Commercial Finance Manager

adm-Indicia; Bristol; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A global brand activation powerhouse in Bristol seeks a dynamic Commercial Finance Manager to enhance financial performance and efficiency. Your role involves client-facing financial reporting, contract negotiations, and leading a small remote team, contributing to global finance governance. Candidates should be fully qualified accountants with at least 4 years in finance. Strong Excel and communication skills necessary. Join a diverse, equal opportunity employer committed to professional development.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years' experience in finance, commercial or accounting roles.
• Experience in a marketing, agency, or outsourcing environment is a plus.
• Strong systems and Excel skills required.

Responsibilities

• Own monthly internal financial reporting across key client accounts.
• Drive profit improvement plans and monitor their implementation.
• Support commercial negotiations and contract renewals.

Skills

Financial reporting

Commercial negotiations

Excel skills

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Fully qualified accountant (or equivalent)

Tools

Sage

Job description

Overview

adm Indicia is a €800m (£690m) global brand activation powerhouse, formed in July 2025 through the merger of adm Group and Indicia Worldwide. Headquartered in London, with major hubs in New York and Singapore, we serve over 1,000 brands across 35+ countries—including Unilever, Mondelez, Heineken, and L'Oréal.

We’re experts in creative strategy, tech-enabled workflows, supply chain logistics, and sustainability—helping marketing teams plan, activate, and measure omnichannel campaigns through a single-source solution. Whether it’s connected retail or ROI-focused POS tools, we deliver insight-led activations that drive measurable impact.

We’re looking for a dynamic and commercially minded Commercial Finance Manager to act as a strategic partner to our client services team in Bristol. You’ll work closely with the Business Director and operational teams to drive financial performance, improve efficiencies, and support decision-making across key blue-chip client accounts.

This is a highly visible role involving client-facing financial reporting, contract negotiations, forecasting, and the management of a small remote team. You’ll also be part of our wider global finance team, contributing to robust financial governance and performance insight across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Own monthly internal financial reporting across key client accounts, including volumes, profitability, working capital, KPIs, risks, and trends
• Drive profit improvement plans and monitor their implementation
• Develop and maintain annual client account plans and financial forecasts, including regular reforecasting
• Support commercial negotiations, contract renewals, and prepare financial modelling and analysis
• Deliver clear and insightful external financial reports for client stakeholders
• Present financial performance in client meetings and manage credit control escalations
• Ensure operational systems reconcile with accounting systems and support accurate reporting
• Enforce compliance with internal controls and policies, including FX, VAT, and budgeting standards
• Oversee FP&A processes for the EMEA region, ensuring data integrity and governance
• Identify and drive improvements to financial and operational processes, including automation opportunities
• Act as a business partner to Business Directors and client service teams
• Support operational teams in interpreting financial data and understanding commercial implications
• Lead and develop junior finance team members
• Contribute to broader financial control and reporting initiatives across the business

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Fully qualified accountant (or equivalent experience)
• Minimum of 4 years\' experience in finance, commercial or accounting roles
• Experience in a marketing, agency, or outsourcing environment is a plus
• Strong systems and Excel skills (Sage experience desirable)
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Proactive, commercially aware, and results-driven
• Strong team player with a customer-centric and solution-oriented mindset

Equal Opportunities

adm Indicia is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse environment. We recruit, employ, develop, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. Should you need any reasonable adjustments made to this application process, please don\'t hesitate to let us know.