Finance Manager – Floor Care Category

Primary Responsibilities:

Financial Strategy & Performance Oversight:

• Engage with RDD, Design Managers, Group Marketing, and the Product Costing team to evaluate business cases and influence decisions for upcoming product launches.
• Partner with the Floor Care Category Leader and team to strategize, oversee, and enhance global Category P&L performance, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Provide financial insights that shape category and market intelligence, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the business's financial status.
• Develop and track both financial and non-financial performance indicators, ensuring uniformity across reporting structures.
• Compare performance with other categories and markets, delivering actionable insights and promoting best practices.
• Assist in resource allocation, ensuring effective investment in product development, infrastructure, and operations.
• Collaborate with Brand Building Investment (BBI) teams to assess and optimize ROI from marketing and promotional initiatives.
• Assist in the preparation for monthly Product Delivery meetings, Executive category assessments, and Board presentations as required.

Business & Strategic Planning:

• Facilitate the development of the Category's 5-year plan, projecting future volumes and P&L based on updated product range plans and business case formulation.
• Support the team in defining market portfolio roles within the category and resource allocation to achieve medium- and long-term corporate objectives.
• Assist in resource allocation, ensuring effective investment in product development, infrastructure, and operations.

SSPs / Pricing Governance:

• Support pricing strategies, ranging, promotional tactics, and product line optimization by applying a financial perspective to all suggestions.
• Ensure SSPs are sanctioned in accordance with company policies and appropriately documented.

Product Lifecycle Management:

• Offer financial assistance throughout product lifecycle stages, including investment assessments, SKU management, range transitions, and product discontinuation strategies.
• Conduct post-investment evaluations and milestone governance to ensure accountability and value creation from product development initiatives.

Reporting & Analytics:

• Utilize global reporting to provide precise data, KPIs, and analysis for category performance across both financial and non-financial metrics.
• Deliver insightful analyses for market performance benchmarking and category health to guide senior leadership in decision-making.

Stakeholder Management & Collaboration:

• Collaborate effectively with RDD, operations, and commercial teams to align functional priorities with financial objectives.
• Provide consistent updates and financial clarity to senior stakeholders, including Executive and Board reports.
• Contribute actively to fostering cross-functional consensus and driving organizational change.

Leadership & Team Development:

• Guide and nurture Finance Managers/Analysts supporting the Category, creating a growth-oriented environment that promotes performance and career advancement.
• Work collaboratively to implement best practices across finance and operational departments.

About You:

• Qualified accountant (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with extensive post-qualification experience in commercial finance positions.
• Background in consumer-facing industries, preferably within premium or technology sectors.
• Demonstrated success in strategic financial reporting, forecasting, and P&L oversight.
• Prior experience in cross-functional teams, including marketing, operations, and product development.
• Strong analytical skills with a history of delivering actionable insights to shape strategy.
• Ability to simplify complex financial data into clear narratives for non-financial stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of managing and influencing senior stakeholders across functional areas.
• Comprehensive understanding of investment appraisal, demand and capacity planning, and ROI assessment.

Personal Attributes:

• Strategic thinker who balances immediate objectives with long-term vision.
• Commercially astute, able to propose practical solutions that enhance profitability.
• Highly collaborative, skilled in building relationships and fostering consensus across diverse teams.
• Detail-oriented, committed to delivering accurate and reliable financial outcomes.