- Act as the central Finance Business Partner for the Commercial function
- Translate commercial developments into financial impacts and concrete recommendations for action
- Proactively challenge assumptions and support decision-making with structured analyses and scenarios
- Analyze revenue and margin drivers, including volume, price, and mix
- Analyze the profitability of customers, channels, and SKUs, including promotional ROI
- Monitor rebates, listing fees, and other trade investments, ensuring they are accurately reflected financially
- Support budgeting and forecasting processes for net sales and commercial KPIs
- Translate sales and account plans as well as promotion calendars into financial forecasts
- Support the month-end close with performance and variance analyses against budget and forecast
- Identify the root causes of material variances
- Prepare decision-relevant analyses and presentations for Commercial and Finance management
- Communicate key insights clearly and in a manner appropriate to the target audience
- Continuously develop FP&A processes, KPIs, reports, and dashboards, for example in Power BI
Requirements
- 5–8+ years of professional experience in FP&A, Commercial Finance, Sales Controlling, or a comparable finance function
- Ideally, experience as a Finance Business Partner in the FMCG, food, or consumer goods sector
- Strong analytical skills
- Solid understanding of P&L, revenue structures, and margin mechanics
- Ability to translate commercial drivers such as price, volume, and mix into financial impacts
- Ideally, experience with ERP, CRM, and BI systems
- Knowledge of SQL or automation is an additional advantage
- Excellent communication skills in German and English
- Ability to constructively challenge assumptions and engage commercial stakeholders
- Structured, pragmatic, and hands‑on approach
- Ability to switch between strategic questions and day‑to‑day commercial business
- Curious and entrepreneurial mindset, with a proactive sense of ownership
- Demonstrated use of AI to improve personal productivity and quality of work
- Willingness to work in a dynamic, growth‑oriented environment
Core Competencies
Demonstrates expertise in Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) with a strong focus on translating commercial developments into financial impacts. Proficient in analyzing revenue drivers, profitability, and developing actionable insights for commercial finance management.
Highest-signal resume keywords
- Financial Planning And Analysis (FP&A)
- Commercial Finance
- P&L Understanding
- Analytical Skills
- Bilingual Communication (German And English)
Hard Skills
- Revenue Analysis
- Margin Analysis
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- SQL Knowledge
Soft Skills
- Analytical Thinking
- Proactive Mindset
- Constructive Challenge
- Effective Communication
- Curiosity
Industry Keywords
- FMCG
- Consumer Goods
- Sales Controlling
- Trade Investments
- Promotional ROI
Tools & Technologies
- Power BI
- ERP Systems
- CRM Systems
- Business Intelligence (BI) Tools
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FP&A Analyst, Commercial in Berlin Arbeitgeber: Jobtailor
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