Finance Analyst at Seven Up Bottling Company

Seven Up Bottling Company is one of the largest and oldest beverage manufacturing companies in Nigeria, operating nine automated bottling plants across the country.

Details

Job Title: Finance Analyst
Company: Seven Up Bottling Company
Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full-time
Industry: Manufacturing / FMCG

Job Summary

• Provide support to the Finance Manager by preparing the analysis and information required by senior management and executives to make operational, financial and strategic decisions.
• Manage the annual budgeting process, cash flow forecast models, variance analysis and other financial performance tools.

Responsibilities

• Build financial reports that communicate consolidated and practice-level performance and analyse underlying trends across regions.
• Prepare presentations for board and shareholder meetings, monthly and quarterly senior leadership meetings and strategic committees.
• Prepare and present variance analysis comparing historical performance and forecast budgets with actual results.
• Assist with month-end close processes by liaising with the accounting team to assemble accurate financials for management reporting.
• Partner with the Business Intelligence team to create customised financial reports and dashboards for monitoring business activities, developing operational benchmarks and automating manual processes.
• Evaluate and forecast the financial viability and financial impact of expansion opportunities and new initiatives.
• Partner with Information Technology professionals to implement 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 strategies contribute to Net Sales Revenue and Gross Profit growth through business planning and forecasting.
• Provide analytical support in evaluating commercial initiatives, including product launches, pricing, promotional activities and direct marketing expenditure.
• Support initiatives aimed at improving Gross Profit through pricing, promotional and mix optimisation, as well as product profitability.
• Prepare in-depth financial analysis and decision support for the Sales and Category teams, including identification of opportunities and risks with relevant commentaries and analytics.
• Evaluate and monitor Trade Discount Incentive proposals and programmes to drive promotional effectiveness and profitability.
• Provide robust analysis and insights into pack profitability and portfolio management.
• Prepare value chain analysis for existing and potential products.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a Financial Planning and Analysis department.
• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field.
• Good command of Microsoft Excel, including spreadsheets, functions, formulas and Pivot Tables.
• Good understanding of financial systems and core accounting concepts.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Data analysis skills.
• Experience working with sizeable ERP systems such as Dynamics NAV or SAP.
• Membership of ICAN or a similar professional accounting body is an added advantage.
• Continuous learning mindset.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Only qualified candidates will be contacted.

Application Closing Date

30th September, 2026.