Job Title: Sales Finance Analyst
AutoReqId: 40802BR
Location: Nigeria
Function: Finance
Type of Job: Full Time – Exempt
Level: L6 M3
Reports To: Sales Finance Manager
Employer: Guinness Nigeria Plc (a Diageo company / Diageo Plc)
Guinness Nigeria is part of Diageo Africa, which is part of Key Markets and is a fully integrated, publicly quoted, Manufacturer and Seller/Marketing company of Guinness Products. The major brands are: Guinness FES, GES, Malta Guinness, Harp, Smirnoff Ice, Satzenbrau, Armstrong, Gordon Spark and Top Malt.
DBN: Spirit brands – Baileys Irish Cream,, J WLKR Red, J WLKR Black, Gordon's Dry Gin, Captain Morgan, Premix and Smirnoff Ice Vodka.
Purpose of Role: To deliver against the strategic intent of Guinness Nigeria and DBN Finance as it relates to embedding Financial Decision Support in Sales and Customer Marketing Leadership and
Key Accountabilities:
• Assist the Sales Finance Manager to deliver decision support function within Sales:
• Establish Decision Support as a business partner creating effective relationships with other functions
• Deliver appropriate financial analysis on a project by project basis
• Ensure buy-in and commitment of IMC members to ensure best use of DSMs as Business Partners by departments.
• Work with the Sales team to ensure decisions are made with a full understanding of the financial implications.
• Assist the sales team in analysing Distributors' profitability.
• Provide financial and commercial input to investment/resource allocation decisions within the departments as required.
• Skill, Qualification and Experience required:
• Graduate calibre in a finance related discipline with at least 2 years' experience gained in a Sales Finance role
• Commercially aware and articulate
• Proven ability to persuade, influence and build credibility across the functions
• Analytical and logical
• Ability to base decisions on facts
• Flexible and able to adapt readily to a changing environment
• Proficient use of Microsoft suite especially Excel
Barriers to Success in Role:
• Inability to model financial implications of various scenarios required for decision making on a timely basis.
• Inability to fully engage and influence the Sales and Customer Marketing team and gain their alignment on Measurement and Evaluation
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