Fp&a Analyst

**Who we are?**

The Ice Cream division at Unilever is preparing to stand on its own, aiming to become an independent, EUR 8.3 billion publicly listed company by the end of 2025. We’re on a mission to create the ultimate snacking company. A place where growth, innovation, founder and ownership mentality, and performance are cultivated and rewarded. And where we craft extraordinary ice cream experiences - transforming ordinary moments into lasting memories. Because we know, life tastes better with ice cream.

**About The Magnum Ice Cream Company**:
The Magnum Ice Cream Company is all about growth. Growing our business. Growing our customers’ businesses. Growing our people’s careers. Growth begins with empowerment. So we free our people to be innovative, responsible entrepreneurs, driven and equipped to give our consumers more amazing products and unforgettable moments - and having fun doing it.

With 19.000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto

and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest Ice Cream company leading the industry. We have been taking pleasure seriously for more than 100 years, serving happiness with every lick or scoop of ice cream for generations.

We are investing to unlock the full growth potential of The Magnum Ice Cream Company as a standalone entity, once we separate from Unilever, which is planned to happen before the end of 2025.

We dream big but keep things simple to act fast.

If you want to **grow with us, make an impact, and shape the future of Ice Cream**, this is the place for you

**Job Purpose**

The** FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis) Analyst** is a key member of the Finance Excellence Team, the heartbeat of business partnering and performance management. Working closely with the FET (Finance Excellence Team) Manager, this role will be responsible for the overall delivery of forecast submissions and month end actuals - with a focus on BMI (Brand & Marketing Investment) and Overheads controlling.

**Key Responsibilities**:
**Full Year Forecast, Cash Up and In Month Estimates**:

- Ensure the translation of monthly inputs from the S&OP process are captured and routinely uploaded into the financial reporting systems for consolidation and appropriate review.
- Prepare the forecast summary reporting file and assist in the preparation of monthly Financial Forecast decks, highlighting performance vs prior forecast and last year.
- Consolidate and track the In Month Estimate versus the previous forecast and last year - accurately driving visibility of Turnover and Underlying Operating Profit (UOP) landings.

**Brand & Marketing Investment (BMI) Management**:

- Ensure the integrity and accuracy of BMI accounting and reporting in P&L (including journals postings, month end tasks, accruals and actual vs forecast analysis).
- Support the Finance team in managing the in-year performance, delivering insights on cost variances (versus forecast, previous month, prior year or budget), challenging the forecast and highlighting risks and opportunities.
- Provide monthly consolidation of the BMI forecast from Marketing Teams and other stakeholders for submission.
- Perform training sessions and partner the Marketing Teams to enable accurate spend forecasting, regular accruals review and budget management.
- Super User for the BMI Cost Management tool, act as the Level 1 support to troubleshoot User issues and escalate issues (as needed) to the IT Support Team.
- Drive simplification and efficiencies in the BMI processes whilst leveraging technology to improve the quality of what we deliver to our stakeholders.

**Overheads Cost Control**:

- Provide support to the FET Manager in ensuring correct cost accounting and performance reporting.
- Master Data Maintenance on Cost Centre reporting & cost allocations.
- Provide insights to the FET Manager on Overheads cost trends, risks and opportunities.
- Continuous improvement in reporting process excellence & simplification, leveraging technology to automate.

**Trade Term Spend Control**:

- Support the Customer Development/Sales (CD) Finance Manager with reviewing and managing customer trade term spend.
- Run reports to help CD teams understand in-month TTS and manage delivery.
- Analyse aged accruals and overdues, and ensure they are reviewed by CD teams monthly.

**Key Stakeholders**
- Marketing Teams
- Cost Centre Owners
- Local Finance Team

**What you will need to succeed?**

**Experience & Qualifications**:
**Essential**:

- 3-5 years business experience - preferably in FMCG.
- Accounting/Finance degree, with achieved or working towards CPA/CA (or equivalent) qualification.
- Previous commercial/business partnering or budget controlling experience.
- Understanding of accounting standards.

**Desirable**:

- Change/project management exposure.

**Skills**

**Essential**:

- Autonomous, proactive and problem-solving.
- Strong analytical skills (intermediate to advanced Excel and Power BI)