Financial Analyst - Sharpie, Yankee Candle

As a Finance Analyst, you will support the preparation of financial reports, budgeting, and reforecasting processes, and analyze financial data within the UK&I cluster for brands like Sharpie, Yankee Candle, Breville, Spontex and others. You will work closely with the regional FP&A team to provide insightful commentary on monthly results, budgets, and forecast planning. Additionally, you will support the UK&I Commercial Finance team by consolidating month-end results. We will help you achieve your goals and develop by providing regular feedback and access to online training courses. Your Key Responsibilities:

• Support the cluster financial timetable of monthly and annual deliverables.
• Assist with month-end delivery, understand variances, and ensure all deliverables required by the FP&A regional team are timely and of high quality.
• Support cluster forecasting , including pulse/estimate and budget processes , and maintain supporting tools.
• Manage performance trackers (KPIs) and key business initiatives dashboards to support cluster delivery.
• Support monthly external reporting (Monthly Business Reviews/Country Letters).
• Provide standardized monthly P&L reporting to sales teams.
• Power BI reporting support, assistance with Sales Bonus tracking and payout calculations.
• Manage Advertising & Promotion tracker
• Overheads management and ad-hoc commercial analysis (full P&L) and reporting.
  
  Experience in a similar position, preferably in the consumer goods sector
• Training towards an accountancy qualification like ACCA, CIMA etc. (support to be provided for ongoing training).
• Advanced MS Excel skills.
Your advantage:
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP/Oracle, etc.) and Power BI data modeling
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to challenge and influence positively.
• Ability to communicate financial information to non-finance colleagues.
• Excellent organizational skills incl. ability to manage competing priorities in a rapidly changing environment.
  
  Newell Brands has a strong footprint in the EMEA region, with several thousand employees spread over many corporate offices and manufacturing facilities. You might recognise some of our iconic brands, like Parker, Sistema, Spontex, Crockpot, NUK, Coleman , and Yankee Candle , to name a few.
Join us and benefit from:
• Flexible hybrid working system (on average 3 days in the office and 2 days at home p.w.)
• Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning - 17,000+ courses for your professional and personal development
• Corporate Citizenship Philosophies - environmentally sustainable and socially sensitive business practices
• Discounts on some of our products from brands Parker, DYMO, Sharpie, Contigo, and others
• Employee Referral Program - an opportunity to get a bonus
• Global Employee Assistance Program - confidential support for you and your family, complementing our commitment to your well-being at work and beyond
• Give@Newell - paid time-off for charity activities dedicated for local communities right where you live/work
• Access to Employee Resource Groups that foster Diversity & Inclusion
• Core Values: Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership, Leadership