Commercial Finance Manager - Northwich and WFH

Reporting to the Finance and Operations Director, key responsibilities for the Commercial Finance Analyst will be to carry out weekly reconciliations between the data Cube and Core systems to ensure integrity of the data, alongside providing clients with MI and reports within the agreed SLA.

Principal Accountabilities:

Build a detailed understanding of the P&L, articulating the results and key income drivers to stakeholders in the functional teams across group Businesses.

Provide modelling support for business cases/investments.

Evaluate business cases for investment decisions, challenging key assumptions and ensuring compliance with governance processes.

Evaluate and challenge on the performance of sales, net income and direct costs.

Produce insightful month end variance analysis to inform upwards reporting to the leadership team.

Input to the budgeting and forecasting process for the function within the guidelines and timetable;

Developing and managing robust templates and models for input of budget submissions.

Review and challenge of submission.

Ensure alignment of phased budgets with weekly product targets.

Prepare presentation materials for lead team and Board reviews.

Qualifications required:

• Broad range of accountancy skills - fully qualified accountant with CCAB recognised qualification (e.g. ACA, CIMA, ACCA).

Skills Required:

• Analytical skills, with the ability to effectively summarise and interpret data to senior non-finance business leaders.

• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.
• Commercial acumen.
• Communication and influencing.
• Collaboration and teamwork.