Senior Sales Finance Analyst - Retail

Kraft Heinz Company; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A top consumer goods company is seeking a Senior Sales Finance Analyst in London to drive performance management and forecasting in the Wholesale and Convenience channels. The ideal candidate will possess over 4 years of experience in strategic finance roles, strong knowledge of RGM strategies, and advanced skills in Excel and Tableau/Power BI. This role offers a collaborative work environment, flexible working opportunities, and competitive benefits, including family-friendly leave policies and employee discounts on products.

Benefits

Career development pathways

Merit-based pay

Collaborative office culture

Flexible working

Market-leading parental leave benefits

Employee discount on Heinz products

Qualifications

• 4+ years in strategic and commercial finance roles.
• Expertise in RGM strategy for consumer goods companies.
• Proficient in Excel and Tableau/Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Own the annual budget and deliver insightful performance metrics.
• Lead financial modeling and validate business cases for JBPs.
• Enhance forecasting methodology and core KPIs.

Skills

RGM strategy

Commercial P&L knowledge

Excel

Tableau/Power BI

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Job Description

We have an excellent opportunity available for an experienced Senior Sales Finance Analyst to make a difference at Kraft Heinz. This role lies within the UKI/EPDM business unit, reporting into our Sales Finance Lead - Mults as part of our Retail Sales team.

The delivery of Convenience and Wholesale channel growth will be your primary goal. You'll be working in a high performing team, alongside peers always trying to reach the next level. Get ready for a lot of exposure to internal senior stakeholders!

What you'll do

• Performance Management - Own the annual budget, i.e. target setting and opportunity identification for the Wholesale and Convenience channels. Deliver concise, actionable insight to Sales Leadership on customer level plan and performance.
• Joint Business Planning - Lead financial modelling and business-case validation for JBPs; set approval thresholds that deliver ROI and own accrual governance.
• Forecasting - Improve forecasting methodology, reporting cadence and core KPIs (net revenue, gross margin, trade-spend efficiency/ROI, DSO etc.).
• RGM Expertise - Bring Revenue Growth Management (RGM) expertise to shape pricing, pack architecture and promotional strategy - translate elasticity, price/value segmentation and price pack architecture into commercial tactics that protect and grow the P&L.

What you'll need

• Work Experience: guideline 4+ years in strategic and commercial finance roles
• Knowledge: RGM strategy and Commercial P&L for a consumer goods company
• Excel, Tableau/Power BI expertise required
• Ideally a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Professional Attributes

• Results driven

  • You don't only focus on your own results, but also do what's best for the company.

• Ability to Simplify

  • We like to keep it simple, and execute fast. You are able to bring simple solutions to complex challenges.

• Confident / Ability to pushback

  • You're not easily thrown off your game, and can respectfully pushback when you get resistance.

• Great teammate

  • Achieving with the team is simply the best. You're a team player, which means you're sometimes a leader, sometimes a follower, but always working toward the same common goal, together.

• Communication Skills

  • At Kraft Heinz you'll be exposed to senior management, no matter your level. Therefore it's important you have excellent communication skills to deal with all kinds of different stakeholders.

What we offer you

• An ambitious employer with an industry-recognised career development pathway
• A meritocratic, pay for performance approach
• A fun, collaborative office culture that celebrates good food and good times with regular events and socials
• An active network of Business Resource Groups, sponsored by leadership, that promote education, celebration, & allyship, helping to create an inclusive work environment
• Flexible and hybrid working approach, including ability to work from abroad
• Family-friendly; market leading parental leave benefits & sponsored nursery scheme
• Employee discount on Heinz products!

Wellbeing

• Private medical cover & Digital GP
• Comprehensive Life Assurance & Group Income Protection
• Exclusive gym discounts & cycle to work scheme
• Premium membership to Calm App
• A variety of amazing sports teams & clubs!
• 3 volunteering days per year (e.g. Soup Kitchen, Magic Breakfast)

As a Disability Confident employer, we are happy to accommodate any reasonable adjustments you may need during our screening and interview process.

Location(s)

London - The Shard

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes