Commercial Finance Analyst

Company Descriptionð

Location:

Maidenheadð¡ Hybrid Working:
Minimum 3 days per week in the office

We're more than coffee.

We're a global business worth over 5 billion, home to brands including Kenco, L'OR, Tassimo, Douwe Egberts and Jacobs, serving millions of consumers around the world.

Despite our scale, we maintain an entrepreneurial mindset. We move fast, encourage ownership and give people the freedom to bring ideas to life.

Why Join Us?

This is far more than a reporting role.

You'll become a trusted business partner, helping to shape customer strategies, optimise promotional investments, and ensure commercial decisions deliver sustainable growth and profitability.

You'll gain exposure to senior stakeholders, work across multiple functions, and play a crucial role in delivering category and customer performance across a dynamic FMCG environment.

This role offers significant exposure across the business and the opportunity to partner with key commercial stakeholders while contributing directly to the delivery of sales and profitability objectives.

Job Description Are you a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys partnering with sales teams, analysing performance and turning data into actionable insights?

We're looking for a Commercial Finance Analyst to join our high-performing UK Commercial Finance team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in driving business performance, influencing key commercial decisions, and helping deliver ambitious growth plans across a leading consumer goods portfolio.

Working at the heart of the business, you'll partner closely with Sales, Finance, Marketing and Supply Chain teams, providing the analysis, challenge and financial insight needed to maximise profitability whilst supporting strong customer relationships.

What You'll Be Doing;

Commercial Performance & Business Planning Monitor and track performance against volume, revenue, profit and rate-per-tonne targets

Support the delivery of customer business plans through insightful analysis and reporting

Provide regular commercial reporting including sales, promotional revenue, pricing and trade spend analysis

Monitor revenue realisation and pricing execution to ensure commercial objectives are achieved

Collaborate with sales teams to ensure trade spend is accurately managed and accrued

Promotional Investment & Financial Control Review promotional plans to ensure alignment with commercial and brand objectives

Support promotion forecasting, pricing reviews and promotional profitability analysis

Manage promotional databases and maintain data accuracy across systems

Ensure financial governance and compliance processes are adhered to Support the management and submission of internal controls and SOX requirements

Business Partnering Act as a trusted finance partner to Sales teams, providing challenge, insight and recommendations

Support decision-making through financial analysis and commercial evaluation

Review trade spend accruals and investigate variances, claims and adjustments

Partner with Marketing and Sales to support successful new product launches

Influence cross-functional teams to deliver volume, revenue and gross profit targets

Forecasting & Continuous Improvement Support monthly forecasting, risk and opportunity reviews, and S&OP processes

Contribute to key business routines including commercial reviews and customer planning cycles

Work cross-functionally to improve processes, reporting and system effectiveness

Help drive continuous improvement across commercial finance activities

Qualifications

What We're Looking For;

Essential Experience
- Previous experience within a Commercial Finance, Sales Finance or Financial Planning role
- Experience partnering with Sales teams within an FMCG / CPG environment
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and provide meaningful recommendations
- Confident communicator who can build credibility with a range of stakeholders
- Advanced Excel skills and strong numerical capability
- Highly organised with excellent planning and prioritisation skills
- Ability to challenge constructively and influence business decisions
- Collaborative team player with a…