Senior Finance Analyst, Customer Investment Planning

Mondelēz International; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading snack company is seeking a Finance Planning Analyst in Uxbridge, UK. The ideal candidate will drive value creation through insightful financial analysis, support cross-functional sales partners, and ensure compliance with internal controls. A degree and professional accounting qualification are required, along with experience in commercial finance, particularly in FMCG. Excellent communication and influencing skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in a regional/local business.
• Experience within a commercial or operational finance environment, preferably within FMCG.
• Strong strategic mindset with excellent analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with the Sales teams based on insight and challenge.
• Champion specific projects and analysis work to support delivery.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and audits.

Skills

Financial planning

Performance management

Data analysis

Communication skills

Influencing skills

Excel proficiency

Education

Degree and fully qualified accountant (CIMA / ACA / ACCA)

Job description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Uniquely Yours.

You will closely partner the UK Sales team, particularly the Customer Investment Planning team, to deliver revenue and profit plan targets through insightful analysis, objective counsel and outstanding decision support. Working as part of the wider Commercial Finance team to continuously improve capabilities and ways of working in one of Mondelez’s biggest regions.

Key Responsibilities

Create Value

• Build strong relationships with the Sales teams based on insight and challenge, ensuring finance are a key part of planning and decision making to drive value.
• Key responsibilities of the role include: supporting (via relevant analysis/modelling/reporting and influencing the agenda) cross-functional Sales partners to define a customer investment roadmap which executes the UK Commercial Strategy, and delivers a value realisation ahead of category, driving fuel for growth - adding a finance and profit lens to analysis and decisions; defining the best analysis / insight tools and identifying enhancements.
• The role will also work closely with the other customer Finance Managers & the analyst team based in Genpact to ensure consistent ways of working. Will play a key role in linking the longer-term customer investment roadmap with the execution in year through our customers which is supported by the Commercial Finance team.
• Champion specific projects and analysis work to support the delivery of short and longer term category value.

Protect Value

• Ensuring compliance with EOC model, key internal controls and audits.
• Coach and develop ourselves and our business partners.
• Build sales/ finance team capabilities and support relevant projects, systems and processes.
• Role model a development mindset through on the job learning, feedback and self development learning.

What you will bring

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

in financial planning and performance management including data collection and structuring, analyzing, planning and reporting company financial performance across all financial KPIs and investment decisions and cost management to achieve financial targets.

BUSINESS ACUMEN

Relevant experience in a regional/local business.

\3>LEADERSHIP SKILLS

including experience with business partnering and communication skills across a large regional or local public company.

GROWTH/DIGITAL MINDSET

and the ability to identify/execute opportunities and leverage technology to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness.

INTEGRITY

and sound judgement in all decisions and interactions aligned with our values and policies and external regulations.

Professional Skills & Competencies

• Educated to degree level and fully qualified accountant (CIMA / ACA / ACCA).
• Experience working within a commercial or operational finance environment, preferably within FMCG.
• Effective influencing and communication skills with senior stakeholders, with an ability to simplify the complex & prioritise the agenda to get results.
• Strong strategic mindset with excellent analytical skills and a logical way of thinking - thinks ahead to anticipate new opportunities.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel.
• Ability to relate to and influence a diverse group of stakeholders - shows courage to disrupt and innovate.
• Proactively drives and embraces change, and feels comfortable with ambiguity.

Dimensions of role

Total UK Sales (all categories); focus on longer term (beyond AC) and bridging to the short term.

The responsibilities of this position are performed within the framework of a regional business model that is defined and managed by Mondelēz Europe GmbH, Switzerland.

Relocation Support Available?

No Relocation support available.

Business Unit Summary

We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!

Excited to grow your career?

We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!

IF YOU REQUIRE SUPPORT TO COMPLETE YOUR APPLICATION OR DURING THE INTERVIEW PROCESS, PLEASE CONTACT THE RECRUITER

Job Type Regular Finance Planning & Performance Management Finance

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.