New Categories Operations Finance

5 months ago

Southampton, United Kingdom British American Tobacco Full time

**BAT is evolving at pace - truly like no other organisation.**

**To achieve the ambition, we have set for ourselves, we are looking for colleagues who are ready to live our ethos every day. Come be a part of this journey**

**BAT UK** **IS LOOKING FOR A NEW CATEGORIES OPERATIONS FINANCE MANAGER**

**SENIORITY LEVEL**:Management

**FUNCTION**: Finance

**SUBFUNCTION**:Finance-Commercial

**LOCATION**:London, United Kingdom - Globe House

**TYPE OF CONTRACT**:Fixed-Term

**ROLE POSITIONING AND OBJECTIVES**

The roles provides financial support to NGP Business that reach across different operations sub-functions as well as providing key support to the Senior NGP Operations Finance (THP and Vapour) and COGS set-up; it supports global processes including Product Costing, Actual COGS analysis, Productivity Savings, Capex and Opex management; Deals straight with Procurement team, CP&A, NGP Commercialization managers, NGP R&D, Ops Finance Functions and NGP Commercial Finance;

**WHAT YOU WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR**:

- New Categories (NC): Support the development of NGP COS reporting and ensure it is embedded within BAU processes and reporting.
- Productivity Savings: Follow up saving initiatives and participate on the THP/Vapour Variable COGS Group, aligning implementation and accelerating the saving initiatives implementation interacting with Procurement, R&D and NGP Commercial Finance.
- Global Risk Register: Support Senior Ops Finance Manager on the global reporting process for Group Operations risk management (New Categories).
- Product Costing: Interact with a multifunctional group to produce BAU and NPI COGS, Analyse actual cogs and Ensure it is properly maintaining in SAP. Generate COGS Reports to support decision making process.
- Global Ops Finance Reporting: support the reporting and forecasting process for Global cost of sales & other financial dimensions
- Finance Management (Opex, Capex, Costs and WC Management): manage the forecasting and tracking of the main finance elements which sit with NGP Costs.

**ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE**
- Professional qualification (CA/ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with a minimum of 4 years’ post-qualification experience in a global FMCG, Electronic industry or similar dynamic operating environment
- Experience in strategic analysis & planning and execution, performance metrics, project evaluation and commercial acumen
- Experience of operations / supply chain, product costing, commercial finance, transfer pricing, tax, treasury and knowledge of IFRS
- Understanding and knowledge of relevant finance tools and systems, i.e. SAP/BPC
- Strong influencing, leadership and interpersonal skills
- Proven experience in business partnering non-financial stakeholders
- Ability to simplify complex situations and synthesise, communicate and present complex information
- Insightful, comfortable with ambiguity and uncertainty, pro-active, collaborative and consultative.
- Independent, able to take his/her own decisions and take calculated risks.
- Prepared to balance the speed to market challenge and the mínimal level of governance needed to ensure decisions are taken on the correct level.
- Keep high performance even under high pressure and intense work hours.

**WE ARE BAT**

At BAT we are committed to our Purpose of creating A Better Tomorrow. This is what drives our people and our passion for innovation. **See what is possible for you at BAT.**
- Global Top Employer with 53,000 BAT people across more than 180 markets
- Brands sold in over 200 markets, made in 44 factories in 42 countries
- Newly established Tech Hubs building world-class capabilities for innovation in 4 strategic locations
- Diversity leader in the Financial Times and International Women’s Day Best Practice winner
- Seal Award winner - one of 50 most sustainable companies

**BELONGING, ACHIEVING, TOGETHER**

Collaboration, diversity and teamwork underpin everything we do here at BAT. We know that collaborating with colleagues from different backgrounds is what makes us stronger and best prepared to meet our business goals. **Come bring your difference

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