Commercial Finance Analyst

Global FMCG | Business partner to Sales | Support financial insights to pricing & promotional spend | Barangaroo office

We are Pernod Ricard, a leading company in the global spirits industry with over 19,000 employees globally. We hold one of the most prestigious and comprehensive brand portfolios in the industry with premium brands including: Absolut vodka, The Glenlivet Scotch whisky, Jameson Irish whiskey, Martell cognac, Havana Club rum, Beefeater, Malfy and Monkey 47 gins, Malibu liqueur and Mumm and Perrier-Jouët champagnes.

The opportunity

As our Commercial Finance Analyst, you will support National Key Accounts by delivering insightful financial analysis, strong governance and clear decision support that improves commercial outcomes.

Reporting to the Commercial Finance Manager, you will play a key role in month-end reporting, trade spend management, balance sheet reconciliations, customer profitability analysis, NPD governance and commercial modelling.

This role is ideal for someone with commercial finance experience, strong Excel and modelling skills, and the confidence to partner with Sales, FP&A and other stakeholders to turn analysis into action.

Tasks & Responsibilities

• Partner with Sales, FP&A, RGM and Trade Spend Analysts to provide commercially focused analysis, recommendations and challenge on customer investment decisions.
• Deliver monthly performance analysis across channel, banner and brand, explaining Net Sales, volume, A&D and trade spend movements.
• Complete month-end journals, trade spend accruals and balance sheet reconciliations accurately and within required timelines.
• Support NPD governance by assessing margin, pricing, customer investment and trade spend impacts, and maintaining tracking and reporting.
• Build and maintain financial models, deal calculations, pricing support and scenario
• analysis to support negotiations, forecasts and ad hoc business decisions.

What you will bring to the role

• Tertiary qualification in Commerce, Accounting or a related discipline.
• 3+ years' commercial finance experience; liquor or FMCG experience is preferred.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling, including P&L, scenario and sensitivity analysis.
• Experience in trade spend, pricing, promotions, inventory or customer profitability analysis.
• Experience partnering with Sales teams and cross-functional Finance stakeholders.
• Financial control experience, including month-end reporting, accruals, reconciliations and audit documentation.
• E1 or JD Edwards experience is preferred.

Conviviality: the Pernod Ricard Way

Working at Pernod Ricard is all about igniting conviviality in all that we do. Derived from the French word, convivialité…it means human connection, authenticity, friendship, and fun. Conviviality is energy, spirit and charisma, and is a core philosophy around how we live and work at Pernod Ricard.

Guided by our four core values; we are team players, dream makers, trailblazers, movers and (cocktail) shakers. We have a passion for living life to the fullest, making new friends every day, and realizing our potential as people and as a business!

We know that happiness at work starts with that feeling of belonging you get from an inclusive culture where being uniquely you is celebrated. Our values are lived, they drive our behaviours, and it’s what brings our culture to life.

Our work philosophy celebrates the magic of human connection with the flexibility needed to provide one's most meaningful contribution. We offer a flexible work policy, with most of our positions offering a hybrid option with flexibility to work remotely 2 days a week.

Our mix of benefits

Product allowance | Hybrid and flexible working | Summer hours | Employee Assistance Program | Generous parental leave policy | Career development | Office drinks & events | Inclusive culture ERG |

Joining and contributing to an Inclusive workplace

As Créateurs de Convivialité, we are committed to better reflect the richness of our society, the marketplace, and communities in which we operate. We believe that it is the best way to build effective teams, understand our consumers by market and sustainably grow our business.

Pernod Ricard is part of Forbes World’s Best Employers and has been recognized by Equileap among the top 100 Employers for Gender Equality. As a skills-based organization, we ensure fair processes and equal opportunities for all candidates and team members by assessing your skills against role expectations. We recognize that some of you might need extra support with your application, require accommodations or special arrangements for your interview, if this is the case, please contact us, we would be delighted to support you and welcome your application.