Commercial Finance Manager - Davies Consulting

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Job summary

A leading company seeks a Commercial Finance Manager to lead financial analysis, reporting, and strategic planning. This role involves working directly with c-suite executives, ensuring accurate reports, and exploring efficiency improvements in the finance function. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in finance with excellent analytical skills.

Benefits

Discounts for over 800 retailers

25 days holiday (rising with service)

Well-being centre

Recognition programme

Paid fertility appointments

Matched contribution pension at 5%

Life Assurance (4 x basic salary)

Development, training, and professional qualification

Qualifications

• Proven experience in financial planning and analysis, Corporate Finance or similar.
• Good communication skills with ability to present complex information.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, adaptable.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial planning, analysis, and reporting to c-suite and investors.
• Create and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.
• Manage the budget and reforecast process, identifying areas for efficiency improvements.

Skills

Communication

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or related field

Qualified Accountant - CA, CPA, MBA, AAT, ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CIPFA

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description

Commercial Finance Manager

Application Deadline: 27 June 2025

Department: Accounting & Finance

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: London UK

Reporting To: Group Commercial Finance Director

Description
Reporting to the Group Commercial Finance Director, the Commercial Finance Manager will lead the development and delivery of analysis, forecasting, planning and budgeting for Group Finance. This role will have ownership of key financial reports with responsibility for analysis and reporting to the c-suite and investors, and involvement in consolidating and challenging financial results from the wider business divisions. Davies is a fast growing, acquisitive PE-backed firm, and there will be room to grow in this role, as well as having the ability to direct and be involved in actionable change within the finance function.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the financial planning, analysis and reporting to c-suite and investors, consolidating and challenging financial results from the wider business divisions.
• Creating and reviewing monthly, quarterly, and annual board packs, including financial analysis and commentary.
• Ad hoc financial analysis for c-suite, investors and lenders.
• Managing the budget and reforecast process.
• Identify potential areas for cost reductions and efficiency improvements.
• Involvement in wider functional change initiatives.
• Liaise and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders across the organisation.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Qualified Accountant - CA, CPA, MBA, AAT, ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CIPFA.
• A bachelor's degree, or equivalent, in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field.
• Proven experience in financial planning and analysis, Corporate Finance or similar practice.
• Good communication skills including presenting complex finance information to Executive Leadership and non-finance management.
• Excellent knowledge of accounting software and Microsoft Office, particularly advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills, including proficiency in financial modelling.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen attention to detail.
• Hardworking, proactive, curious, adaptable.
• Excellent time management including meeting deadlines.

Job Benefits
Davies are committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome candidates of all genders, and expression, neurodiversity, , , physical appearance, body size, , , , and belief (or lack thereof).

• Join us and enjoy our ever-evolving benefits, including but not limited to:
• Reward platform - discounts for over 800 retailers
• 25 days holiday (rising with service)
• Well-being centre
• Recognition programme
• Paid fertility appointments
• Fostering friendly employer
• Pension - matched contribution at 5%
• Life Assurance (4 x basic salary)
• Development, training, and professional qualification