Commercial Finance Manager

Dynamite-Recruitment-Solutions; Woking; Hybride; GBP 65 000 - 85 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid working

Flexible working hours

Generous Pension

Health Insurance

Résumé du poste

Dynamite Recruitment is recruiting a Commercial Finance Manager for a growing engineering business in Woking. The role focuses on improving project profitability, strengthening commercial controls and providing visibility of financial performance across the business.

You will work with Project Managers to challenge costs, identify revenue opportunities and deliver concise monthly reports to the Managing Director.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar role.
• Experience within engineering or another project-based environment.
• Strong commercial awareness with understanding of project profitability, margins, budgets and revenue recovery.
• Highly analytical with excellent Excel skills and Power BI or similar reporting tools.
• Confident challenging Project Managers and senior stakeholders to drive commercial accountability.
• Proactive in identifying risks, improving controls and maximising profitability.
• Strong communication skills to turn financial data into meaningful commercial insight.
• Comfortable taking ownership, working independently and influencing decisions across the business.

Responsabilités

• Review project budgets, hours, WIP, recoverability and forecast margins ahead of invoicing.
• Work with Project Managers to challenge cost overruns, underbilling and profitability.
• Identify billing opportunities, scope changes and variation orders to improve revenue recovery.
• Develop early-warning controls to identify commercial risks before budgets are exceeded.
• Analyze project and client profitability using Power BI and identify improvement opportunities.
• Produce monthly commercial reports for the Managing Director.
• Support pricing, estimating and commercial decisions from historical data.
• Collaborate with Accounts to improve revenue visibility, WIP management and billing accuracy.
• Identify recurring causes of poor margins and implement corrective actions.

Connaissances

Analytical

Commercial awareness

Communication

Ownership

Independent working

Project-based experience

Outils

Power BI

Excel

Description du poste

Dynamite Recruitment is currently recruiting for a Commercial Finance Manager to join a growing engineering business based in Woking on a permanent basis. This is a commercially focused role suited to an analytical finance professional with experience in project-based environments, looking to improve project profitability, strengthen commercial controls and provide greater visibility of financial performance across the business.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Hybrid working
• Flexible working hours
• Generous Pension
• Health Insurance

The Commercial Finance Manager Role:

• Reviewing project budgets, hours, WIP, recoverability and forecast margins ahead of monthly invoicing
• Working closely with Project Managers to challenge cost overruns, underbilling and declining profitability
• Identifying additional billing opportunities, scope changes and potential variation orders to improve revenue recovery
• Developing early-warning controls to identify commercial risks before budgets are exceeded
• Analysing project and client profitability using Power BI, identifying trends and opportunities for improvement
• Producing clear, concise monthly commercial reports for the Managing Director
• Supporting pricing, estimating and commercial decisions through historical project data and performance analysis
• Working alongside the Accounts team to improve revenue visibility, WIP management and billing accuracy
• Identifying recurring causes of poor margins and working with Project Managers to implement corrective actions
• Improving forecasting accuracy and providing greater insight into project performance across the portfolio

The Ideal Commercial Finance Manager Candidate:

• Previous experience in a similar role
• Experience within engineering or another project-based environment
• Strong commercial awareness and a clear understanding of project profitability, margins, budgets and revenue recovery
• Highly analytical, with excellent Excel skills and experience using Power BI or similar reporting tools
• Confident challenging Project Managers and senior stakeholders to drive commercial accountability
• A proactive approach to identifying risks, improving controls and maximising profitability
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to turn financial data into meaningful commercial insight
• Comfortable taking ownership, working independently and influencing decisions across the business