The Logistics Finance Manager plays a key role in consolidating total-company logistics costs, and monitoring and analysing actual performance across all logistics indirect cost centres in multiple markets. The role partners closely with the Group Logistics Finance Manager to deliver accurate month-end close, Latest View submissions, and support on key strategic logistics projects. It ensures strong financial controls, clear visibility of cost drivers, and high‑quality insights that enable effective decision‑making in a fast‑paced FMCG environment.

• Consolidating and reviewing logistics KPIs monthly, versus prior year and budget
• Benchmarking logistics costs across markets
• Consolidating the total logistics indirect cost forecast across all relevant markets and functions
• Support month‑end close activities, including: variance analysis & Cost center reviews
• Preparation of commentary for senior stakeholders
• Lead the preparation of Latest View (LV) submissions, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and alignment with Group deadlines
• Maintain and improve forecasting models, templates, and key assumptions
• Working on cost saving projects for logistics direct and indirect costs
• Performing controls in relevant areas

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree
• Fully qualified (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, or equivalent)
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in supply chain finance related fields
• Experience with planning systems and reporting technology
• SAP
• Positive attitude, pro-active, growth mindset, work to solve problems
• Attention to detail
• Excellent communication and written skills with the ability to engage and influence people at all levels both internally and externally
• Ability to constructively challenges assumptions and thinking
• Impactful report writing and presentation skills

Desirable

• Previous Finance experience within an FMCG business
• Very strong analytical and forecasting abilities
• Strong modelling and solid database skills required