Commercial Finance Manager: Client Profitability & Controls

AtkinsClarke; Leicester; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

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Benefits package

Job summary

AtkinsClarke is seeking a Finance Manager for a leading professional services organisation, acting as the key finance partner within a client-facing division and linking day-to-day operational performance with commercial outcomes.

This is a hands-on role for a qualified accountant, with responsibility for governance, revenue protection and profitability reporting across client engagements. Office-based in the East Midlands and offering exposure to senior finance stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or qualified by significant relevant experience.
• Strong operational finance background in professional services, business services or a similar environment.
• Strong analytical skills, comfortable investigating variances and challenging assumptions.
• Experience of revenue, margin, billing and balance sheet reconciliation.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong general finance systems literacy.
• Confident communicator, able to present financial insight to non-finance audiences.

Responsibilities

• Supporting preparation of monthly management accounts, weekly flash reporting and forecasts.
• Preparing and reviewing revenue, cost of sales, margin schedules and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Leading client-level profitability reporting across fixed-fee and time-and-materials engagements.
• Maintaining billing and revenue protection controls, ensuring accurate and timely invoicing.
• Reviewing operational KPIs and benchmarking actual performance against client budgets.
• Supporting budgeting and reforecasting for client engagements, partnering closely with operations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel

Communication

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Job description

AtkinsClarke is seeking a Finance Manager for a leading professional services organisation, acting as the key finance partner within a client-facing division and linking day-to-day operational performance with commercial outcomes.

This is a hands-on role for a qualified accountant, with responsibility for governance, revenue protection and profitability reporting across client engagements. Office-based in the East Midlands and offering exposure to senior finance stakeholders.