Title:  Commercial Finance Manager

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Commercial Finance Manager

Position purpose:

The Commercial Finance Manager is a member of the Portugal finance team and will act as a point of contact to the Iberia Finance team. He/she will report to the Iberia Financial Planning & Analysis Lead.
The primary responsibility of the incumbent is to build reliable forecasts, monitor and report financial performance and propose timely corrective actions in order to achieve financial targets. Also, to support the Country Manager on commercial, operational and strategic matters.

The responsibility covers:
•    Act as link between local leadership team and the rest of Iberia Finance team
•    Coordination, consolidation and reporting of Portugal financials for consolidation to the Iberia Cluster
•    To provide key financial support to Local Leadership team
•    To coordinate the preparation of OL, LE, MYR & ASP. 
•    Analyse current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, cost of sales and expenses.
•    Oversee and manage the continued development of Budgeting, Financial Forecasting, Operating Plan and Modelling tools.
•    Ad-Hoc Reporting and Analysis.

What will you do – responsibilities:

•    Manage Financial Planning and Budgeting activities for Portugal market, ensuring short and long-term business results predictability. Identify, define and evaluate potential business scenarios and their budgetary control and implementation.
•    Manage and supervise the development and implementation of Annual/Strategic Plans (ASPs) and as well as official financial updates (LEs and OLs).
•    Manage / Supervise reporting activities respecting assigned deadlines and being responsible for the accuracy of the information submitted. Ensure that adequate planning and reporting processes are well established and functional.
•    Provide key financial support to the Country Manager on commercial, strategic and operational topics
•    Analyze key finance impact of local projects, ensure that Iberia FP&A Lead and Finance Director are correctly informed and coordinate an effective and timely response
•    Provide ad hoc support to any Management request. Manage various tasks and projects as they arise and upon manager’s request.

Who are we looking for – requirements:

•    University/Masters degree in Economics/Finance and Accounting
•    Min. 5 years experience in a FMCG Company in a similar position
•    Fluent in English / Spanish highly recommended
•   SAP / GPM knowledge is an asset.

•   Strong Excel skills coupled with advanced MS office skills such as PowerPoint. Power BI is preferable 
•   Strong level of business understanding, strong knowledge of IFRS and ERP systems, strong communication & leadership skills, ability to accept/undertake risks, fast           decision maker, ability to work under pressure 
 

Recruitment process:

Thank you very much for your interest in the role. You are welcome to apply.

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Are you ready to join us? Build your success story at JTI. Apply now!

Next Steps:

After applying, if selected, please anticipate the following within 1-3 weeks of the job posting closure: Phone screening with Talent Advisor > Assessment tests > Interviews > Offer. Each step is eliminatory and may vary by role type.

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