Commercial Finance Manager

The BrandAlley Group; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the e-commerce sector is seeking a Commercial Finance Manager to drive financial growth and strategic decision-making. This role involves partnering with stakeholders, leading budgeting processes, and providing insightful analysis to facilitate key commercial decisions. The successful candidate will have a strong analytical background, be a qualified accountant, and possess excellent communication skills.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus additional days for each completed year

8% employer pension contribution

Life Assurance – 3 x your annual salary

Early Finish Fridays

Cycle to Work scheme

Discounted Gym Memberships

Eyecare Vouchers

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with approx. 2 years PQE.
• Experience in E-Commerce and/or retail environment.
• Experience of preparing budgets and forecasts.

Responsibilities

• Partnering with business stakeholders to evaluate commercial projects.
• Leading the delivery of the budgeting and forecasting cycle.
• Identifying and presenting key commercial opportunities and risks.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Commercial acumen

Education

Qualified Accountant

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Dynamics

Job description

Reporting into the Director of Finance, you will deliver our commercial finance agenda, working with and influencing senior stakeholders from across the business. You will be able to work cross-functionally and can provide insightful analysis and strategic interpretation of data, to facilitate key commercial decisions and growth.

What will I be doing?

• Partnering with business stakeholders to evaluate commercial projects and take ownership from a finance perspective
• Helping to develop the business analysis (FP&A) function including leading the delivery of the budgeting and forecasting cycle
• Identifying and presenting key commercial opportunities and risks to our business.
• Alongside the Director of Finance, you will be implementing our commercial strategy and driving financial growth
• Owning the reporting system, developing strategic reports to ease decision making across the business in addition to commercial understanding and commentary of the financial month end results, profit drivers and variance analysis.
• Challenge to the accuracy and completeness of the financial results and supplementation where required e.g. accruals or financial adjustments
• Identifying and evaluating strategic opportunities for the business by developing and presenting financial models and analyses
• Supporting the wider business by providing sales & margin variance analysis to measure performance.
• Developing strong relationships with the trading and marketing teams to assess performance and analysis of data including promotional activity and performance trends.
• Working with the banking team and Director of Finance to develop the cash forecast
• Ad hoc analysis, projects and duties as required by the Director of Finance
  
  

What You’ll Bring…

• Qualified Accountant with approx. 2 years PQE
• Previous experience in E-Commerce and / or a retail environment
• Experience of preparing budgets and forecasts and variance analysis
• Commercially savvy problem solver who has the experience to challenge across the business
• Demonstrable experience in helping to implement a strategic agenda
• Experience in working collaboratively with key stakeholders cross-functionally and an ability to develop strong relationships across the business i.e. business partnering
• Evidence of strong communication skills with finance and non-finance people
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to identify, evaluate and translate data into commercially driven decisions
• Able to work at pace, in an agile way, and in a very dynamic environment
• Attention to detail and experience of large complex data sets of financial and non-financial data
• Ideally experience of Power BI, Microsoft Dynamics and any other reporting software
  
  

Perks of the job…

• A modern, energetic, dynamic, and sociable office based in London's Shoreditch.
• The opportunity to work on some exciting brands supported by an inspiring and friendly team of people
• Competitive salary
• 25 days holiday – Additional 1 day for each completed calendar year capped at 30 days!
• 8% employer pension contribution
• Life Assurance – 3 x your annual salary
• Early Finish Fridays every week
• Everyday Benefits – including Cycle to Work scheme, discounted Gym Memberships
• Eyecare Vouchers
  
  

Who are we?

BrandAlley is the go-to destination for designer brands at fantastic, exclusive prices. We’re a members-only site home to hundreds of some of the best high-profile labels in fashion, beauty and home. We stock an extensive selection of previous and current season stock at up to 90% off the RRP, from Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen to Molton Brown and Philip Kingsley. With new brands launching every week, our flash sales are exclusive and filled with highly in-demand pieces that mean time is of the essence! For an instant luxury hit, our members can also shop in our permanent designer treasure trove – the Outlet – where everything is available for immediate dispatch.

We understand that privacy and the security of your personal information is extremely important. BrandAlley UK Ltd collects, processes, and ensures the security of all personal data that we gather in accordance with data protection laws.

BrandAlley UK Ltd are proud to be an equal opportunities employer who provide equal employment opportunity regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

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