Job Description
We are seeking a talented, highly motivated Commercial Finance Business Partner to support our Science for a Safer World mission. Reporting to the Revenue Controller as Finance Business Partner – Commercial you will be responsible for providing analysis and insight to support optimized decision making to our commercial leadership team in LGC Standards. This is a ‘hands on’ role in a large, international, multi-functional division of a market leading life sciences group. This role requires control-based accounting skills with emphasis on business partnering to commercially focused Divisional Head of Finance and our commercial leaders (Sales & Marketing) in the Standards Leadership Team (SLT). There will also be a need to deputize for the Revenue Controller in meetings with Senior Management, so demands strong influencing skills & the gravitas to develop relationships with key decision-makers in the organization.
Roles and Responsibilities
Month end revenue reporting for MBR
Month end P&L review of commercial OPEX perimeter for Global Marketing, Americas, China/rest of APAC
Monthly Order Book Walk - Drive an improved understanding of our complex global order book, specifically to “walk” our order book positions to allow for improved understanding of revenue realization
Compensation – review commercial sales incentive structure, input into commission plan for following year help set growth-oriented targets to ensure delivery our Revenue Budget
Ownership of delivery of financial MI (Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Annually)
Business Partner with commercial leadership team to provide value add analysis and challenge in order to support informed decision making
Consolidate, manage and deliver annual Budgets, Quarterly Forecasting and rolling monthly forecast compilation while ensuring best practice processes are in place
Adhoc Analysis / Project Based work as required
Qualifications
** Education/Experience/Licenses/Certifications**
Advanced Excel Skills a necessity
Appetite for some international travel and fast paced commercial culture
Ability to cope in a demanding, high pressure (but very rewarding) environment
5+ years’ experience supporting commercial functions in a complex international manufacturing environment
Flexible work environment
Hybrid work environment (50% office based)
MBA or CPA/CMA preferred
Experience with Tableau (Creator license i.e. Desktop) preferred but not required
Additional Information
_ Behaviors & Competencies Required_