Commercial Finance Manager
- Recruiter
- Heyland Finance
- Location
- Homeworking
- Salary
- £50000 - £55000 per annum + Plus good benefits
- Posted
- 05 Mar 2021
- Closes
- 12 Mar 2021
- Ref
- FH 7807
- Contact
- Flora Hamilton
- Job Title
- Finance Manager
- Category
- Accountancy Practice
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
My client based near Chester is currently looking to appoint a Commercial Finance Manager with strong financial acumen to be responsible for accurate reporting and insightful commercial analysis to support and challenge the operational team to ensure the delivery of all commercial targets.
Purpose of Role \ Key Accountabilities:
- Ensure accurate reporting and understanding of commercial performance.
- Provide insightful analysis to support and enhance the sales and margin performance, proactively challenging performance when required.
- Responsible for budgeting and forecasting process and providing deep variance analysis of actual performance versus budget.
- Support with supplier negotiations providing deep understanding and analysis of supplier profitability as well any impacts of costs.
- Lead pricing process to measure the competitiveness of prices within the market and drive appropriate corrective action.
- Proactively support the Directors in reporting variances to budgeted sales and profit to enable forward looking decision making that protects the business P&L.
- Provide market data to support commercial decision making.
- Review trading forecast in line with the marketing cycle, identifying forecast performance against targets as well as highlighting any risks and opportunities.
- Ensure accurate invoicing of supplier funding and commercial income in line with financial deadlines.
Qualifications/Knowledge/Experience/Technical Skills:
- Recognised Accounting qualification (ACA / ACCA / CIMA).
- Strong commercial awareness and numeracy skills with a keen desire to question and challenge information.
- Experience and evidence of helping businesses deliver and monitor financial performance with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
- Ability to communicate with all stakeholders
- Strong financial acumen
Benefits include;
- Flexible/Remote working available
- 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
- Free parking onsite
- Discounted gym membership
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
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