Commercial Finance Manager

Signet Jobs; Watford; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading jewellery retailer in the UK is seeking a Commercial Finance Manager to provide strategic financial insight and support across key departments. This role involves working with senior leaders to drive performance and profitability, managing an Analyst, and ensuring robust reporting standards. The successful candidate will boast a strong accounting background, exceptional analytical skills, and experience in retail finance, with opportunities to impact a £300m sales portfolio. This position offers hybrid working and excellent employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous product discount

Enhanced annual discount

Retirement savings plans

Life Assurance

Minimum 22 days holiday

Study support for qualifications

Health and Wellbeing Scheme

Financial Wellbeing scheme

Exclusive discounts on groceries, travel, and leisure

Qualifications

• At least 3 years PQE in finance.
• Experience in margin, sales, and stock management.
• Track record of managing and developing talent.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with teams to provide financial support.
• Own sales, margin, and inventory reporting.
• Present meaningful analysis to senior leadership.
• Monitor KPIs and highlight improvement opportunities.
• Evaluate new product ranges and campaigns.
• Lead and develop the Analyst.
• Ensure compliance with reporting standards.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Business partnering

Analytical skills

Presentation skills

Communication skills

Education

Recognised accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Job description

At Signet Jewelers, we're passionate about helping people celebrate life and express love. As the world's largest retailer of diamond jewellery, our brands - including Ernest Jones and H. Samuel - are household names built on trust, craftsmanship, and customer connection. Behind our success is a world-class team that combines creativity, commercial thinking, and financial insight to drive growth and shape our future.

The Role

We're looking for a Commercial Finance Manager to join our UK Finance team - a key role at the heart of commercial decision-making. You'll partner with senior leaders across Merchandising, Marketing, and Digital to ensure that every business decision is supported by robust financial insight, accurate reporting, and strategic challenge.

This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially‑minded finance professional who enjoys turning data into decisions and influencing at a senior level. You'll oversee one Analyst and work closely with both the UK and Group Finance teams to drive performance and profitability across a £300m sales portfolio.

This role can be offered on a hybrid basis working a minimum of 2 days a week from our modern offices in Croxley, Watford.

What You'll Do

• Be a trusted business partner - work closely with Merchandising, Marketing, and Multichannel teams to provide financial support, challenge, and guidance that drives growth and efficiency.
• Lead financial planning & forecasting - own all sales, margin, and inventory reporting and forecasting for the UK business, ensuring accuracy and insight at every stage.
• Influence senior decisions - present at Executive Committee and budget meetings, providing meaningful analysis that shapes strategy and investment.
• Drive commercial performance - monitor KPIs (LFL, ASP, ATV, margin rates), appraise promotions and trading activity, and highlight opportunities for improvement.
• Support strategic initiatives - evaluate new product ranges, campaigns, and potential acquisitions, ensuring sound financial rationale and ROI.
• Manage and develop talent - lead, coach, and develop your Analyst while fostering collaboration across the wider Finance team in Birmingham.
• Ensure compliance - uphold Group standards for reporting accuracy, US GAAP, Sarbanes‑Oxley controls, and internal policies.

About You

You're an ambitious, collaborative, and commercially focused finance professional who thrives in a fast‑paced retail environment. You love working with data, but even more, you enjoy seeing your insights drive real business impact.

You’ll Bring

• A recognised accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with at least 3 years PQE.
• Strong commercial acumen and business partnering experience in a retail or consumer environment.
• Proven experience in margin, sales, and stock management.
• Exceptional analytical, presentation, and communication skills - able to influence and challenge at senior levels.
• A track record of managing and developing talent within a finance or analytical team.
• A continuous improvement mindset - always looking for smarter, more efficient ways to deliver insight and value.

We are passionate about our profession, and together we can help you realise your full potential. Come and be part of Signet Jewelers and enjoy the following fantastic benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Generous discount of up to 30% off our fabulous products from day one.
• An annual enhanced discount to celebrate the day you joined our team.
• Retirement Savings plans which offer flexibility in the way you save for the future.
• Immediate Life Assurance from day one.
• A minimum of 22 days holiday per year which increases after a years' service.
• Recognised qualifications, study support and structured career progression.
• Health and Wellbeing Scheme.
• Financial Wellbeing scheme.
• Give As You Earn scheme - An easy way to support causes close to your heart.
• Real Rewards - exclusive discounts on groceries, travel and leisure.

Signet is the name behind H. Samuel and Ernest Jones. Together, we have more than 270 stores in the UK and Republic of Ireland. But that's not all, we are part of the world's largest retailer of diamond jewellery with approximately 2,800 stores. Just imagine where your career could take you.

Signet Jewelers (H. Samuel & Ernest Jones) is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are proud to have achieved Disability Confident Committed status (Level 1). All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.