Brand Finance Manager
Job Summary
BRAND FINANCE MANAGER UKI
FINANCE / BRAND FINANCE & FP&A
Wimbledon London
As our Brand Finance Manager UKI you will play a pivotal role in supporting the Consumer Beauty division partnering closely with Marketing leadership to drive financial performance optimize investments and shape strategic decisionmaking across the brand portfolio.
THE ROLE
OPTIMIZE ENABLE INNOVATE!
As our Brand Finance Manager you play a critical role in connecting financial performance with commercial and marketing decisions. You will lead brand investment management support business planning and forecasting cycles and provide profitability insights that help accelerate growth across the Consumer Beauty portfolio.
You will partner closely with the Consumer Beauty Finance Director Senior Marketing Director and Brand Marketing teams and you will manage:
1. Brand Finance & Marketing Investment Management
- Own the endtoend management of A&CP (Advertising & Consumer Promotion) spend across the Consumer Beauty Division.
- Partner with Marketing leadership to plan monitor and optimize brand budgets.
- Ensure effective allocation of marketing investments aligned with strategic priorities.
2. FP&A & Business Performance
- Play a key role in Consumer Beauty P&L preparation and overall financial performance management.
- Support the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and Quarterly Forecast processes.
- Provide performance insights highlighting risks opportunities and key business drivers.
3. Profitability & Mix Analysis
- Conduct detailed product mix and profitability analyses down to product contribution level.
- Identify underperforming products and recommend actions to improve profitability.
- Support strategic growth decisions by identifying the most profitable products categories and brands.
4. ROI & Investment Effectiveness
- Drive marketing ROI analysis and promotional effectiveness reviews.
- Assess product mix and structural profitability including COGS impact.
- Deliver actionable recommendations to maximize return on investments.
5. Innovation & NPD Performance
- Support financial reviews and tracking of New Product Development (NPD) initiatives.
- Monitor innovation performance and financial delivery versus expectations.
- Analyze NPD profitability and support decisionmaking around future launches.
6. CrossFunctional Business Partnering
- Collaborate closely with Marketing Trade Marketing Supply Chain and Sales teams.
- Act as a true Finance Business Partner influencing decisions beyond traditional reporting.
- Provide financial leadership and commercial insights across multiple stakeholders.
YOU ARE A COTY FIT
As a commercially minded finance professional you thrive in a fastpaced environment and enjoy turning complex financial data into strategic business decisions.
Your skills and experience include:
- Strong commercial acumen and financial leadership capabilities.
- Experience in Brand Finance Commercial Finance FP&A or related finance roles.
- Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex datasets.
- High learning agility and ability to connect the dots across multiple business drivers.
- Strong business partnering and stakeholdermanagement capabilities.
- Ability to operate independently and manage multiple priorities.
- High accuracy discipline and ability to work against tight deadlines.
- Power BI experience is considered an advantage.
If youre ready to influence commercial decisions and shape the financial future of some of the worlds most iconic beauty brands we want you on our team!
WHAT WE OFFER
This role offers broad exposure across Finance and Marketing and the opportunity to play a key role in one of Cotys largest divisions.
- Competitive salary aligned with your experience and expertise.
- Generous pension scheme.
- Private Medical Insurance.
- Hybrid working model (50% remote).
- Exposure to senior leadership and strategic decisionmaking.
ABOUT US
Our people make us who we are. At Coty we celebrate diversity fearless kindness and bold thinkingcreating an inclusive workplace where everyone can be their authentic self.
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
We are one of the world's largest beauty companies with an iconic portfolio of brands across fragrance, color cosmetics, hair color and styling, skin and body care.