Chief of Staff

Chief of Staff and Budget Management

12 Month Contract

Location: Remote (but ideally commutable from Bournville or Reading)

Description:

To support VP Global Consumer Science to manage the Chief of Staff duties (meeting planning, organization changes) people and spend portfolio and planning to ensure the programs and projects with the biggest value and impact are properly resourced

Main Responsibilities:

* Manage operational and technical elements of the Consumer Science Lead Team

* Work with People Lead to drive planning of Salary and Benefit package

* Track spending across all people and non-People cost packages throughout the year to ensure Global Consumer Science is within budget.

* Work closely with Finance to identify and flag potential risks and opportunities and help prioritize the spend across the function.

* Work with Global category planners to better manage our forecasting and budget tracking throughout the year.

* Work with Finance on AC monthly and other reviews

* Work with the VP Global Consumer science to run analysis on the Organization to ensure the Org Design is best utilizing the resources and talent.

* Provide timely updates on budget and resources and identify opportunities

* Monthly reporting on spend and organizational KPIs

* Lead Management of functional CAPEX budget

Qualifications

* Minimum 8 years’ experience and a Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative discipline such as finance, accounting, economics, data science, analytics.

* Must have experience in project management, project and organisation planning within a commercial organisation.

* Ideally familiar with Client project management systems and processes

* Strategic thinking, while having ability to excel in leading tactical activities

* Highly action oriented, drive for results, innovative, challenging status quo

* Excellent communication (verbal & written),

* Must be skilled at prioritization and have solid decision-making capabilities

* Must have experience managing data sets in excel environment with focus on data insights

* Experience working with large sets of advanced analytics platforms and data is a plus

* Must be comfortable with level of confidentiality required particularly with organisation planning (design and cost) and salary and benefit cost discussions.

Excellent Opportunity with immediate starts available

Work Location: Remote
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed