Commercial Finance Manager

Press Tab to Move to Skip to Content Link At Britvic, we make, market and sell great-tasting soft drinks, offering refreshments to billions of consumers worldwide. We're constantly refreshing and reimagining our business, ensuring it's innovative and evolving while staying true to our vision – to be the most dynamic soft drinks company, creating a better tomorrow. We've been home to iconic brands for over 100 years, and our relevance is anchored in an authentic heritage. Delivering our vision is down to the passion of our people, and we create conditions for everyone to thrive and grow. From our international supply chain and network of partners, we export to over 100 countries, offering opportunities for our people and businesses to grow.

Job Overview

We are seeking a Commercial Finance Manager to play a key role in driving the success of our business. Reporting to the Head of Finance, this role acts as a trusted business partner to the Commercial Director. You will be instrumental in providing strategic financial support and insights that directly influence business performance. By collaborating across teams, this role will contribute to the company’s growth and profitability, ensuring strong financial governance, optimizing commercial strategies, and driving value creation.

Key Responsibilities

• Business Partnering & Strategy Support: Act as a key business partner to the Commercial Director, continuously improving and influencing performance. Work collaboratively to deliver high-level business insights and provide strategic financial support.
• Delivering the Plan: Provide insightful analysis of customer performance, benchmarking against budget, forecast, and prior year, to support strategic decision-making. Communicate financial performance through clear, actionable reports and dashboards, highlighting risks and opportunities.
• Financial Performance & Governance: Lead the budgeting and forecasting process, ensuring financial control and alignment with business goals. Protect the business through strong financial governance across trade investment and capital management.
• Value Creation: Champion an ROI-focused culture, driving value through margin optimization, SKU and spend management, and pricing decisions. Evaluate customer terms, investment prioritization, and post-investment reviews to maximize returns.
• Strategic Support & Project Involvement: Work alongside the Commercial team to identify and deliver financial insights, contribute to Joint Business Plans, and collaborate on projects that impact our customers. Ensure robust financial governance and influence long-term strategic decisions.
• Capability Building: Enhance the financial acumen of the Commercial Business Partners and finance team members through knowledge sharing and development.

Requirements

• Experience : Minimum 3 years post-qualification experience or equivalent in a business partnering role, with a proven track record of collaborating with senior teams. FMCG experience is preferred.
• Skills : Strong analytical and interpretive skills, with the ability to present financial data in a clear, actionable way. Demonstrated ability to challenge conventional thinking and create positive change.
• Attributes : Highly motivated, results-oriented, and driven to make a significant impact. Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships at all levels. Resilient, with the ability to navigate complex challenges.

Key Behaviors

• We’re Courageous: Create innovative solutions to overcome challenges. Proactively challenge others to improve results and processes.
• Stronger Together: Foster collaboration across teams and openly challenge others to achieve the best outcomes for the company. Build strong partnerships and contribute positively to the larger team.
• Own It: Take full ownership of delivering exceptional results. Resolve issues with resilience and seek continuous learning opportunities beyond the day-to-day responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Accountancy qualification (ACA, CIMA, ACCA, or equivalent) is required.

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