Key Responsibilities:
* We are seeking a highly skilled Strategic Financial Advisor to deliver in-depth analysis and insights, providing actionable recommendations for business decisions and presenting to senior management.
* The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of cost drivers across the business, building effective relationships with non-financial stakeholders to gather valuable insights and offer practical solutions.
* Responsibilities include preparing monthly management accounts, sales reports, and detailed variance analysis on budgeting and forecasting.
* Significant input is required for quarterly forecast cycles, identifying and implementing process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
* A key aspect of this role is pricing review by brand and models, preparing inputs for monthly pricing committee meetings, including product analysis and review performance compared to targets.
* This includes creating and implementing enhanced pricing standardization processes for existing and new product requirements, as well as assisting with Business Intelligence tool developments and implementations, automating BI and data where possible.
* Liaising with internal and external auditors, reporting, and monitoring of contract portfolios, and ad-hoc reporting and financial analysis for senior management.
* The successful candidate will be responsible for ongoing continuous improvement of processes and systems, identifying opportunities without being asked and presenting solutions to senior management.
Requirements:
* Strong analytical skills and ability to deliver insightful recommendations
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* Ability to build effective relationships with non-financial stakeholders
* Experience with financial analysis and budgeting
* Knowledge of Business Intelligence tools and automation
* Strong problem-solving skills and ability to identify opportunities for improvement