Commercial Finance Manager - Portfolio Brands

Ampa Holdings LLP; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Commercial Finance Manager to drive growth and profitability across diverse brands. This role offers the chance to work closely with senior stakeholders, providing insightful financial analysis and strategic recommendations. The ideal candidate will have a strong commercial mindset, advanced Excel skills, and a proven track record in financial management within SMEs. With a hybrid working model, this position allows flexibility while contributing to a dynamic and fast-growing organization. If you're ready to make a significant impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Agile Working

Flexible Work Environment

Professional Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA/CIMA certification.
• Experience in commercial finance within SME or startup environments.

Responsibilities

• Create insightful reports and analysis for board meetings.
• Support financial management training for stakeholders.
• Conduct due diligence for M&A activities.

Skills

Commercial Awareness

Advanced Excel Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Financial Modelling

Analytical Skills

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA Qualification

Tools

Excel

Various IT Platforms

Job description

Commercial Finance Manager - Portfolio Brands

Application Deadline: 18 May 2025

Department: Ampa Group Services - Chief Financial Office - Planning and M&A - Commercial Finance - 9112

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Nottingham

Reporting To: Gemma Jarvis

Description

We are looking for a highly skilled commercial finance expert who brings the obvious financial background and technical knowledge who can confidently interpret this information and knows how to work with senior members of the organisation to help drive forward growth and maximise profit across the specific business units.

This is an opportunity for a confident and experienced individual to make a mark in a fast growing organisation and with senior stakeholders across a range of different brands.

The opportunity for personal advancement and development is undoubtedly there for the right person.

What you will be doing:

• Creating and delivering insightful reporting, analysis and commentary for monthly board packs
• Delivering monthly and quarterly analysis, and presenting where required at relevant meetings, to the senior stakeholders
• Preparation and presentation of business plans and forecasts, including meeting with stakeholders to help set and challenge
• Identifying areas that are not performing to expectation, and providing recommendations for improvement
• Analysis and challenge of requests for investment, including recruitment, to ensure ROI in line with group expectations
• Coaching those in entities to upskill knowledge and performance in relation to financial management i.e. providing financial insight and support such as basic awareness P&L management, inductions into finance responsibilities, understanding the balance sheet etc.
• Collaborating and liaising with the firm’s central finance teams (including finance director, head of financial operations and financial controller) as and when required
• Working alongside and collaboratively with the group commercial finance teams sharing knowledge, skill sets and supporting one another
• Responding in a timely manner to ad hoc analysis and information requests
• Supporting on due diligence for M&A activity and integration
• Identifying alternative income sources e.g. grants, regional development and growth fund income
• Supporting the creation of separate business entities
• Long term financial forecasts) and modelling – including P&L, Balance Sheet and Integrated Cashflow
• High-level Business Planning scenarios, working with senior leaders to reflect business strategy

What you will need:

• To be a qualified accountant with one of the following qualifications (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
• Demonstrable experience with a commercial mind-set in a similar role, in particular working in an SME or start up business
• Advanced level Excel skills at a minimum, in particular being able to create appropriate financial models and communicate effectively
• The ability to be comfortable working across a number of IT platforms
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport, credibility and manage expectations with senior stakeholders
• To be a commercially aware self-starter, pro-active with the ability to work in a team and comfortable working at both a strategic and detailed operational level
• To be confident in prioritising workload amongst senior stakeholders
• Flexibility and the ability to operate in a changing environment
• To be highly enthusiastic, willing to go the extra mile and be happy to go beyond the job description
• To be respectful towards others and have a positive, willing and ‘can do’ attitude

Benefits, Agile Working and Additional information

We embrace agile working and offer a blended approach to where and how we work.

We appreciate that people have different needs and preferences and we’re keen to be flexible, after all, we value what you do, not where you do it.

We have hubs in Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leicester, London, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Solihull, Southampton, Stratford-upon-Avon, Lincoln and Sheffield.

This role is being recruited on a hybrid basis from our Nottingham hub with the requirement to travel to other hubs when necessary to work alongside key stakeholders.

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Additional information:
Please be aware, for some vacancies, where we receive high numbers of applications we may need to bring the close date forward.

Due to the nature of the work undertaken, confirmation of employment will be subject to a variety of checks which will be carried out once an offer of employment is accepted. Details of the checks can be found here.

Equal opportunities
Shakespeare Martineau is a committed equal opportunities employer. We seek to attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We value and respect individuality and encourage a culture within our business where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and experiences. Everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.