Commercial Finance Manager

The opportunity

This is a newly created role, working for a private equity backed professional services company with a global reach. The business has an enviable list of blue-chip and they have grown exponentially following PE investment. This is a newly created role to support their growth further.

The role

Reporting to the Head of Finance Planning & Analysis, but with significant exposure to all of the senior management team, this is a key role in supporting and driving the fast pace of growth in the business through insightful financial analysis.

Responsibilities include:

• Supporting senior management and the Board by providing financial insight, analysis and guidance on performance in order to drive strategic decisions
• Improve the focus and quality of financial performance management
• Provide business partnering support to the VPs, Project Managers and the CEO
• Deliver critical business information to key stake holders in an effective and timely manner in order to maximise bottom line performance
• Effective communication and reporting of activities to a wide range of stakeholders, including the Exec team
• Work closely with project managers to ensure accurate costings and pricing of proposals with ongoing project support and financial monitoring
• Regular presentation of key performance measures, including staff, contractor and utilisation projections
• WIP management and monthly revenue reporting
• Work with Business Development team on new business pipeline and bids, providing financial modelling and pricing support
• P&L budgets and forecasts, including maintenance of budgeting model
• Identify, communicate and monitor significant positive and negative potential swing factors
• Advice on financial implications of contract issues
• Prepare monthly management reporting on revenue, cost of sales, and operational expenditure, enabling revenue generation and cost savings
• Assisting in the development and implementation of process improvement and transformation projects.

Basic Job Requirements 

• Qualified/part qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) or equivalent level of experience
• Very strong financial modelling skills (Excel) and ability to present information to drive action
• Verifiable track-record of delivering on your targets, improving processes and delivering projects

Key Competencies 

• Formidable energy and drive, able to work effectively in a fast paced, entrepreneurial environment
• Proactive individual, someone able to take the initiative and show the ability to highlight an opportunity and then drive it to completion independently
• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to communicate complex financial information to non-financial colleagues
• Experience producing detailed, high quality financial analyst that supports executive decision making.

Desired experience

• Experience producing detailed, high quality financial analyst that supports executive decision making
• Experience of working in financial analysis within a fast paced environment