Commercial Finance Manager

Commercial Finance Manager | Birmingham (Hybrid) | GBP70,000 – GBP80,000 pension, plus car, bonus, 25 days holiday, discount, benefits | Retail

Zachary Daniels Finance are partnering with a leading international retailer to appoint a newly created Commercial Finance Manager role. This omni–channel retailer has an impressive track record and is embarking on a new chapter of change and expansion. The environment is great, a positive culture with a modern working environment encouraging flexibility.

About the role

This role is a member of the senior management team and will face off against many senior stakeholders but significantly with the Head of Retail and the Head of Property. The role has a great mix of finance business partnering, project delivery, as well as wider strategic finance support . Reporting directly to the Head of Finance, this role has a high profile and high exposure across the business.

Key responsibilities

• Leading and developing a team of qualified Commercial Finance Analysts and Finance Business Partners
• Being a true Finance Business Partner to senior stakeholders and department heads across the business.
• First class Commercial Finance provision including variance analysis & presentation
• Communicating monthly results and providing recommendations to central department heads via regular one–on–one monthly meetings
• Key support in delivering the annual budget process with the Board, along with quarterly reforecasting/rolling forecasts where required
• Full P&L management of multiple sites and divisions
• Detailed tracking of spend to assist with M&A decisions
• Support ad–hoc projects as and when required
• Complete ad–hoc requests from the Senior Finance team, UK&I FD, CFO and/or Executive Team

Person profile

• ACA, ACCA, CIMA qualified
• Qualified finance team management experience
• Retail, multi–site or consumer experience essential
• Experience within a fast moving, change & transformation environment will be beneficial
• Proven commercial and business partnering skills
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, presentation)
• Oracle or large ERP experience would be beneficial

Package

GBP70,000 – GBP80,000 pension, plus car, bonus, 25 days holiday, discount, benefits

BBBH 24050

Zachary Daniels and our client are both equal opportunity employers. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.