Commercial Finance Manager

Sodexo Ltd; Leeds; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading service provider in the UK is seeking a Commercial Finance Manager at Headingley Stadium to enhance financial health and operational excellence. This role involves providing financial insights, overseeing finance-related activities, and ensuring strong communication with teams. Candidates should have experience in finance, be proficient in Excel, and possess strong analytical skills. The position offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits.

Benefits

Unlimited access to mental health support

Employee Assistance Programme

Health and wellbeing app

Sodexo Discounts Scheme

Salary Finance Platform benefits

Sodexo Retirement Plan

Death-in-Service benefit

Career development opportunities

Cycle to Work Scheme

Volunteering Opportunities

Flexible work environment

Competitive compensation

Qualifications

• Experience in a commercial or operational finance role required.
• Proficiency in Excel and variance analysis preferred.
• Strong communication skills to engage with stakeholders effectively.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted business partner to operational teams.
• Produce accurate and insightful reporting, budgets, and forecasts.
• Oversee all finance-related activities onsite.
• Drive improvements in financial processes.

Skills

Experience in a commercial or operational finance role

Good Excel skills and variance analysis skills

Confident communicator with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders

Excellent analytical skills with a drive for efficiency and improvement

Job description

Job Description

• Job Title: Commercial Finance Manager
• Location: Headingley Stadium
• £35,000.00 Salary + Bonus
• 40hrs pw

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Job Introduction

As a Commercial Finance Manager at Sodexo Live!, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the financial health and operational excellence at Headingley Stadium.

This is a high-impact role where your financial insight and leadership will drive smarter decision-making, stronger client relationships, and measurable business results.

What You'll Do:

• Act as a trusted business partner to operational teams, helping to deliver sustainable profitability and contract performance.
• Produce accurate and insightful reporting, budgets, and forecasts to guide commercial decisions.
• Oversee all finance-related activities onsite.
• Work with regional finance lead to embed a strong financial control environment and champion best practices across your site.
• Drive improvements in financial processes and support the integration of digital finance tools.
• Support new business opportunities, contract mobilisations, and client engagement activities.

What You Bring:

• Experience in a commercial or operational finance role.
• Good Excel skills and variance analysis skills.
• Confident communicator with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical skills with a drive for efficiency and improvement.

What we offer:

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. You’ll belong in a company and team that values you for you; you’ll act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions; and you’ll be able to thrive in your own way. In addition, we also offer a range of resources, rewards, and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering mental health and wellbeing support.
• Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or larger problems where you may need additional support, including legal and financial advice, support with work-related issues or personal issues such as bereavement.
• Access to a free health and wellbeing app that provides rewards for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and includes access to a 24hr virtual GP and various other services.
• The Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 (also open to friends and family) and/or the prepayment cashback card.
• Money Insights and financial benefits via the Salary Finance Platform.
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Sodexo Retirement Plan.
• A Death-in-Service benefit for colleagues who pass away whilst employed by Sodexo.
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools.
• Cycle to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit.
• Volunteering Opportunities to enable all colleagues to help support worthwhile causes in our communities.
• Flexible and dynamic work environment.
• Competitive compensation.
• Full training and full protective uniform supplied.

Ready to be part of something greater? Apply today! Career progression for the caring profession.

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advertisement early if we are in receipt of a high volume of applications.

About Sodexo

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services, and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces-friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with diverse experiences, backgrounds, and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations, and Origins.

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We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfill their aspirations.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.