Marketing & SG&A Controller

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Marketing: manage monthly closing, estimates and budget processes for all marketing costs.


• Act as the key finance contact for the Marketing team, coordinating and animating the budget process to ensure clear ownership and strong budget control.


• Monitor marketing spend versus budget and estimates, identify variances and provide clear analysis and recommendations to support decision\-making.


• SG\&A: lead monthly closing, estimates and budget processes for selling, general and administrative expenses across Yoplait UK.


• Partner with each UK leadership team member to coordinate and animate the SG\&A budget process (zero base budget approach), ensuring timely submissions, robust challenge and alignment with business priorities.


• Provide regular tracking and reporting of SG\&A costs, highlighting risks, opportunities and required corrective actions.


• Follow up payroll costs in close collaboration with HR, ensuring accuracy of personnel cost reporting, understanding variances and supporting workforce planning assumptions.


• Prepare analysis and presentations to support forecasts, budget reviews and management discussions.


• Ensure financial discipline, accuracy and compliance in cost allocation, accruals and reporting across all relevant cost areas.

Contribute to continuous improvement of Purchase to Pay process

• CANDIDATE PROFILE


• Qualified accountant or finalist (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).


• Relevant experience in controlling (minimum 5 years), financial planning and analysis, ideally within FMCG or a fast\-paced commercial environment.


• Strong understanding of P\&L management, SG\&A control, budgeting and forecasting processes.


• Experience of partnering with non\-finance teams, particularly Marketing, for accurate planning and reporting.


• Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn data into clear, actionable insight.


• Excellent attention to detail, organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities to tight deadlines.


• Good systems knowledge, including strong Excel capability; experience with ERP and reporting tools is required (SAP).


• Ability to cooperate cross\-functionally

Proactive, hands\-on and comfortable operating in an agile, entrepreneurial business environment.

• FTC ; Hybrid.

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