Commercial Finance Manager

Our client, a rapidly growing consumer focussed organisation based in Central London are looking for a Commercial Finance Manager to support the Finance Director in a newly created role. You will be responsible for working closely with the Commercial Director, Business Development Director and two Managing Directors. You will be responsible for:

* Evaluate customer proposals to ensure all deals are aligned with commercial policy
* Support and develop direct reports x 3
* Optimise commercial insight, highlighting issues and recommending remedial action
* Ownership of budget process in conjunction with commercial team and commercial finance
* Management of monthly forecast cycle, understanding of full year forecast and risks and opportunities
* Lead commercial month end close activities in collaboration with management accountants and commercial teams to ensure close is accurate and understood
* Design and implementation of appropriate commercial controls over spending and customer/supplier commitments
* Monitoring of currency risk and ensuring risks are understood and controlled
* Manage customer and brand profitability versus plan and understanding of deviations
* Be a key financial partner to the Sales Teams, working closely alongside commercial team, providing explanations of variances vs. budget and LY and promoting insightful discussion on financial performance
* To provide outstanding business partnering with constructive challenge and support and instil the right behaviours across the commercial team
* Provide pricing support, working with key stakeholders on financial projects

You will need to be a Qualified Accountant ACA/CIMA/ACCA with proven business partnering experience in a fast paced and dynamic industry, FMCG or Retail experience is preferred. Excellent interpersonal skills are an essential as too is management experience.