Commercial Finance Manager

The Consultancy Group are currently recruiting a Commercial Finance Manager for a FTSE Listed Consumer business based in Central London. Reporting into the Commercial Finance Director and working closely with the Brand Managing Director, the Commercial Finance Manager will provide Brand Finance Leadership and deliver optimum Brand Financial Performance. As a fundamental member of the Brand Executive team, the role will translate Group financial & operational objectives into operational activity by influencing the executive team, the broader manager structure of the brand and the central Group support functions providing services to the brand.

Duties include;

- Articulating and arguing the finance perspective in all strategic brand thinking and planning
- Own the critical assessment and articulation to the business of performance against Group and brand KPIs and creating an agenda and impetus for change and improvement.
- Work in close cooperation with the Finance Business Intelligence function to explore, challenge and optimise business performance through the use of data analysis.
- Work in close cooperation with the Finance Business Intelligence function to identify and action commercially beneficial insight from underlying business data.
- Working in partnership with the brand Managing Director to own the brand business plans and analysis for business reporting
- Interface between the brand and central finance
- Ownership of investment financial business cases
- Shoulder to shoulder partnership with the brand Managing Director to understand sub-brand performance and drive optimal behaviours and outcomes.
- Working in the business and with the business to identify and optimise business performance - regular attendance at area and regional meetings to drive the financial performance agenda
- Work with other brand business stakeholders, marketing, IT, property and purchasing to optimise brand financial performance.

The successful candidate will be ACA / CIMA Qualified with an excellent academic record. Previous Business Partnering experience in a Multi-Site Consumer facing organisation would be highly advantageous as would demonstrable experience influencing the performance of a business. They will have proven commercial acumen and the strength of character to work independently and to provide challenge and feedback.