Commercial Finance Manager

Recruiter
Marks Sattin
Location
Leeds, UK
Salary
Competitive salary
Posted
17 Nov 2020
Closes
01 Dec 2020
Ref
1828392956
Experience level
Manager
Commercial Finance Manager | Central Leeds

Are you a commercially minded Accountant with experience of working in a fast-paced environment? Are you looking to step up in a business where you are not restricted in your efforts to drive change and add value?

A business in Central Leeds is looking to bolster its finance team with the addition of a Commercial Finance Manager. This is a full-time, permanent role.

Your New Role

A Commercial Finance Manager is required within the business partnering team to provide trading insight, effective planning, management reporting and profit improvement as well as leadership to the finance team. The client has some ambitious growth plans and the finance team is at the centre of enabling the business to grow sustainably. Key duties will include:
  • Building strong relationships with the director and senior management of the business unit to assist with conversion of high-level business plans to detailed operational and commercial solutions.
  • Ensuring plans are subject to sufficient challenge to ensure they are robust and efficient.
  • Producing periodic performance reports for each business unit with detailed commentary on variances and actions taken/to be taken.
  • Liaising with the commercial finance team to ensure changes in cost base are reflected in client pricing and maintain your element of the client profitability model.
  • Financially appraise investments and changes to operational procedures, tracking and reviewing the results of investments to assess value for money.
  • Setting targets for operational and financial improvement and monitoring against these targets.
  • Identifying and tracking of risks/opportunities vs plan.
  • Leading, directing and supporting the team.
  • Helping develop the financial awareness of the operational and commercial management teams.
  • Assisting with the development of the current MI, KPI and flash reporting.

About You

The successfully placed Finance Manager will:
  • Have experience of working, challenging and influencing at a senior level across various functions.
  • Have some Finance Business Partner experience and will be no stranger to budgetary control, profit & loss accounts and financial reporting.
  • Be educated to degree level and hold a full professional accounting qualification such as CIMA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent.
  • Naturally be very numerate and analytical, with commercial acumen to evaluate business plans as well as the charisma needed to influence often conflicting ideas.
  • Possess strong IT skills and knowledge of MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Word etc

Please note only UK Residents will be considered as the client cannot support applicants who require sponsorship.

Salary

On offer for the Commercial Finance Manager will be £45,000 - £50,000 per annum, dependent on experience, plus competitive benefits.

Apply Now

Please apply today to find out more about this fantastic Commercial Finance Manager role.

REF: 16903119

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