Commercial Finance Manager, Operations Partner

Trinity House Group; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity House Group is seeking a commercially minded Commercial Finance Manager - Operations to partner with the Operations Director and leadership across multiple sites. You'll own financial performance analysis, governance and challenge to drive profitability, not a back office role.

The role covers building business cases, capital expenditure proposals, budgeting, rolling forecasts, and monthly reporting, with national travel and collaboration with the Management Accounts team.

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA, or equivalent experience.
• Experience in fast-paced FMCG, foodservice, distribution or logistics.
• Strong background in management accounts and commercial finance.
• Proven ability to build business cases and capital proposals.
• Comfortable working across multiple sites with national travel.
• Strong Excel skills; Power BI experience is a plus.
• Effective communication and stakeholder influence.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Operations Director to translate financial performance into actionable insight.
• Own weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting, KPIs and variance analysis.
• Lead annual budgets and rolling forecasts with operational stakeholders.
• Build business cases and capex proposals to support investments.
• Own P&L for operational sites and collaborate with Management Accounts.
• Support external audits and contribute to statutory accounts.
• Identify cost efficiencies and process improvements to boost profitability.

Skills

Accounting qualifications

FMCG/foodservice experience

Management accounting

Business partnering

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Stakeholder management

Cross-site travel

Education

Professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Trinity House Group is seeking a commercially minded Commercial Finance Manager - Operations to partner with the Operations Director and leadership across multiple sites. You'll own financial performance analysis, governance and challenge to drive profitability, not a back office role.

The role covers building business cases, capital expenditure proposals, budgeting, rolling forecasts, and monthly reporting, with national travel and collaboration with the Management Accounts team.