Job Description
We have an excellent opportunity available for a finance professional to make a difference at Kraft Heinz.
The Finance Analyst position lies within the UK Trade Investment function. You'll be working in a high performing team, alongside peers always trying to reach the next level. You'll be working closely with Sales, so get ready for a lot of exposure to internal senior stakeholders!
Your primary responsibility will be working closely within the Sales Team to ensure every penny of our Trade Spend is accounted for in the forecast & reconciled in the actuals. You're constantly looking for improvement activities to understand and control our Commercial Balance Sheet for a large set of customers.
In brief, you will be responsible for:
- Owning and managing the Commercial Balance Sheet
- Partnering with the Sales Teams to ensure our Forecasting system is accurate with product pricing & promotions
- Providing visibility in all Balance Sheet movements and variances
- Ensuring Trade accruals are accurate & understood at period end
- Identifying issues in Customer deductions and support in resolution
Qualifications
- Intermediate MS Excel skills (you'll need to use V-lookups and pivot tables)
- IT Literacy including experience of Microsoft Office, Windows, Outlook, and Explorer
- Finance/Economics degree preferred
- Prior experience/internship in a Commercial/Finance role preferred
- Prior experience of SAP preferred
Professional Attributes
- Communication Skills - At Kraft Heinz you'll easily be exposed to internal and external stakeholders. Therefore, it's important you have strong interpersonal as well as written communication skills, to deal with all kinds of different stakeholders.
- Attention to Detail - You're owning and managing the balance sheet for key customers. You have a strong attention to detail and 100% to ensure the balance sheets are accurate
- Result driven - You don't only focus on your own results, but always do what's best for the company.
- Curiosity, positivity & enthusiasm - You're curious, positive and enthusiastic. People know you as the driver of the team.
- Project management skills - Time management has no secrets for you. You're organized and able to effectively prioritise workloads and manage deadlines
- High pressure - You don't get easily stressed by pressure, on the opposite, you can work on your own initiative whilst possessing a mature, flexible approach
- Team player - Achieving results is nice, but achieving results with the team is simply the best. While having the ability to work independently to achieve results, you can effectively work as part of a diverse team
What we offer you
At Kraft Heinz, we're not afraid to think differently. Embrace new ideas. Dream big. It all comes down to the way we empower our people to own their work. It's true: Our employees are what makes us successful. As part of the Kraft Heinz family you're supported to grow and achieve and will be recognized and rewarded for outstanding performance at every level. You're given the opportunity to leave your mark and build legacies. But you won't do it alone. This is where our values and teamwork thrives and collaborative spirit fuels every day.
- An ambitious employer; we only want to the best for you;
- A fast career track like only few other companies can match;
- A competitive salary and excellent bonus structure (above market);
- Flexible, hybrid working policy (2 days from home; 3 in the office);
- Always room for new ideas; if you have an excellent idea, please let us know and we can set it in action!
Location(s)
London - The Shard
Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.
