Customer Development Finance Business Partner

Job description

MAIN JOB PURPOSE:
The purpose of this role is to own, partner and continuously improve all Customer Development finance controlling processes and to drive CD performance management processes (e.g. forecasting) by continuously optimizing information and analytics

JOB SUMMARY

· Ensure right level of investments behind channels/categories/activities/ customers
· Support decisions around CD promotions and work with CD Operations around accruals
· Partner with CD account teams to manage performance (e.g. changes in forecast) in a standardised way across all accounts & channels, support initiatives to close gaps, intervene where required, mitigate risks and deliver opportunities (attend business review meetings by exception)
· Communicate & manage account targets (growth & TTS)
· Help develop customer investment plans and drive these through to implementation (OPSO)
· Support with management of debtors
· Help to resolve key issues around audit claims and aged deductions
· Engage with the Order to Cash team in the MCO to ensure transactional & balance sheet issues are resolved in an optimal way
· Assist and intervene in CD finance controlling processes including accrual reviews, aged deduction mgmt., preparation and posting of judgmental TTS accruals
· Evaluate the feasibility and return on single promotional activities and full promotional plans on their own (smaller investments) or with support (larger investments)
· Analyze and present results on a monthly basis to relevant BP teams with insight
· Support CD operations in daily activities whenever finance expertise is required
· As part of ROMI agenda – detailed pre- and post- evaluation activities, results of plan vs actual variances and establishment of learning jointly with account teams, application of learnings in future promotions
· Intel forecasting done by category by customer.
· Drive TTS (trade terms spend) savings agenda
· MonItoring, analysis, control and forecasting of contractual spend

KEY REQUIREMENTS
· BCom Accounting Degree
· CIMA or studying toward a CIMA qualification would be an advantage
· 3 – 5 years experience in a similar role