Commercial Finance Manager

Sowena Group; Stockport; Sur place; GBP 65 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Sowena Group is recruiting a Commercial Finance Manager to join its finance team. This broad, commercially focused role offers exposure across a complex, international operation, driving financial performance, improving visibility and supporting key business decisions.

You will work with senior stakeholders to provide commercial insight, leading budgeting, forecasting and MI production, while supporting stock, working capital and overseas analytics. A dynamic, product-led environment awaits.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with a strong commercial finance background.
• Experience in product-led, stock-intensive or multi-site businesses; international exposure is advantageous.

Responsabilités

• Leading the budgeting, forecasting and financial planning processes, providing meaningful insight into business performance.
• Producing and analysing management information, identifying trends, risks and opportunities across revenue, margins and operating costs.
• Providing commercial support across stock, inventory and working capital, improving visibility of performance and cash flow.
• Partnering with operational teams to understand cost drivers, challenge performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Supporting financial analysis across international markets, including performance reporting and foreign currency considerations.
• Monitoring product profitability, pricing, margins and key commercial KPIs.
• Developing reporting processes, financial controls and management information to support continued business growth.
• Supporting strategic projects and providing financial modelling and analysis where required.

Connaissances

Commercial finance

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Profitability analysis

Formation

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified

Description du poste

Sowena Group are partnering with an ambitious, growing business to recruit a Commercial Finance Manager into its finance team. This is a broad, commercially focused position offering exposure across a complex, international operation, with responsibility for driving financial performance, improving visibility and supporting key business decisions.

The Role

Working closely with senior stakeholders across finance and the wider business, you will provide commercial insight and analysis to support strategic and operational decision-making.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading the budgeting, forecasting and financial planning processes, providing meaningful insight into business performance.
• Producing and analysing management information, identifying trends, risks and opportunities across revenue, margins and operating costs.
• Providing commercial support across stock, inventory and working capital, improving visibility of performance and cash flow.
• Partnering with operational teams to understand cost drivers, challenge performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Supporting financial analysis across international markets, including performance reporting and foreign currency considerations.
• Monitoring product profitability, pricing, margins and key commercial KPIs.
• Developing reporting processes, financial controls and management information to support continued business growth.
• Supporting strategic projects and providing financial modelling and analysis where required.

The Candidate

We are looking for a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with a strong commercial finance background and the ability to operate in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

You will ideally bring experience within a product-led, stock-intensive or multi-site business, with exposure to inventory, working capital and margin analysis. Experience working within an international environment would also be advantageous.

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional looking to take ownership of a broad remit and make a tangible contribution to business performance.