Senior Commercial Finance Manager

Posted 23 May 2024
Salary £70000 - £85000 per annum
LocationCity of London
Job type Permanent
Discipline Accountancy and Finance
ReferenceBBBH197163_1716466048

Job description

Senior Commercial Finance Manager
FTSE 100 Retailer
£70,000 - £85,000 + bonus & benefits
Hybrid 3 days office / 2 wfh pw
Central London
MUST BE IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE / WITHIN c1 MONTH
Responsibility:
  • Take responsibility for management reporting, producing annual budgets and forecasting cycles, and ad hoc analysis and modelling for strategic decision making.
  • Ownership of the integrated business planning model, ensuring integrity of P&L, Balance Sheet and Cashflow, and implementing improvements over time.
  • Business partnering across the business to aid commercial decision making at the highest levels.
  • To be the cashflow expert of the commercial finance function - both forward and backwards looking.
  • Track and drive performance of Investment Projects.
  • Provide the FD and CFO with a monthly performance pack containing analysis of the business unit performance.
  • Production of the monthly board report to Group, and maintenance of monthly financial model.
  • Involvement in many ad-hoc business initiatives; providing commercial challenges and analytical support.
  • Improving the commerciality and financial awareness of non-finance teams.
  • Provide support to MD, FD and Director of Commercial Finance on ad-hoc projects and tasks, as required.
About You:
  • Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)
  • Retail and E-Commerce Commercial experience (Essential)
  • Stakeholder Management - Manage and influence stakeholders
  • Franchise experience - highly desirable
  • Multi-site and multi-departmental experience preferred
  • Advanced Excel Skills
  • Business Partnering - Cross functional experience, partnering to develop and align reporting, KPIs & analysis (Excellent)
  • An expert communicator and confident explaining complicated models to non-finance people