Drive performance management embedding a strong performance culture, tracking performance against the financial plan (NSV, Operating Profit, Cash) and other critical metrics including market share, partner health and supply chain effectiveness. This entails:
Owning the end-to-end financial performance narrative for APM Spirits, ensuring risks, opportunities and interventions are clearly understood and acted upon by senior stakeholders
Managing the performance review, outlook and AOP cycles and improving visibility in the partner-led model
Proactively driving commercial partners to understand external influences and trends and their impact on current/future performance
Building capability and driving possibility thinking in commercial discussions, and managing the development of new customer, brand and segment opportunities
Leading interventions on working capital, overdue debt and creditor management
Lead commercial finance partnering across APM Spirits to:
Drive the commercial performance agenda, including planning, pricing governance, partner/customer negotiation strategy and value-chain optimisation that will secure sustainable, value-creating growth
Drive effective measurement and evaluation of trade investment and A&P to influence investment prioritosation
Build stronger partner capability and governance across strategic partners, recognising that partner capability varies considerably across the region

Key Functional capabilities

Commercial Competence and Decision Making

Ability to drive value through commercial knowledge/insight and understanding of the impact of decisions on the business
Ability to influence partners and commercial stakeholders in a complex, partner-led operating model where Finance is embedded in commercial decision making

Strategic Analysis and Financial Modelling

Ability to develop, review and present financial analysis/models to address ongoing investment opportunities
Ability to create insightful analysis, develop/use pricing and margin tools and be a master in how to use these to create and protect value
Ability to assess value-chain health, partner profitability, cash generation, OWC, inventory and replenishment dynamics

Business Performance Management

Ability to transition effectively between both operational detail and strategic goals in reviewing ongoing performance
Ability to identify and track key underlying performance trends - and assess the potential impact of these on performance commitments
Ability to lead performance, cash, shipment, depletion and partner governance rhythms across weekly and monthly business cycles

Partner Governance, Reporting and Transformation

Ability to strengthen partner governance, standardise offline processes and improve reporting quality in a non-SAP environment
Ability to lead Finance simplification and automation, enabling in-market Finance to focus on business partnering and decision support business partnering and decision support.

Qualifications And Experience

Experience in commercial finance (5+ years)
Qualified Accountant strongly preferred
Track record of defining and delivering commercially oriented strategies and plans
Strong financial competence and commercial experience
Ability to influence critical commercial decisions and collaborate effectively with a cross- functional team
Able to manage multiple assignments and priorities simultaneously
Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.

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