Finance Manager – Cost of Acquisition

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About the Role We’re looking for a Finance Manager – Cost of Acquisition to support Dyson’s global commercial decision‑making across 39 markets. This role focuses on analysing the effectiveness of commercial terms and selective promotional investments , uncovering drivers of performance, and enabling disciplined, ROI‑led investment decisions that balance growth, margin, and long‑term value creation. This is a high‑impact, analytics‑driven position that partners closely with commercial and finance teams to provide insight on how commercial terms and promotions influence revenue, margin, and sustainable growth. Key Responsibilities Commercial Performance Analysis: Lead analytical reviews of revenue and sales performance, with a primary focus on the impact of commercial terms (rebates, incentives, discounts) and selective consumer‑facing promotions across customers and channels. Market & Customer Insight: Partner with local and global commercial teams to analyse how 39 distinct markets deploy commercial terms and promotions, identifying patterns, structural differences, and key drivers of performance across customer accounts. Investment Effectiveness & ROI: Develop and apply robust analytical frameworks to evaluate the effectiveness of commercial terms (e.g. rebates, incentives, discounts), assessing ROI, incrementality, and cost efficiency to distinguish value‑creating structures from those that primarily subsidise base demand. Pre‑ and Post‑Investment Assessment: Support fact‑based decision‑making by assessing proposed commercial terms and promotions ahead of execution and conducting post‑event performance reviews to highlight optimisation opportunities. Performance Measurement: Apply consistent metrics and benchmarks to track the performance of commercial terms and promotions, identifying areas to stop, reshape, or reallocate spend based on results. Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Partner with sales, account management, and finance teams as a trusted analytical business partner, sharing insights and recommendations to support commercial decisions. Reporting & Data Analysis: Use OneStream, Excel, and PowerPoint to deliver deep‑dive analysis, clear visualisation, and concise executive‑level reporting across global leadership. Global Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with regional and market stakeholders across Europe, Asia, and the Americas to ensure insights are locally relevant while enabling global comparability. About You Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or a related field (required) Experience: 7–8+ years in commercial finance, sales finance, analytics, or finance business partnering Experience analysing pricing, commercial terms, incentives, or promotional effectiveness Proven ability to influence commercial decisions through data and insight Experience working in a global, multi‑market environment preferred Capabilities: Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills (required) Hands‑on experience with financial systems (e.g. OneStream, SAP, or similar) Strong analytical and critical‑thinking skills with attention to detail Confident communicator, comfortable engaging senior stakeholders Able to operate effectively in a dynamic, complex matrix organisation Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.