Commercial Finance Manager

Description 

A leading Consumer brand who have an amazing track record of career development and a superb culture are currently recruiting for a Commercial Finance Manager.

The successful CIMA/ACA/ACCA Qualified Commercial Finance Manager will lead 2 high performing Qualified Senior Finance Analysts and business partner various senior stakeholders across the business.

Key responsibilities for the successful Commercial Finance Manager:

• Partner non-finance Directors to gain both an understanding of business processes and become an integral part of the respective senior team whose financial expertise is sought and valued
• Present financial information to non-finance teams whilst providing adequate coaching, support and training
• Encourage the Director’s to make informed business decisions using relevant information, taking opportunities to reduce cost base / maximise returns where you believe it appropriate
• Analyse current business practices and identify best practice and opportunities for improvement with benchmarking
• Implement strong financial discipline and controls into the forecasting and planning processes for all retail expenses
• Build a learning culture and ensure a strong review process is developed to allow continuous improvement
• Ensure the team is providing relevant information through accurate, timely and insightful analysis on performance of both quantitative and qualitative information
• Develop analytical tools and techniques that are best in class for improving store productivity

Key Skills, Knowledge & Experience for the successful Commercial Finance Manager:

• CIMA,ACA,ACCA Qualified accountant
• Background in a commercial role with prior experience of financial analysis and modelling
• A proven track record of delivering results to deadlines
• Excellent communication skills across all levels are essential
• Must have well developed influencing skills to achieve desired outcomes
• A flexible attitude and forward thinking, analytical approach is a must
• Must be able to build effective business partnerships quickly
• Strong system skills - Microsoft Excel