Senior Finance Analyst

The Role: Senior Commercial Finance Analyst UK&I

Location: Remote (UK)

Make Your Mark. Shape Your Future.

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of nearly 60,000 professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, CRAFTSMAN®, CUB CADET®, STANLEY® and BLACK+DECKER®

What You’ll Do

Reporting into the Commercial Finance Manager (UK&I), your primary goal will be to provide direction to the GM & CFO as well as the (regional) Sales and Marketing Leaders in support of the Tools & Outdoor business units including sales, margin, pricing and product analysis, budget and forecasting.

As the Senior Commercial Finance Analyst, you will operate in a hands-on role which will enable senior management to assimilate information and improve their decision making. You will work in collaboration with various stakeholders, including the likes of Commercial & Finance, Centres of Excellence, Controllership and Margin Excellence teams.

Key Responsibilities

Support the month-end process and activities to provide in-time and accurate results supported by underlying variance analysis and information

• Support and manage the monthly forecast cycles and quarterly reviews
• Support the overall strategic plan and budget process
• Work with the Centre of Excellence to support various tools and analysis to support the various builds while driving continued process efficiencies and effectiveness
• Run and manage financial reporting
• Lead the Sales and Operational Planning (S&OP) process aligning both financial and demand planning forecast
• Manage daily sales and margin tracking
• Advise management on decisions such as how to improve performance, minimize risk and/or capture new opportunities
• Analyse current, past and future trends in key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, cost of sales and expenses

Who You Are

You always strive to do a good job…but wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? You care about quality – at every level. You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. In fact, you embrace it. You also have:

• Higher Degree – preferred Finance degree or related
• Part or fully qualified CIMA or ACCA
• Demonstrable experience in Commercial Finance preferably within a multinational company
• Highly proficient in Excel with a strong analytical background
• Advantage: proficiency in some of the following - SAP, Business Warehouse, Business Object, Qlikview, BA&R, Hyperion, Power BI

What You’ll Receive

• An attractive salary & benefits package
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs
• Excellent opportunities for continuous professional development

How You’ll Feel

Grow: Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our Lean Academy, Coursera® and online university.

Belong: Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for diversity, equity and inclusion.

Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.

What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We’re visionaries and innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. Join us!

All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic.