Commercial Finance Manager

Nick Buick Associates; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus: Attractive annual bonus

Hybrid working

Job summary

Nick Buick Associates is recruiting a Commercial Finance Manager for a leading supermarket business in London. The role focuses on commercial analysis, partnering with senior stakeholders, and delivering insightful financial guidance to drive sales and profitability with a hybrid London working arrangement.

The candidate will own budgeting, forecasting and performance reporting, develop financial models, and influence pricing, promotions and investments across the commercial function.

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification required.
• Experience in supermarkets, grocery, retail, FMCG or other high-volume consumer business.
• Strong FP&A / business partnering capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior commercial and operational stakeholders to improve financial performance.
• Provide insight into sales, margin, costs and profitability.
• Support commercial decisions around pricing, promotions and investment.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and performance reporting.
• Identify risks, opportunities and areas for profit improvement.
• Develop robust financial models and scenario analysis.
• Translate complex financial information into clear commercial recommendations.
• Challenge performance and influence stakeholders across the business.
• Support strategic projects and wider commercial initiatives.

Skills

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified

Commercial finance

FP&A

Stakeholder management

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Job description

Commercial Finance Manager

Up to £70,000 + Bonus London Hybrid Working

A leading supermarket business is looking to appoint a Commercial Finance Manager to join its commercial finance team.

This is a high-profile role partnering closely with senior commercial and operational stakeholders, providing the financial insight and challenge needed to drive sales, profitability and informed decision-making across the business.

The Role

You will take ownership of commercial analysis and business partnering across a key area of the organisation, with responsibilities including:

• Partnering with senior commercial and operational stakeholders to improve financial performance
• Providing insight into sales, margin, costs and profitability
• Supporting commercial decisions around pricing, promotions and investment
• Leading budgeting, forecasting and performance reporting
• Identifying risks, opportunities and areas for profit improvement
• Developing robust financial models and scenario analysis
• Translating complex financial information into clear commercial recommendations
• Challenging performance and influencing stakeholders across the business
• Supporting strategic projects and wider commercial initiatives

The Candidate

We are looking for a commercially focused finance professional who can combine strong analytical capability with excellent stakeholder management skills.

You will ideally be:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified
• Experienced within supermarkets, grocery, retail, FMCG or another high-volume consumer business
• Strong in commercial finance, FP&A or business partnering
• Confident working with senior non-finance stakeholders
• Highly analytical with the ability to turn data into actionable commercial insight
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment

Package

Salary: Up to £70,000

Bonus: Attractive annual bonus

Working: Hybrid working

Location: London

This is an excellent opportunity to join a major consumer-facing business in a genuinely commercial finance position with significant exposure to senior stakeholders and business-wide decision-making.