Marketing & SG&A Controller

Uxbridge, Middlesex, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

• Marketing: manage monthly closing, estimates and budget processes for all marketing costs.
• Act as the key finance contact for the Marketing team, coordinating and animating the budget process to ensure clear ownership and strong budget control.
• Monitor marketing spend versus budget and estimates, identify variances and provide clear analysis and recommendations to support decision-making.
• SG&A: lead monthly closing, estimates and budget processes for selling, general and administrative expenses across Yoplait UK.
• Partner with each UK leadership team member to coordinate and animate the SG&A budget process (zero base budget approach), ensuring timely submissions, robust challenge and alignment with business priorities.
• Provide regular tracking and reporting of SG&A costs, highlighting risks, opportunities and required corrective actions.
• Follow up payroll costs in close collaboration with HR, ensuring accuracy of personnel cost reporting, understanding variances and supporting workforce planning assumptions.
• Prepare analysis and presentations to support forecasts, budget reviews and management discussions.
• Ensure financial discipline, accuracy and compliance in cost allocation, accruals and reporting across all relevant cost areas.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of Purchase to Pay process.

• Qualified accountant or finalist (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Relevant experience in controlling (minimum 5 years), financial planning and analysis, ideally within FMCG or a fast‑paced commercial environment.
• Strong understanding of P&L management, SG&A control, budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Experience of partnering with non‑finance teams, particularly Marketing, for accurate planning and reporting.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn data into clear, actionable insight.
• Excellent attention to detail, organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities to tight deadlines.
• Good systems knowledge, including strong Excel capability; experience with ERP and reporting tools is required (SAP).
• Ability to cooperate cross‑functionally.
• Proactive, hands‑on and comfortable operating in an agile, entrepreneurial business environment.

• Type of employment contract Fixed‑term Contract