Business Finance Analyst

Business Finance AnalystOVER VIEWNirvana Brands Limited is a fast-growing company in the perfume and cosmetics industry. We are aninternational distribution and manufacturing company working with L’Oréal one of the prestige perfumerybrands of the industry.We are looking for a commercially driven self-starter with a proactive approach towards problem-solving and achieving desired results.JOB PURPOSETo be an advocate for adding commercial value to the business, continuously developing and improving our commercial reporting. Helping drive business performance across multiple brands and market(s).As a Business Finance Analyst, you will be responsible for building, modelling, creating and automating reports. In your role you will be carrying out regular analysis for all areas of the business, sales, costs and investments. You will be supporting management and teams by identifying risks and opportunities.You will be reporting to and supporting the Finance Business Partner in improving performance across each brand and market, both financially and operationally.KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESWork closely with the wider commercial team to understand key drivers of revenue and profitability.Building a detailed understanding of the P&L, communicating brand results highlighting, key income drivers to stakeholders.Drive improvement throughout the P&L, challenging key metrics and identify areas of opportunity.Build forecasting models to demonstrate our current performance and expected future value.Use third party data to analyse market share and areas of over/under performance. New product development analysis.Add commercial control to all decisions in the FP&A area, considering the P&L contribution impact.Providing modelling support for business cases/investments.Evaluating business cases for investment decisions, challenging where necessaryAnalysing sales, costs and investments to support commercial & marketing teams, by providing performance analysis to identify gaps, actuals vs forecast and budget.Supporting the budgeting and forecasting process across all brands and markets.Carry out profit analysis on brand market mix at the SKU level.Analyse and report on ROI for our key business partners and prepare business cases to drive better margins.Follow up on performance and investments vs agreements with customers, (retailers, distributors etc.Participate and add value to multifunctional task forces to drive efficiency and improve business understanding and monitoring.Report on royalty whilst ensuring compliance with the contract(s).Provide help and support on ad hoc projects as required by business needs.REQUIREMENTSPart-qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA, or QBEMinimum 3+ years of business finance / commercial analytical experience, in an accounting department or in a similar roleExperience working within a commercial or accounting function pulling together financial reportingAdvanced Excel skills and excellent Microsoft Office skillsBusiness Finance experience, with exceptional commercial acumenSAP desirableStrong analytical and problem-solving skillsExcellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skillsAttention to detailEnthusiastic and curious individual who is collaborative and positiveHardworking & flexible individual with a hands-on approachConfidence to challenge the status quo and offer recommendationsLogical and tenacious approach, with a can-do attitudeWillingness to learn and ability to absorb information quicklyStructured, team player, flexible