Commercial Finance Manager

JR United Kingdom; Stoke-on-Trent; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global sales and marketing agency in Stoke-on-Trent is seeking a Commercial Finance Manager to support the senior leadership team with financial planning and strategic analysis. The role offers hybrid working and a competitive salary package including a bonus and extensive benefits.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Private healthcare

Matched pension

Qualifications

• Experienced commercial finance professional or finance business partner.
• Strong financial modelling skills.
• Accounting qualification (CIMA, ACCA, ACA) is essential.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders, providing financial insight.
• Collaborate with commercial teams to evaluate customer profitability.
• Prepare monthly forecasts and annual budgets.

Skills

Financial Modelling

Stakeholder Management

Strategic Analysis

Education

CIMA

ACCA

ACA

Job description

Commercial Finance Manager

Grafton Banks Finance is working with a global sales and marketing agency based in Stoke to recruit a newly created Commercial Finance Manager role.

Reporting to the Head of Commercial Finance, this role will support the senior leadership team by delivering insightful financial planning, strategic analysis, and commercial guidance.

We are looking for an experienced commercial finance professional or finance business partner, with strong financial modelling skills and excellent stakeholder management skills. An accounting qualification (CIMA, ACCA, ACA) is essential.

This role offers hybrid working with 3 days in the Stoke office. The salary is up to £80,000 + 10% bonus, 25 days holiday, private healthcare, and matched pension.

Key tasks:

1. Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders, providing financial insight to support strategic and operational decisions.
2. Collaborate with commercial teams to evaluate customer profitability, pricing models, and margin improvement initiatives.
3. Develop and implement financial and non-financial KPIs to monitor business performance.
4. Prepare monthly forecasts and annual budgets in collaboration with senior leadership.
5. Build robust financial models to support new business opportunities, pricing strategies, and investment decisions.
6. Conduct variance analysis and deliver actionable insights to improve performance.
7. Support scenario planning and sensitivity analysis to assess business risks and opportunities.
8. Drive the design and implementation of streamlined management reporting.

Experience working in international businesses and driving improvements in management reporting would be advantageous for this role.