Commercial Finance Manager

LSL Property Services plc; Kettering; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in property services is seeking a Commercial Finance Manager to enhance business performance through strategic financial insights. The role involves reporting, business partnering, and developing revenue plans, requiring a qualified accountant with strong commercial acumen and experience in financial modeling. This position offers the flexibility of home-based work with occasional travel to the Head Office in Kettering.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in creating and presenting robust financial plans, budgets, and forecasts.
• Ability to visually portray business performance and strategies compellingly with a narrative.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver revenue performance reports, including KPIs and insights.
• Act as the finance business partner to Sales and Marketing.
• Develop a robust revenue plan aligned with business strategy.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Financial modeling

Scenario planning

Strategic insight

Education

Qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA)

Job description

UK-Kettering

Commercial Finance Manager

e.surv Chartered Surveyors is currently recruiting for a Commercial Finance Manager to partner with our Business Development Director and Consumer Director. You will leverage your expertise in market analysis and trends related to revenue, customers, clients, and overall profitability of our Consumer business.

If you excel in building relationships with key stakeholders, enjoy collaboration, and take pride in delivering high-quality work, we want to hear from you.

This role is based from home, with regular travel to the Head Office in Kettering on an ad hoc basis.

Accountabilities include

1. Reporting

• Design and deliver daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly revenue performance reports, including KPIs and insights, leading discussions on implications and next steps.
• Manage the Commercial Finance analysts to produce relevant revenue reports and KPIs.
• Support all revenue and commercial finance reporting needs such as QBRs, Monthly FD calls, and business performance reviews with the CEO/CFO.

1. Business Partnering

• Act as the finance business partner to the Sales (Business Development Director - B2B/Lender and B2C/Consumer Director) and Head of Marketing, supporting issue and trend identification and driving business performance improvements.
• Ensure commercial tenders are supported with dynamic pricing, revenue, cost, and margin modeling, providing commercial support for pricing and product positioning.

1. Strategic Optimisation for Lender & Consumer segments

• Maintain external market perspectives by modeling market, customer, and competitor trends and their impact on revenue projections.
• Deliver scenario planning for potential business strategies and market assumptions to support strategic planning.
• Provide revenue and profit modeling for various business strategies, including organic growth and acquisitions.
• Prepare revenue stream models and scenarios for investment appraisals and business cases.
• Support the identification and delivery of new business initiatives, ensuring alignment with business cases and financial expectations.

1. Planning Cycle for Lender & Consumer segments

• Develop a robust, defensible revenue plan aligned with business strategy, with clear narrative and presentation.
• Create and manage the one-year revenue budget and forecasts, consolidating opportunities considering market conditions and new initiatives.
• Present plans and forecasts visually with clear narratives and transitions.
• Ensure all planning metrics and assumptions are clearly articulated, including customer, market, competitor, pipeline, and pricing data.

Essential

• Qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA) with FP&A and/or Commercial Finance experience.
• Strong commercial acumen with strategic insight and ability to influence business performance.
• Significant experience in creating and presenting robust financial plans, budgets, and forecasts.
• Ability to visually portray business performance and strategies compellingly with a narrative.
• Experience in financial modeling and scenario planning.

e.surv has been trading since 1989, providing property risk expertise and residential surveying services nationwide. We employ over 600 surveyors and complete more than one property inspection every 12 seconds. We are part of LSL Property Services PLC, working with lenders, intermediaries, social housing, and estate agents.

Apply

If you meet our requirements and seek your next career challenge, or wish to discuss this role confidentially, contact Loren Worrall at 07800705566 or [e-mail]. Alternatively, apply with your CV and cover letter for a prompt response.

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