Commercial Finance Manager

Boots Hearingcare; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Boots Discount Card

Free hearing aids (employee)

Free flu vaccination

Pension scheme & life assurance

Flexible Benefits Box

Telus wellbeing support

Long service awards

Job summary

Boots Hearingcare is seeking a qualified accountant with a strong commercial finance background to influence senior leaders. In this hybrid role, you’ll partner with Sales, Marketing and Operations to translate numbers into actionable business decisions and drive store performance, promotions and investment.

Reporting to the Head of Commercial Finance, you’ll own P&L reporting, develop financial models, forecasts and scenarios, and challenge assumptions with evidence.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA accountant.
• Strong background in commercial finance, FP&A or senior finance business partnering.
• Experience working with senior commercial and operational leaders.
• Ability to understand drivers behind performance beyond the numbers and identify commercial drivers.
• Proven experience influencing decisions and holding stakeholders accountable.
• Strong financial modelling and advanced Excel.
• Experience managing forecasts, budgets, scenario analysis and business cases.
• Experience improving processes, reporting and automation.
• Confident communication to represent Finance in senior meetings.
• Northwest base or commute to Llandudno.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted finance business partner to senior leaders across Sales, Marketing and Operations.
• Translate complex financial data into clear commercial insight, recommendations and actions.
• Own store P&L reporting and use performance trends to identify risks, opportunities and areas requiring intervention.
• Lead the preparation and challenge of weekly forecasts, ensuring assumptions are commercially sound and supported by evidence.
• Support annual budgeting, strategic planning and longer-term commercial forecasting.
• Develop robust financial models, scenario analysis and business cases to inform investment and operational decisions.
• Evaluate the commercial effectiveness of promotions, cost-saving activity and business initiatives.
• Challenge stakeholders constructively and hold the business accountable for financial performance.
• Improve commercial reporting and develop self-service tools that give leaders clearer and faster access to information.
• Identify opportunities to automate reporting, improve processes and strengthen data quality.
• Act as deputy to the Head of Commercial Finance, representing Finance in senior meetings and business projects when required.

Skills

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Commercial finance / FP&A

Advanced Excel

Power BI experience

Influencing senior stakeholders

Education

ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualified

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

If you’re a qualified accountant with a strong commercial finance background and the confidence to influence senior leaders, this could be your next career move.

This is a commercially focused role for someone who can look beyond the numbers, understand what is driving performance and help the business make better decisions. You’ll need proven experience partnering with Sales, Marketing and Operations, providing constructive challenge and turning complex financial information into clear commercial action.

Reporting to the Head of Commercial Finance, you’ll work closely with senior leaders across Boots Hearingcare. You’ll support decisions relating to store performance, promotions, investment, cost control and wider commercial initiatives.

Due to the face-to-face nature of the role, you must be based in the Northwest or within a practical commuting distance of our Llandudno office. The role follows a hybrid working pattern, with three days per week spent either in the office or visiting business partners across the Northwest & Occasionally the Midlands

The role

As Commercial Finance Manager, you’ll provide the commercial insight, financial challenge and business partnering support behind key decisions across Boots Hearingcare.

This is not a purely technical accounting or reporting position. You’ll need to understand the commercial drivers behind the numbers, identify risks and opportunities, and confidently influence decisions at a senior level.

You’ll:

• Act as a trusted finance business partner to senior leaders across Sales, Marketing and Operations.
• Translate complex financial data into clear commercial insight, recommendations and actions.
• Own store P&L reporting and use performance trends to identify risks, opportunities and areas requiring intervention.
• Assess performance across stores, regions, promotions and wider commercial initiatives.
• Lead the preparation and challenge of weekly forecasts, ensuring assumptions are commercially sound and supported by evidence.
• Support annual budgeting, strategic planning and longer-term commercial forecasting.
• Develop robust financial models, scenario analysis and business cases to inform investment and operational decisions.
• Evaluate the commercial effectiveness of promotions, cost-saving activity and business initiatives.
• Challenge stakeholders constructively and hold the business accountable for financial performance.
• Improve commercial reporting and develop self-service tools that give leaders clearer and faster access to information.
• Identify opportunities to automate reporting, improve processes and strengthen data quality.
• Act as deputy to the Head of Commercial Finance, representing Finance in senior meetings and business projects when required.

Progression & development

This is a highly visible role with regular exposure to senior leaders and decisions across the business.

You’ll have the opportunity to broaden your commercial influence, deepen your understanding of a national multi-site operation and take on greater leadership responsibility as deputy to the Head of Commercial Finance.

You’ll also benefit from:

• Working within a growing healthcare business backed by Sonova.
• Direct involvement in commercial planning, store performance and strategic decision-making.
• The opportunity to shape how financial insight, reporting and automation support the wider business.
• Ongoing professional and leadership development.

What’s In It For You

• Competitive salary DOE
• 25–30 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Boots Discount Card
• Free hearing aids (if required as an employee)
• Free flu vaccination (discounted for family members)
• Pension scheme & life assurance
• Flexible Benefits Box – tailor your package
• Telus wellbeing support – confidential support inside and outside work
• Long service awards recognising your contribution

What We’re Looking For

• A fully qualified accountant with an ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification.
• A strong and demonstrable background in commercial finance, FP&A or senior finance business partnering.
• Experience working directly with senior commercial and operational leaders.
• The ability to understand business performance beyond the numbers and identify the commercial drivers behind results.
• Proven experience influencing decisions, providing constructive challenge and holding stakeholders accountable.
• Strong financial modelling skills and advanced Excel capability.
• Experience managing forecasts, budgets, scenario analysis and business cases.
• Strong commercial judgement and the ability to turn complex data into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Experience improving processes, enhancing reporting and introducing automation.
• The confidence and communication skills to represent Finance in senior meetings.
• A Northwest base or the ability to commute regularly to our Llandudno office.
• Experience within a multi-site retail, healthcare or consumer-facing business would be beneficial.
• Power BI experience would be an advantage.

Applicants whose experience is primarily focused on statutory reporting, financial accounting or audit without substantial commercial business-partnering experience are unlikely to be suited to this position.

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