Created by the Howdy Corporation in St. Louis, MO, 7UP was an optimistic venture from the very start. After great success with the Howdy Orange drink, company founder C.L. Grigg decided to try his luck with lemons and limes. C.L. Grigg spent more than two years testing over 11 different formulas, all in search of a drink that was refreshing enough to prove irresistible to the people of Missouri and the world at large. In 1929, C.L. Grigg’s bubbliest drink was born. The public quickly developed a taste for Grigg’s caramel colored lemon-lime soda. Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda sold, and sold well. As the drink grew more and more popular, the original name was traded in for something short and sweet. Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda became known as 7UP. Early advertising featured a winged 7UP logo with copy that read “a glorified drink in bottles only. Seven natural flavors blended into a savory, flavory drink with a real wallop.” The drink was so successful by 1936 that Grigg changed the name of The Howdy Corporation to The Seven-Up Company. By the late 1940s, 7UP had become the third best-selling soft drink in the world. In the decades to follow, 7UP developed iconic branding, setting it apart from industry front-runners. In 1967, 7UP brought the phrase UNCOLA into the national vernacular. The UNCOLA campaign set 7UP apart from its competition and became part of a counter cultural that symbolized being true to yourself and challenging the status quo. Always at the frontier of taste and pop culture, 7UP was also among the first sodas to introduce sugar-free and caffeine free options. Through the years, advertising for 7UP featured everything from a cartoon mascot named Spot, to the “It’s an Up thing” and “Make 7UP yours” taglines.
Job Description
Seven-Up Bottling Company is currently recruiting for an FP&A analyst who will support the finance team.
Responsibilities
Build financial reports that communicate consolidated and practice-level performance and analyse underlying trends across the regions.
Prepare presentations in support of board and shareholder meetings, monthly/quarterly senior leadership meetings and various strategic committees of the company
Prepare and present variance analysis that compares historical performance and forecasted budget with actual results
Assist with month-end close processes liaising with accounting to assemble accurate financials for management reporting
Partner with Business Intelligence team to create customized financial reports on dashboard systems to monitor business activities, develop operational benchmarks and automate manual processes
Evaluate and forecast the financial viability and financial impact of expansion opportunities and new initiatives.
Partner with Information Technology professionals to enable implementation of reporting systems and processes across Finance
Act as a finance business partner and subject matter expert across the business
Support the Commercial Team to ensure that their strategies lead to Net Sales Revenue and GP growth through the business planning and forecasting processes.
Provide analytical support in the evaluation of all commercial initiatives in terms of product launches, pricing promotional activities, and direct marketing expenditure.
Support to drive initiatives in order to improve Gross Profit (Pricing, Promo optimization, Mix optimization, product profitability).
Prepare in-depth and insightful financial analysis and decision support to the sales and category team including identification of opportunities and risks with commentaries/analytics.
Evaluation and monitoring of trade discounts Incentive proposals/programs to drive promotional effectiveness/profitability.
Provision of robust analysis and insight into pack profitability and portfolio management and preparation of value chain analysis for existing and potential products.
Requirements
3yrs+ experience in financial planning and analysis department.
Familiarity with Excel.
Good understanding of systems and core accounting concepts.
Strong negotiation skills.
Minimum of Bachelors in Finance, Accounting, or related fields.
Membership of Chartered Accountant (ICAN or a similar professional body) is an
added advantage
Good command of spreadsheets and Excel Functions, Formulas, Pivot Tables.
Data Analysis
Experience working with sizeable ERPs like Dynamics NAV, SAP.
Continuous learning mindset