Commercial Finance Manager
- Recruiter
- MERJE Limited
- Location
- Warrington, Cheshire
- Salary
- £40,000 to £50,000
- Posted
- 23 Aug 2017
- Closes
- 30 Aug 2017
- Ref
- SH/13824
- Job Title
- Finance Manager
- Category
- Retail / Wholesale
- Experience Levels
- Qualified Accountant
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
MERJE Ltd have been instructed to recruit a fantastic Commercial Finance Manager position for a market leading and entrepreneurial UK retailer with plans to significantly double in size in the next 2-3 years which is based in Warrington / Merseyside area.
Based within a high performing finance team, this position will report into the Head of Commercial Finance and will play a key role in the timely delivery of all commercial MI & analysis for key areas across the business providing commercial support and insight; supporting business decisions through the provision of accurate and timely information.
Key Commercial Finance Manager Duties:
- Produce insightful commercial analysis and challenge key business areas across Marketing, E-Commerce and Stores to develop and maintain appropriate KPI’s at all levels of the organisation
- Challenge the E-Commerce team in all aspects of their performance, including on-going commercial reviews of P&L’s and short-term plans while supporting the business’s long term strategy
- Work closely with marketing to produce and analyse multi-channel MI to help determine future marketing strategies of the business
- Maintain an accurate and timely daily sales reports for all UK business channels, detailing key KPI’s with analysis on daily movement
- Work closely with marketing to help determine future marketing strategies of the business looking at ROI.
- Ongoing analysis on profitability of online purchases and promotions and provide buying and merchandising / e-commerce teams with key Mi for future buys
- Work closely with the Head of Commercial Finance in producing detailed budget analysis which will influence the cost base
Profile of Commercial Finance Manager
- Work closely with the Ecommerce team during Budget process to product accurate KPI’s that influence the cost base
- You will be either a CIMA/ACCA Qualified (or equivalent), possess good academics (including 1st Class or 2.1 degree) with a demonstrable track record operating in a similar commercial accounting, business partnering capacity influencing non finance individuals.
- If you are a high performing Management Accountant who is looking for a move into a commercial finance role, with experience of variance analysis and some analysis exposure and liaising with business stakeholders you will also be considered.
- You will be able to summarise large amounts of data into meaningful summaries and presentations.
- You will be able to communicate with real confidence and flair across all levels and also able to influence senior stakeholders, both verbal and written
- Driven and confident individual with a ‘can-do’ attitude
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative, dynamic and fast paced retail business with an expanding online presence which has enjoyed significant growth in recent years and continues to innovate. This is an exciting time to join the business with on-going opportunities for future progression, if interested, please forward your CV for immediate consideration.