Commercial Finance Manager - Successful Retail Brand

Robert Walters UK; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Commercial Finance Manager for a prominent international consumer brand based in London. The role involves providing insightful analysis, managing budgets, and collaborating with various business areas. Candidates should have a proven financial background, particularly within FMCG, retail, or other multi-site environments. The position offers a dynamic and collaborative work atmosphere.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of success in commercial finance or financial planning.
• Experience in FMCG, retail, ecommerce, or multi-site businesses.
• Bright and ambitious finance professionals with relevant post-qualified experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide insightful analysis to support commercial and operational decision making.
• Manage budgeting, forecasting, and associated analysis.
• Business partner with non-finance areas including sales and marketing.
• Support ad hoc commercial project work.

Skills

Analytical skills

Business partnering

Budgeting and forecasting

Communication skills

Education

Qualified level in finance

Job description

We are currently in a privileged position to be partnering with a hugely successful international consumer brand, in the search to recruit a Senior Commercial Finance Manager. This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-respected brand - based at their fantastic modern offices in London (3 days required in the office).

Reporting directly into an experienced and passionate senior Head of Commercial Finance, you will have the opportunity to take on a 'meaty' broad and varied strategic finance position.

The role offers huge exposure to working directly with senior leadership and being able to input into key commercial decision making.

Key responsibilities will include the following:

• Provision of insightful analysis to support and challenge commercial and operational decision making. This could be ad hoc analysis - in relation to trade, promotional spend, margin, stock, sales etc.
• Budgeting forecasting, planning and associated analysis.
• Business partnering with key areas of non-finance including sales, marketing, merchandising, international, wholesale and digital.
• Support with ad hoc commercial project work on an ongoing basis.

You will also manage one direct report, with the opportunity for this to increase as the business continues to invest.

We are seeking bright, ambitious finance talent -the role is suited to those operating at qualified level (or oversees equivalent) with a number of years relevant post qualified experience gained within commercial finance / financial planning.

Applicants must possess a proven track record of success from across FMCG, retail, ecommerce and/ or multi-site businesses.

The business offers a fast paced, forward thinking, upbeat environment. You will work as part of a high calibre team, within a collaborative, supportive environment.

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.