The Role

Contract Role- Immediate Start

6 Months initially ( Onsite)

Commercial Forecasting & Margin Analysis

• Partner with Senior planner, National Account Managers to produce weekly volume and gross margin forecasts.
• Analyse forecast accuracy and provide commentary on variances versus budget and prior forecasts.
• Monitor sales performance and margin trends across customers and product categories.
• Support pricing reviews and margin improvement initiatives.

Costing

• Review / Approve Weekly production plan costing .
• Chair weekly production plan actual v forecast review meeting / action
• Prepare and maintain accurate costings for new and existing products.
• Work closely with Operations, Procurement, and Commercial teams to validate raw material, labour, and overhead assumptions.
• Evaluate profitability of new product launches and customer tenders.
• Line profitability reporting
• Maintain standard costing models and ensure data integrity.
• Prepare / Audit PIPs / project savings

KPI Reporting & Commercial Performance

• Produce weekly and monthly commercial KPI reports.
• Deliver detailed gross margin reporting down to SKU level.
• Analyse customer, product, and operational profitability.
• Provide insight and recommendations to improve commercial performance.
• Assist with month-end reporting and financial analysis.

Power BI & Data Analytics

• Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards for Commercial and Operations teams.
• Automate reporting processes and improve visibility of key business metrics.
• Build interactive KPI dashboards focused on sales, margins, operational efficiency, and forecasting.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify reporting requirements and business insights.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Commercial, Operations and Finance teams.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across reporting and costing processes.
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis and decision support as required.

The Person

Core Skills Overview

• Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent).
• Previous experience in cost accounting or commercial finance.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience using Power BI to create dashboards and reports.
• Strong understanding of gross margin analysis and product costing.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in FMCG, manufacturing, or food production environments.
• Experience working with ERP systems.
• Knowledge of forecasting and budgeting processes.
• SQL or data modelling experience beneficial.