Guinness Nigeria Plc is currently recruiting for the position of :
External Job Title Sales Finance Analyst
AutoReqId 40802BR
Function Finance
Type of Job Full Time – Exempt
Country Nigeria
External Job Description
Job Title: Sales Finance Analyst
Level: L6 M3
Reports To: Sales Finance Manager
Context/Scope:
Guinness Nigeria is part of Diageo Africa, which is part of Key Markets and is a fully integrated, publicly quoted, Manufacturer and Seller/Marketing company of Guinness Products. The major brands are: Guinness FES, GES, Malta Guinness, Harp, Smirnoff Ice, Satzenbrau, Armstrong, Gordon Spark and Top Malt.
DBN: Spirit brands – Baileys Irish Cream,, J WLKR Red, J WLKR Black, Gordon’s Dry Gin, Captain Morgan, Premix and Smirnoff Ice Vodka.
Purpose of Role
To deliver against the strategic intent of Guinness Nigeria and DBN Finance as it relates to embedding Financial Decision Support in Sales and Customer Marketing Leadership and
Key Accountabilities
Assist the Sales Finance Manager to deliver decision support function within Sales:
Establish Decision Support as a business partner creating effective relationships with other functions
Deliver appropriate financial analysis on a project by project basis
Ensure buy-in and commitment of IMC members to ensure best use of DSMs as Business Partners by departments.
Work with the Sales team to ensure decisions are made with a full understanding of the financial implications.
Assist the sales team in analysing Distributors’ profitability.
Provide financial and commercial input to investment/resource allocation decisions within the departments as required.
Skill, Qualification and Experience required:
Graduate calibre in a finance related discipline with at least 2 years’ experience gained in a Sales Finance role
Commercially aware and articulate
Proven ability to persuade, influence and build credibility across the functions
Analytical and logical
Ability to base decisions on facts
Flexible and able to adapt readily to a changing environment
Proficient use of Microsoft suite especially Excel
Barriers to Success in Role
Inability to model financial implications of various scenarios required for decision making on a timely basis.
Inability to fully engage and influence the Sales and Customer Marketing team and gain their alignment on Measurement and Evaluation
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