Commercial Finance Manager (12 month FTC)

IWG; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading flexible workspace provider in London is seeking a Commercial Finance Manager to provide financial modelling and commercial support for their new business pipeline. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with experience in a commercial finance role, strong Excel skills, and excellent analytical abilities. This role offers an opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment while managing critical financial analysis and stakeholder relationships.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with commercial finance experience required.
• Strong Excel skills, including advanced formulae.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial modelling for new business pipeline.
• Conduct financial analysis to support transactions.
• Build relationships with key stakeholders.

Skills

Attention to detail

Strong analytical skills

Good communication skills

Experience in pricing

Excel proficiency

Knowledge of Power BI

Education

Qualified (ACA/CIMA/ACCA)

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Commercial Finance Manager (FTC)

Job Purpose

The focus of this role will be to provide financial modelling and commercial support to enable the delivery of the significant new business pipeline.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with the commercial team to provide financial modelling and commercial analysis for our new business pipeline
• Build relationships with key stakeholders across the business
• Financial modelling - conduct all types of financial analysis (Cash flow, P&L, NPV etc) to support real estate transactions
• Scenario analysis and sensitivity testing bespoke model in conjunction with commercial managers to advise our business development teams and clients
• Advise, challenge and influence on any areas requiring finance judgement or expertise
• Review lease agreements to ensure the financial underwriting accurately reflects the commercial position of the real estate transactions

Required Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• A highly motivated, problem solver with excellent attention to detail
• Able to operate in a fast‑paced environment with changing priorities
• Experience of pricing is required, supporting RFP's and tenders from a commercial perspective
• Background in outsourcing is desirable
• Great initiative and a hands‑on attitude - able to see issues as they arise and respond/escalate as needed
• Capacity to work to tight deadlines when required
• Strong analytical skills and mind‑set
• Eager to learn and absorb information from the team, process and contribute own viewpoint/opinion
• Informal, effective communications style
• Strong Excel and other application skills, knowledge of Power BI an advantage
• Qualified (ACA/CIMA/ACCA) with experience in a commercial finance role (essential)
• Excellent working knowledge of Excel for financial analysis.
• Must be proficient with formulae such as Index Match, Sum ifs, and knowledge of Pivot
• Tables and have financial modelling experience
• Experience of Power BI or Power Pivot would be useful
• Used to working in a multicurrency environmentUnderstands and can advise on the commercial implications of decisions/options
• Knowledge of lease accounting (IFRS16) and its commercial implications an advantage

About the company

IWG has been at the forefront of flexible working for more than 30 years. With over 5,400 locations around the globe, spanning brands including Regus, Spaces, Signature and HQ, we have made it possible for businesses of all sizes to make the transition to hybrid working, empowering employees to work wherever and whenever is most convenient.

We help more than 8 million people and their businesses to work more productively, supported by a choice of professional, inspiring and collaborative workspaces, communities and services.

As the world's leading provider of hybrid work solutions, with four times the number of locations compared to its nearest competitor, IWG is already working with over 80% of the Fortune 500 and counts businesses including Amazon, Netflix, EY and Uber amongst its customers.

Companies of all sizes are shifting to flexible working to lower costs, improve employee retention and lower their carbon emissions. The flexible workspace is expected to grow by 600% by 2023, when 30% of all office space will be hybrid. We are growing our network faster than ever to keep up with demand from customers as we work towards our goal of reaching 30,000 centres.

Carbon Neutral Workplaces

IWG's purpose of helping everyone have a great day at work, while protecting people and the planet is at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to supply all of our customers worldwide with carbon neutral workplaces, and we have a strong climate action plan in place to help us achieve our objective of Net Zero emissions by 2040.

Leading Employer Award

IWG is proud to be the recipient of a Leading Employer Award in both 2022 and 2023. Awarded exclusively to the top 1% of employers, the accolade is testament to our diverse global workforce and the role everyone plays in bringing our purpose, culture and values to life, every single day.

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