Assistant Commercial

**BAT is evolving at pace - truly like no other organisation.**

**To achieve the ambition, we have set for ourselves, we are looking for colleagues who are ready to live our ethos every day. Come be a part of this journey**

**BAT COSTA RICA IS LOOKING FOR AN ASSISTANT COMMERCIAL (OPERATION FINANCE MANAGER) (PIPELINE)**

**SENIORITY LEVEL**:Managerial

**FUNCTION**: Finance

**SALARY RANGE**:Competitive Salary + Excellent benefits + Market leading bonus

**LOCATION**:Heredia, Costa Rica

**ROLE POSITIONING AND OBJECTIVES**

This role supports the Commercial and Operation team with in-depth analysis of the different financial statements as well as support of reporting and consolidation. The person will be responsible to reconcile, analyze and generate insights to support business strategic discussions. The role is expected to support analysis decisions that may impact BAT’s profit. This position requires ability to multi-task, set priorities, and be able to work under time pressure as the person will be joining a fast-paced environment and a very dynamic team.

**Reports to**:Finance Manager - Commercial/Operation Finance

**Reporting Level**:No direct reports

**Geographic Scope**:US

**WHAT YOU WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR**
- Report financial statements of different commercial and operations lines (P&L, B/S, and CF) and support with reporting consolidation, OTIF, as per IBPM calendar.
- Support monthly review meetings with analysis and insights by product category and identify risks and opportunities.
- Drive Zero base budget build-up with monthly review and updates when necessary and provide inputs for business cases and risk analysis.
- Maintain reporting dashboards to ensure accurate financial information and analysis are available to our business partners.
- Ensure ad-hoc requests are managed on time, respecting the set of priorities and business-as-usual (BAU) deliveries.
- Business partnering with Marketing, Operations, and Finance teams. Proactive, supporting/managing key stakeholders.
- Engage with stakeholders to promote commercial-driven discussions as well as execute process optimizations, improving business performance and helping identify initiatives that have a business focus and are commercially viable.
- Lead balance sheet reconciliations to ensure the completeness of controls are in place.
- Controls environment: Clear understanding of processes and procedures in place. Guarantee SOX controls are executed and maintained.

**ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE**
- 5+ years of experience in accounting, financial analysis, or related areas.
- Financial modeling based on large database including BPC Embedded pulls and understanding the impact of the accounting process and practices.
- Understand how to process a manual Journal Entry (JVU) and be able to raise requests and experience with data analysis, finding common trends and deviations.
- Self-driven and Proactive with strong Business Partnering skills.
- Continuously improve yourself through training and development opportunities available.
- Ability to work in a rapidly changing environment and multi-tasking.
- Detailed knowledge of Microsoft Office including Excel and PowerPoint is a must.
- Fluent in English -Advanced level.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related area

**BENEFICIAL**
- Commercial and Operations experience is welcome.
- Data analytics knowledge, such as Power BI or any other tool.

**WE ARE BAT**

At BAT we are committed to our Purpose of creating A Better Tomorrow. This is what drives our people and our passion for innovation. **See what is possible for you at BAT.**
- Global Top Employer with 53,000 BAT people across more than 180 markets
- Brands sold in over 200 markets, made in 44 factories in 42 countries
- Newly established Tech Hubs building world-class capabilities for innovation in 4 strategic locations
- Diversity leader in the Financial Times and International Women’s Day Best Practice winner
- Seal Award winner - one of 50 most sustainable companies

**BELONGING, ACHIEVING, TOGETHER**

Collaboration, diversity, and teamwork underpin everything we do here at BAT. We know that collaborating with colleagues from different backgrounds is what makes us stronger and best prepared to meet our business goals. **Come bring your difference