Commercial Finance Manager

Location
Greater Manchester
Salary
£40000 - £45000 per annum, Benefits: + bonus + benefits
Posted
12 Feb 2021
Closes
12 Mar 2021
Ref
AC - CFM - 1
Contact
Aaron Conneran
Job Title
Finance Analyst
Experience Levels
Manager
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
The Company

Axon Moore is working with a punchy FTSE 250 listed businesses in the North-West as they seek to strengthen their finance team with the hire of a Commercial Finance Manager in a newly created role. With a market-leading brand in the UK and recent expansion overseas, this Manchester-based business has strong plans for growth and an exciting strategy to fulfil it. With the finance team at the forefront of decision making, the highly experienced management team have consistently outperformed all competitors; the successful candidate will be a part of a dynamic and forward-thinking culture.

About the role

This is a great opportunity for a commercial minded qualified accountant looking to make the next step in their career. We are looking for a dynamic, hard-working, finance professional with strong commercial skills.

Salary - £40k - £45k + bonus

Main Duties

  • Business partnering to drive continuous improvements in performance and profitability
  • Working with the commercial analyst to ensure business KPIs are monitored and achieved
  • Financial analysis
  • Profit optimisation projects
  • Supporting enhancement of KPI reporting
  • Provide information and recommendations to key stakeholders in the business
  • Preparing annual budgets including reforecasts
  • Weekly/monthly reporting for senior management
  • Support the annual audit process
  • Support in preparation of statutory financial statements
  • Support the FP&A Manager in ad-hoc projects
Person Specification
  • ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified Accountant
  • Strong academic background (2.1 degree)
  • Strong analytical skills with excellent attention to detail.
  • Proactive with good organisational and communication skills.
  • Advanced Excel skills
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Ambitious with strong work ethic
  • Commercial outlook
  • Comfortable working to tight/short deadlines

For immediate consideration or more information on the role, please contact Aaron Conneran at Axon Moore on 07503 621 256.