Commercial Manager - Part Qualified

Interested in the retail sector? Barden has been engaged by a market-leading multinational to help identify a Part Qualified Accountant join their team on a contract basis. This position will provide strategic insight for the Commercial Team, and will be responsible for negotiating with suppliers, delivering on KPI's and ensuring that internal structures are adhered to from a finance perspective… ABOUT THE ROLE: Reporting to the Head of Commercial Finance, this position will play a key role in driving growth by utilising both commercial and financial understanding to help inform key decisions. Main duties and responsibilities include: Partnering across various different departments to ensure that KPI's are achieved, highlight and mitigating any risks which may arise; Supporting key decision-making choices within the Commercial Team; Driving insights by partnering with the FP&A Team; Providing insights and analysis on annual variance performance; Adjusting strategic plans in a changing environment to reflect reality, and partnering with various stakeholders to ensure application, and; Ad hoc tasks as they arise. "We work in a fast-paced environment, and this position would be well suited to someone who has a strong business acumen, who is commercial and who can take a step back and provide a more strategic perspective of finance." - Head of Commercial Finance ABOUT THE PERSON: Part Qualified Accountant at the final stage of exams (ACA/ACCA/CIMA); Experience within a business partnering role; Strong communication skills; Experience within the retail/FMCG sector preferable, but not essential, and A proven record of building relationships across the business. Working across all business types, but exclusively within the tax, accounting & finance community, Barden exists to share bespoke advice, guidance and support at each step of your career.