Commercial Finance Manager

Hays; Swindon; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is looking for a Commercial Finance Manager in Swindon. This newly created role involves partnering with the Group Finance Director and managing a commercial team. Key responsibilities include financial reporting, project reconciliation, and delivering operational insights to support decision-making within the business.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in finance function.
• Well-rounded finance experience expected.
• Strong communication skills for dealing with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Production of monthly management accounts.
• Preparation of board packs and financial reports.
• Overseeing the sales forecasting process.

Skills

People/communication skills

Attention to detail

Ability to work under pressure

PC literacy

Education

Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

Sage

Xero

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Commercial Finance Manager - Swindon - Newly created role

Hays are partnered with an established, growth orientated owner managed business with an excellent reputation in their industry to appoint a full-time Commercial Finance Manager to partner the Group Finance Director and wide senior stakeholders, lead the commercial team within a very hands on role, and drive better MI to support making informed decisions. The role will be fully office based with the potential of some flexibility.

Key Objectives & Purpose:

The role involves managing various aspects of financial reporting and operations within the company. Key responsibilities include the production of monthly management accounts for the Group, preparation of board packs and financial reports for the leadership team, and overseeing the sales forecasting process.

Additionally, the role requires delivering operational reports to the COO, with a focus on team performance and contribution margin analysis. Manage the project reconciliation teams, ensuring accuracy and completeness in tracking project financials, and will be responsible for maintaining the master project reconciliation template. Ad hoc reporting will be required as needed, providing timely and relevant financial and operational data to support decision-making across departments.

Role Responsibilities

•Monthly management account production for Group
•Board pack and report production for Finance
•Overseeing the sales forecasting process
•Delivering Ops reporting to COO as required including contribution margin analysis by delivery team
•Managing project reconciliation teams
•Owing master project reconciliation template
•Ad hoc reporting as required

Experience and skills

•Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA
•Worked within finance function for 5+ years
•Well-rounded finance experience
•People/communication skills - important in dealing with previous owners of acquisitions, professional advisers and non-finance people within veSpace
•Sage/Xero and advantage, but not a necessity
•Able to work under pressure
•Able to prioritise
•Excellent team player
•PC literacy, including Excel, PowerPoint & Word

Required Competencies

•Accountability - Being accountable for one's own actions and taking ownership of work.
•Attention to detail and ability to process detailed information accurately, timely and effectively.
•Cooperation - The ability to work effectively with others in the Team and other Departments.
•Planning and Organising - The ability to determine goals and prioritise workload to meet deadlines.
•Communication - The ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders face to face, via email and telephone.
•Integrity- Adhering to standards and Company values.
•Adaptability- The ability to remain fully functional by adapting to changing circumstances (environment, procedures, people)

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