Economic Financial Analyst - Dublin.

What a fantastic role this is. Focus your Financial and Data Analytical skills on external trends that affect consumer spending and its impact on revenue and profitability.

Our client is a leading brand in the Irish market and with this newly created role are seeking a Financial Analyst who has a keen understanding of Macro-economics and data analysis to assist in developing key strategic reports based on consumer and market behaviours.

Duties.

• With the help of a good understanding of the macro-economic forces and its impact on retail grocery sector, assist in shaping the forward thinking of trade in the organisation
• Taking into consideration impacts/changes due to current internal and external trends, updated business plans, trade driving initiatives and competitive/market dynamics, provide periodic/weekly updates on our annual forecasts.
• Providing accurate reports on seasonal activity to support the customer team to improve performance
• Group forecasting projects (one Forecast roll out) (Local Lead
• The Ad-hoc analysis to understand the implications of various business decisions on trade such as customer investments /events / promotions
• Engagement with external agencies to understand performance context. Including researching long term macro-economic trends and understand how they affect and the wider retail market
• Ensuring we have accurate and well understood annual forecasts for the business to support our Budget and Long-term plan cycle
• Working with the business and our support team to understand drivers of performance and incorporating the impacts for future forecasts
• Clear communication of the forecast and trade performance by overseeing the reporting and commentary as well as through weekly leadership trade meetings
• Working with stakeholders across the entire ROI business to ensure consistency and alignment of forecast and performance reporting through the lens of Products and channel
• Writing and presenting of exec level papers and presentations

The ideal candidate will have gained at least 4-5 years' experience in a Financial, Economic and or Data Analysis role and will be qualified to a Level 9 masters level or professional qualification.

This position sits within the Commercial and Strategic finance arm of the business and has responsibility for key decisions on business strategy. There is huge upside with this role as well given the culture of internal mobility within the business as well as personal development.

For further information please apply of contact Matt Fitzpatrick in Marks Sattin.