Commercial Finance Manager

Agora Talent; England; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent recruitment agency is seeking a Finance Recruitment Consultant for a well-known fashion and lifestyle brand. This mid-senior level role involves significant business partnering with senior stakeholders to drive performance and support strategic decision-making. Candidates must be qualified accountants with strong commercial finance experience, advanced Excel skills, and the ability to manage oversight across budgets and trade reporting. The position is office-based in central London three days a week.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with strong commercial finance skills.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, and management accounts.
• Background in retail or consumer-led businesses.
• Confident working with senior stakeholders and influencing decisions.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and management accounts.
• Excellent Excel and analytical skills.
• Background in retail, fashion, or consumer-led businesses.
• Exposure to trade reporting, store economics, or property decisions.

Responsibilities

• Partner with head office departments to manage overhead spend.
• Lead budget reviews and deliver insightful commercial analysis.
• Oversee trade reporting and support property decisions.
• Oversee weekly trade reporting across sales, margin, and stock with variance analysis.
• Support property decisions including store proposals, rent reviews, and Capex.
• Own input into month-end P&L and balance sheet reviews.
• Produce channel, store, territory, and KPI reporting with commentary.
• Assist in preparing the monthly Board pack.
• Manage budgeting, forecasting, and longer-term planning cycles.
• Develop and mentor one direct report.

Skills

Commercial finance experience

Analytical capability

Advanced Excel skills

Confidence in stakeholder management

Retail background

Education

Qualified accountant (CIMA / ACA / ACCA / CA)

Tools

Excel

Job description

This range is provided by Agora Talent. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

Direct message the job poster from Agora Talent

Finance Recruitment Consultant - Retail and Consumer Brands

Do you enjoy being at the centre of commercial decision-making in a fast-paced, multi-channel retail business?

We’re partnering with a well-established fashion and lifestyle brand to appoint a Commercial Finance Manager into its London head office team. This is a highly visible business partnering role, working closely with senior stakeholders across retail, ecommerce, property, and operations to drive performance, challenge thinking, and support strategic decision-making.

Reporting into the Head of Commercial Finance and managing one direct report, you’ll play a key role in trade reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and board‑level analysis, while acting as a trusted finance partner to non‑finance leaders across the business.

What will you be doing?

• Partnering with head office departments to review, forecast, and control overhead spend
• Leading monthly budget reviews with senior stakeholders and agreeing clear action plans
• Delivering insightful analysis to support and challenge commercial and operational decisions
• Overseeing weekly trade reporting across sales, margin, and stock, with detailed variance analysis
• Supporting property decisions including new store proposals, rent reviews, and Capex spend
• Owning commercial input into month‑end P&L and balance sheet reviews
• Producing channel, store, territory, and KPI reporting with clear commentary
• Supporting the preparation of the monthly Board pack
• Taking ownership of budgeting, forecasting, and longer‑term planning cycles
• Managing and developing one direct report

What would we love to see from you?

• Qualified accountant (CIMA / ACA / ACCA / CA)
• Strong commercial finance and business partnering experience
• Experience working in a multi‑site or multi‑channel environment
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders and influencing decision‑making
• Solid experience across budgeting, forecasting, and management accounts
• Advanced Excel skills with strong analytical capability
• Background in retail, fashion, or consumer‑led businesses
• Exposure to trade reporting, store economics, or property decisions
• Experience operating within a larger group structure

Location: Central London (3 days in office)

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Finance, Analyst, and Accounting/Auditing

Industries

Retail, Retail Apparel and Fashion, and Retail Luxury Goods and Jewelry