Financial Planning & Analysis and Non-branded Manager
Reports to: Commercial Controller
Location: Dublin
Purpose
In Cadbury we work together to create brands people love. You will contribute to this by:
1. Supporting decision making in the Business Unit by providing accurate and insightful reports on business activity.
2. Identifying and reviewing value-enhancing opportunities within the Commercial arena in support of growth and efficiency targets
3. Acting as a Business partner to the Ireland Non Branded Team & Licensees, Logistics & Customer Operations (L&CO) providing a high level of financial support and challenge in order to ensure delivery of our Contract commitments in the shorter term and delivery of the VIA by 2011.
Accountabilities:
·Develop sharper analysis and reporting of commercial performance for the non-branded, biscuits & L&CO business to ensure that key financial drivers are clearly understood and communicated to Key stakeholders.
·Provide robust financial support & challenge for growth & efficiency tracks on the VIA (e.g. L&CO track 5+7)
·Provide robust financial support & challenge for the development of the Olympics P&L within the Irish business ensuring all spend is clearly understood and measured.
·Provide financial support for Ireland to deliver on its contract through provision of management information for contract calls, commercial briefings etc.
·Lead the month end process for commercial finance ensuring that all reporting at month-end and year-end are an accurate reflection of branded & non branded businesses.
·Support the systems data process throughout integration on behalf of commercial finance from a customer & brand data perspective ensuring suitable financial support & challenge occurs
·Respond to ad-hoc requests / projects dealing with profitability analysis, year on year understanding / comparatives etc on an ongoing basis.
·Finance representative on cross functional projects (e.g. Olympics)
Pre-requisites:
In order to succeed at this role it is expected that you will have:
·Ability to work on own initiative
·Strong customer / consumer service orientation
·Ability to communicate details and overall picture
·Demonstrated ability to challenge and influence senior management
·Strong interpersonal, organizational, communication, influencing and problem-solving skills
·Can demonstrate strong teamwork in a multi-discipline environment
·Excellent analytical skills
·Project Management experience beneficial
Key relationships:
·Non Branded stakeholders
·L&CO Team
·Finance Director & Controller
·Commercial Leadership Team
·Kraft colleagues
·Central Finance
Obligations:
It is expected that you will:
1.Carry out these accountabilities within the operating and process frameworks that apply to all companies in the Cadbury family.
2.Work together with all your key stakeholders: line and functional. A key part of your performance review each year will be based on input from these stakeholders.
3.Exemplify the Cadbury Core Purpose & Values and Leadership Imperatives in practice - this will be a key part of your annual development cycle.