This role will support the Marketing Finance / A&M agenda for two of the European markets, covering monthly close, forecasting, annual planning, reporting, system updates, and stakeholder coordination. The role requires strong financial acumen, attention to detail, comfort with SAP / TM1 / Excel, and the ability to manage recurring deliverables within agreed timelines.
The resource will work closely with Marketing, Control, Commercialization, and business stakeholders to ensure accurate A&M reporting, timely forecast and budget updates, proper reconciliation of financial data, and smooth execution of annual planning activities.
- Support monthly A&M close activities, including GL review, FIFO postings, SAP/TM1 reconciliation, curve calculations, HFM reconciliation, and close result reporting
- Prepare monthly A&M forecast updates in SAP and TM1, including budget shifts, cuts, unfreeze updates, and approved changes from Sector / Control teams
- Build forecast and close reporting outputs such as landing files, variance analysis, brand-wise splits, and stakeholder review files
- Manage budget shifts between WBS in SAP and TM1 based on Marketing requests and approvals
- Support ad-hoc Marketing Finance deliverables including budget overviews, innovation dashboard inputs, and cross-charge related information
- Support the annual A&M planning / AOP process, including A&M overview files, brand-wise budget splits, Blackswan templates, and final budget uploads
- Update TM1 with brand-wise, WBS-wise, GL-wise, customer-wise, and managerial A&M inputs, ensuring alignment with approved budgets
- Coordinate with Marketing and BU FP&A teams to reflect planning assumptions, contractual rates, budget allocations, and related changes accurately
- Create WBS elements in SAP and upload final WBS-wise budgets for Marketing use.
- Work with SAP, TM1, Excel, HFM, Cockpit, and related tools to extract, validate, reconcile, update, and report A&M financial data
- Partner with Marketing, Control, Commercialization, and other stakeholders to ensure timely, accurate, and business-aligned finance deliverables
The purpose of this role is to lead and support end-to-end Innovation Finance activities for the ANZ business, including forecasting, reporting, planning, performance management, and governance across innovation portfolios. The role partners closely with Brand, R&D, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams to provide financial insights, ensure accurate submissions for IBP and AOP cycles, and enable effective decision-making through timely reporting and analytics.
Additionally, the role drives process standardization, system enhancements, and continuous improvement initiatives across innovation finance operations and reporting platforms.
Responsibilities- Manage end-to-end Innovation Finance activities including Innovation P&Ls for Refresh and NZ portfolios
- Prepare and deliver monthly reporting feeds into IBP, including Brand Waterfall reporting for AU and NZ markets
- Support monthly Operations meetings through preparation of YTD performance reporting and analytics
- Prepare and coordinate monthly performance review meetings with Brand teams across ANZ markets
- Support Innovation scorecards, KPI tracking, and IBP reporting updates
- Lead Innovation Forecast preparation, consolidation, and submission activities
- Drive Innovation Top-Down forecasting processes and alignment with business assumptions
- Create and maintain NPDs in Mosaic ensuring data accuracy and reporting integrity
- Prepare financial tables, variance analysis, and commentary for Monthly Profit Meetings covering Brand and Innovation performance
- Review brand contribution analysis and brand allocation processes within Mosaic
- Support transition and stabilization activities for Cockpit 2.0 and fit-for-purpose reporting enhancements
- Manage and support Reframe Innovation tracking requirements for IBP forums
- Coordinate and execute Brand Reallocation processes and validations
- Prepare and submit Innovation actuals into Sector reporting processes
- Support project preparation activities and upload documentation for R&D teams on Azure platforms
- Own product mapping governance and ensure accuracy across reporting systems
- Prepare A27 reporting packs and related financial commentary
- Support AOP Tier 1 and Tier 2 submissions at Brand level
- Prepare and submit Brand P&Ls and Actuals reporting
- Lead AOP Brand P&L preparation and submission activities
- Manage end-to-end Innovation AOP preparation and submission processes
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders including Brand, R&D, Supply Chain, Commercial, and Sector Finance teams to ensure timely and accurate deliverables
- Identify opportunities for process improvements, automation, standardization, and reporting simplification across Innovation Finance activities
- Develop and maintain financial business cases for innovation projects
- Evaluate project profitability, investment requirements, and financial viability
- Build financial models incorporating volume, pricing, cost, and investment assumptions
- Partner with Commercial, Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain, R&D, and FP&A teams to validate assumptions and challenge inputs
- Provide financial support for stage-gate reviews and governance discussions
- Identify key financial risks, opportunities, and sensitivities within innovation projects
- Prepare and present financial insights for leadership and decision-making forums
- Ensure accuracy and consistency of financial information across project submissions and governance processes
- Manage multiple innovation projects while delivering high-quality analysis within agreed timelines
- Contribute to continuous improvement of innovation finance tools, templates, and processes
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