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Commercial Finance Manager - UK&I and Nordics

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In-Office
London, Greater London, England, GBR
Senior level
In-Office
London, Greater London, England, GBR
Senior level
Partners with Sales and Commercial teams to identify growth opportunities, evaluate investments, and support planning. Provides customer P&L analysis, promotional evaluation, forecasting, scenario modelling, reporting, and actionable recommendations for senior stakeholders. Builds trusted cross-functional relationships, improves finance processes, and uses Excel, Power BI, and AI tools to enhance analysis and decision-making across UK&I and Nordic markets.
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The UK&I and Nordics customer portfolio is Duracell’s largest region across Europe & Africa, spanning seven dynamic markets: the UK, Ireland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland. The UK is our largest market, where Duracell is a Top 100 Brand and consistently ranked among the Top 3 Most Popular Brands in Consumer Electronics.

 

You’ll be joining a diverse and collaborative organisation, recognised by our colleagues as a “Great Place to Work®”. The UK team is highly regarded within Duracell for its strong capabilities, talented people and commitment to development, offering an exciting environment to learn, grow and make an impact. Externally, the team is also highly valued by retailers, having been recognised as the #1 Household Supplier against major CPG suppliers for four consecutive years.

Responsibilities
  • Partner closely with Sales and Commercial teams to identify growth opportunities, challenge performance and support the development of commercially sound plans and investments.

  • Provide financial analysis and insights to support decision-making, including performance tracking, customer P&L analysis, promotional evaluation, forecasting and scenario modelling.

  • Support the evaluation and appraisal of commercial initiatives, ensuring investments are financially sound and aligned with business objectives.

  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, acting as a trusted finance partner and bringing a commercial perspective to business discussions.

  • Prepare clear and insightful financial reporting and presentations for senior stakeholders, translating complex analysis into actionable recommendations.

  • Support business reviews and planning cycles, ensuring high-quality analysis and timely delivery of financial information.

  • Collaborate across Finance and wider cross-functional teams to improve processes, strengthen financial understanding and drive continuous improvement.

  • Use technology, including Excel, Power BI and AI tools, to improve the efficiency and quality of analysis, reporting and decision-making.

Qualifications
  • 5–8 years of relevant commercial finance experience, ideally within an omni-channel branded FMCG environment, with experience working closely with Sales, Category, Marketing and RGM teams across UK&I and/or Nordics markets.

  • Strong commercial finance, business partnering and analytical skills, including performance and promotional evaluation, JBP, RGM and customer P&L analysis across multiple channels.

  • Strong financial modelling and Excel skills, with experience in P&L, NPV, payback, scenario and sensitivity analysis. Power BI experience and familiarity with AI tools are highly valued.

  • Strong communication, collaboration and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective relationships, gain stakeholder buy-in and present clear recommendations to senior management and customers.

  • Proactive and commercially minded, with strong ownership, planning and project management skills, attention to detail and a willingness to support and develop others.

  • Based in the UK and able to work from the Richmond, London office for meetings, business reviews and other activities requiring onsite presence.

About UsDuracell is the world’s leading manufacturer and marketer of high-performance alkaline batteries, complemented by a portfolio of high quality, market leading specialty, rechargeable and professional batteries. Duracell’s products power numerous critical professional devices across the globe such as heart rate monitors, defibrillators, telemetry devices, smoke detectors, fire alarms, automated valves and security systems. As the leader in the professional power category, Duracell has a rich history of innovation, continuously introducing batteries that are smaller, thinner, with more energy and longer lasting than competitive brands. Since March 2016, Duracell has found its permanent home within Berkshire Hathaway (ranked #4 World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune Magazine and #3 in the Fortune 500), and will continue to focus on sustainable growth, industry-leading innovation while creating long-term value for our customers and consumers. At Duracell, integrity, end-to-end accountability across all levels, fast decision-making and a “can do” attitude is highly valued.

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