexible days on top of 25-day ent.

2 paid volunteering days

Focus on personal development and grow

Flexible working options discussed

Job summary

Nestlé UK & Ireland Finance is seeking a talented Sales Controlling Excellence Manager to lead our Sales Controlling team, driving governance, insights and continuous improvement across Sales, Finance and Category teams.

You’ll lead a team of 10, develop capability, deliver KPIs, and partner with Category Controllers and commercial teams to provide trade spend insights and ensure accurate reporting and strong controls.

Qualifications

• Significant experience within Finance, Accounting or Commercial Finance.
• Previous people leadership and team development experience.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, financial controls and governance.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment across functions.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build credibility across all levels of the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of 10, helping them build capability and achieve KPIs.
• Partner with Category Controllers, Sales Co-Pilots and commercial teams for trade spend insights.
• Oversee key Sales Controlling processes, ensuring timely, accurate and compliant outputs.
• Lead the annual EY audit process with strong controls around trade spend accounting.
• Drive governance and compliance with Nestlé Accounting Standards and trade spend policies.
• Support strategic projects and optimisation programmes to improve performance.

Skills

Leadership

Finance

Governance

Stakeholder management

SAP

Excel

Communication

Education

Finance degree / accounting qualification

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

Business Area: Finance
Location: York or Gatwick
Salary: £65,000 – £70,000 (depending on location& experience).
Some of our other fantastic benefits;

• 17 % car allowance
• Potential, discretionary annual bonus
• Generous pension scheme – up to 12% contribution from Nestle
• 12 flexible days on top of 25-day holiday entitlement
• 2 paid volunteering days
• A focus on personal development and growth

Although this is a full-time opportunity, please speak to us about what flexibility means to you as we are always open to discuss individual’s flexible working needs, don’t let this stop you from applying.

At Nestlé, we believe food has the power to enhance lives. We're looking for a talented and people-focused Sales Controlling Excellence Manager to join our UK & Ireland Finance team.

This is an exciting leadership opportunity for an experienced finance professional to lead our Sales Controlling team, driving excellence in trade spend governance, commercial insight, continuous improvement, and stakeholder partnership across Sales, Finance and Category teams. Reporting to the Head of Sales Finance, you'll play a critical role in ensuring the accuracy of trade spend reporting, developing team capability, and driving process optimisation across the business.

Your Impact

As Sales Controlling Excellence Manager, you'll lead and develop a team of 10, helping them build capability, deliver against KPIs and achieve their development aspirations.

You’ll also:

• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing team, ensuring robust development and succession plans are in place.
• Partner with Category Controllers, Sales Co-Pilots and commercial teams to provide valuable trade spend and promotional insights.
• Oversee key Sales Controlling processes, ensuring timely, accurate and compliant outputs.
• Lead the annual EY audit process, ensuring smooth delivery and strong controls around trade spend accounting.
• Drive governance and compliance with Nestlé Accounting Standards and trade spend policies.
• Support strategic projects and optimisation programmes that improve business performance and efficiency.

Your ingredients to success

We're looking for a collaborative leader who combines financial expertise with excellent stakeholder management and coaching skills.

Essential skills

• Significant experience within Finance, Accounting or Commercial Finance.
• Previous people leadership and team development experience.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, financial controls and governance
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment across functions.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build credibility across all levels of the organisation.

Desirable skills

• Demonstrated success in solving business issues and leading change initiatives.
• FMCG experience, ideally within a complex matrix organisation.
• Experience working within Sales Finance, Order-to-Cash, Accounts Receivable or related commercial finance environments.
• Degree-level education in Business, Finance or Accounting and/or a professional accountancy qualification.
• Strong SAP and Excel skills.

What You Need To Know

Advert posting date: 01/09/2026

Advert closing date: 15/09/2026

We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants.

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