Brand Finance Analyst

Bring commercial thinking to some of Britain''s best-loved brands Are you a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys turning data into meaningful insight? We''re looking for a Brand Finance Analyst to join our fast-paced Brand Finance team. You''ll work closely with senior stakeholders across Marketing, Commercial Planning, Sales and Finance, helping them understand brand performance and make informed, value-adding decisions. This is a highly visible opportunity to influence both short and long-term plans, support exciting product innovation and contribute to the continued growth of our UK branded business. What you''ll be doing Acting as a trusted finance business partner to Category Marketing Directors, Senior Brand Managers and Commercial Planning Analysing branded performance and clearly communicating insights to senior leadership teams Supporting short-term forecasting, budgeting and longer-term strategic planning Monitoring consumer marketing spend against agreed budgets Identifying financial challenges and recommending actions to improve performance Supporting category teams to identify margin improvement opportunities Evaluating and signing off costings for new and existing product development Challenging the key assumptions behind innovation plans and KPIs Supporting category teams throughout the innovation gate process Building effective relationships across Marketing, Sales, Commercial Planning, Manufacturing and Finance Championing simpler, more ..... full job details .....