We are looking for a Pricing & Profitability Lead to join the Europe Regional Finance team to support driving business performance in Europe by delivering significant improvements in profitability analysis and overall reporting capability.
This role reporting to the Finance Director - Europe Insights and Projects will drive improvements in our analysis to deliver enhanced pricing decisions processes and insights across the region as well as lead the embedding of profitability and pricing committees across the region.
Responsibilities include:
- Lead the embedding of pricing committees and profitability improvement actions throughout Europe partnering with the countries to do so
- Lead a review of Europes current pricing controls to gain a thorough understanding of the position of each country
- Guide managers in implementing improvements in controls
- Contribute to the development of a roadmap for Europe profitability improvements
- Review assess and advise on the European profitability model in comparison to the UK and other regions
- Lead on driving improvements that will contribute to better controls governance insight and usage of profitability models
- Assist countries through analysis of actions they could undertake to improve margin
- Maintain monthly reporting dashboards
- Partner with countries and other key stakeholders in closing the loop from profitability analysis to quoting tools
- Conduct training and knowledge sharing across European teams
- Undertake monthly pricing reporting and analysis including identification of risks and opportunities and partner with countries to implement or develop solutions as relevant
- Review current pricing reporting across Europe and look for opportunities to automate and improve - especially in relation to price within Gross Sales Job and Product on API and on discounting/Price Erosion
Qualifications :
Wed love to hear from you if you have:
- A relevant degree or equivalent; Qualified Accountant (ACA ACCA or CIMA).
- Proven financial experience with a broad business knowledge; ideally within the business services sector with International business and multi-currency experience.
- Proven experience in profitability modeling and an understanding of the various components of profitability
- A strong communicator with demonstratable influencing skill
- Multi-lingual fluency in mainland European languages (French German Dutch Spanish Italian) would be a bonus
- Knowledge of QlikSense (or Qlikview) or other similar BI Tools and SQL
- Strong spreadsheet skills particularly with Google Sheets
- 5 years experience in a similar role
- Sound financial sense with the ability to think analytically and logically
What you can expect from us:
- Truly hybrid work environment
- Competitive Salary
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Bonus plan
- Company Healthcare
- Company Pension Scheme
Additional Information :
This role is working as part of the Europe Regional team and so can be based out of any of our regional offices. Occassional buisness travel will be required to our Head Office in the UK.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time