Commercial Finance Manager
- Recruiter
- Gleeson Recruitment Ltd
- Location
- England, Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes
- Salary
- £40000 - £45000 per annum + Bonus, pension, healthcare, flexi-bens
- Posted
- 10 Jul 2018
- Closes
- 17 Jul 2018
- Ref
- BBPT7053
- Contact
- Philippa Templeton
- Job Title
- Finance Business Partner
- Category
- Marketing / PR
- Experience Levels
- Newly Qualified
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
This is an amazing opportunity to join a global business, as Commercial Finance Manager, based in Milton Keynes. With a large and interesting client base, we are looking for someone ambitious and commercially-orientated, who can quickly make their mark in the business, business-partner operational staff, and provide accurate analysis and reporting for Senior Management.
As Commercial Finance Manager, your key responsibilities will be varied and changing, but will mainly revolve around:
- Provide high quality financial insight and guidance to operational stakeholders, helping them run more profitably, by increasing their understanding of cost drivers and financial 'pinch points'
- Act as a catalyst for change and proactively challenge decision-making based on sound financial and commercial reasoning
- Attend and be an integral part of senior team meetings with the relevant functions providing financial insight and commercial context
- Manage the month end accounting process ensuring all costs are correctly accounted for and any future risks or opportunities vs. budget are understood and flagged
- Support the budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes
- Manage weekly and monthly performance reporting and produce specific reporting against strategic initiatives where required
- Produce ad-hoc analysis and reports as required
- Monitor performance against targets on a weekly/ monthly basis, including month end reporting
We are looking for a qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA) with a degree of 2:1 or above, and strong academics. This Commercial Finance Manager opportunity requires someone pro-active, ambitious, self-motivated and with a "can-do" attitude. You will have excellent interpersonal skills, professional attitude, excellent problem-solver, and advanced analytical skills (MS Excel). You must be highly organised, able to multi-task, and be able to operate within tight deadlines. You must also have the ability and confidence to constructively challenge decision-making.
You will be adept with IRFS and US Gaap, and ideally have audited in multi-national businesses. Good knowedge of Revenue Recognition from project-driven businesses will be highly regarded.
We ARE able to consider applicants who are looking for their first move out of Practice, should the above interpersonal skills and academics be proven at interview.
In return, this Commercial Finance Manager position in Milton Keynes commands a starting salary of up to £45,000, plus pension, healthcare and other flexi-benefits - but most importantly genuine career progression for the right person.
If you want to find out more about this fantastic Commercial Finance Manager opportunity in Milton Keynes, please apply at your earliest convenience to this advert with your CV.
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