Job Description
About the Position
We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance professional to make a difference at Kraft Heinz. The Sales Finance Controller position lies at the intersection of Finance and Sales and you will partner with the Retail Mults Leadership Team in the financial delivery of our 1 year Annual Operating Plan and 5 year Strategy Plan. You'll be working in an impactful team, alongside peers always trying to reach the next level. Reporting into the Grocery Mults Channel Director with exposure to senior stakeholders. Your primary responsibilities include planning & forecasting, analysis of key drivers & deep-dive assessment of financial viability and delivery successful promo plans and of the AOP within a customer. You're the CFO on a customer level to oversee the full P&L, providing strategic & operational support to the Retail Sales team.
In brief, you will be responsible for;
- Managing, coordinating & upskilling a team of managers & analysts across the Mults businesses
- Contribute to the optimisation and standardisation of financial processes within the Sales and Finance teams in the UK
- Lead automation & IT transformation across financial tools & systems on behalf of Sales
- Drive financial awareness, financial systems awareness, and ownership of all relevant financial metrics within the Mults team
- Owning all financial analysis and reporting within a customer account: financial modelling, promotional strategy and impact, scenario analysis, variances to forecast and implementing a structured joint business plan
- Actively driving improved financial performance across Mults by highlighting improvement opportunities (e.g. optimal price/mix)
- Partner with National Account Managers, Sales Finance Managers/Analysts and Account Directors to build and validate the sales forecast to highlight risks and opportunities
- Partner with an operational team, focusing on promo invoicing, accruals and deductions balance, and daily Sales support activity
- As a member of the Mults LT you will also be expected to play a key leadership role to the overall Retail function of approximately 30 people.
- Dotted line accountability for Field Sales Force leading continuous improvement program and reporting of compliance and execution.
Qualifications
- Strong commercial competence with a focus on driving excellent financial and commercial performance; prior experience in Finance preferred
- Solid skills in accessing and using analytical tools, experience in SAP a benefit
- Bachelor's degree, MBA or equivalent is desirable
Professional Attributes
- Team Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Communication Skills - At Kraft Heinz you'll easily be exposed to senior management, no matter your level. Therefore, it's important you have excellent communication skills, being able to present and connect with senior collaborators
- Ability to Simplify - We like to keep it simple. And to execute fast. You will be able to provide simple solutions to complex challenges.
- Analytical - We're a very data driven company. So knowing how to analyse market, customer and financial data to identify key trends and recommend creative solutions will be key
- Result driven - You don't only focus on your own results, but always do what's best for the company.
- Project management skills - You're organized, structured and always have an overview of all the results. You know how to bring multiple projects to a successful ending within the given timeframe.
What we offer you
- An ambitious employer; we only want to the best for our people!
- Trainings and coaching to help develop your skills and behaviours
- A career track like only few other companies can match
- Flexible and hybrid working approach (3 from the office or with customers / 2 from home)
- Family-friendly and inclusive work environment
- Competitive benefits package to support mental, physical, financial and social well-being
- A competitive salary and excellent bonus structure (above market)
- Always room for new ideas; if you have a good idea, please let us know, and we can set it in action!
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.
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What We Do
At the heart of this journey is our ambition to create an enterprise where powerful AI solutions augment humans and where small mission-based teams are in relentless pursuit to solve tangible problems for our consumers, customers, and the enterprise. That ambition requires us to create a modern cloud and data ecosystem - a one of its kind that becomes the neural network of our company. We want you to bring your tech-self to us. We use Python, R, Spark, React, Tableau, Snowflake, Azure, and others to solve the problem on hand. In-turn, you can look forward to high-impact challenges, no bureaucracy, entrepreneurial small teams, and a unique opportunity to create and build something bold, awesome, and impactful – all while honoring our 150-year heritage and a portfolio of 200 iconic and emerging brands!
Why Work With Us
Our ambition is to become a best-in-class Digital leader by making data-driven investments that drive smarter business decisions. You’ll invent the next wave of augmented intelligence products where software & humans work side-by-side to rethink every aspect of our company. You’ll make an imprint & leave your legacy on every part of our business.
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Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
We also believe providing a more flexible and agile model is essential in today’s workplace. A majority of our office-based employees will be able to work remotely for up to two days each week.
