Finance Manager

Rsgroup; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Finance Manager to lead financial insights across Product and Supply Chain projects. This hybrid role involves critical financial modelling, analysis, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to drive value and performance. You will engage with senior leaders, manage strategic projects, and provide actionable insights to enhance decision-making processes. If you are a proactive finance professional with a passion for driving change and fostering collaboration, this opportunity is perfect for you to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in finance business partnering within large organizations.
• Strong financial modelling and analytical skills required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial modelling and reporting for strategic projects.
• Collaborate with project managers to drive financial insights.

Skills

Financial Modelling

Analysis

Forecasting

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Analytical Skills

Decision-Making

Commercial Mindset

Education

Qualified ACA/CIMA/ACCA

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics

Tools

One-Stream

PowerBI

Excel

SAP

Job description

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Finance Manager

Location:

London, ENG, GB, N1C 4AG

Brand: RS Group

Function: Finance

Work Location: Hybrid

Finance Manager - Product and Supply Chain

Location: London/Corby Hybrid

Scope of the role

Product & Supply Chain function (“P&SC”) drives strategic projects and initiatives globally across RS Group, encompassing Product & Supplier Management, Supply Chain, Inventory, and Pricing. This role will bring critical commercial finance skills to bear across the P&SC function, providing insight and support on performance across the portfolio of strategic projects and initiatives to drive value for the Group. This insight will be from Investment Proposal through to Delivery and benefits tracking, partnering with project teams, other Finance Business Partners, and the wider business.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic project portfolio

• Preparation of financial modelling, reporting, monitoring, analysis across the P&SC project portfolio
• Collaborating closely with the business and Project Managers to drive financial modelling of projects through Investment Proposals, Delivery, and benefits tracking. This will include the opportunity benefits/cost cases, return on investment etc. This may be directly as finance lead on a project or working with the relevant finance lead on a project to ensure an accurate view of the entire P&SC portfolio.
• Work closely with the relevant Finance Business partners across the project portfolio, Delivery function and relevant P&SC business leader to generate IP and plan, and variances/change requests
• Where necessary, work closely with project team to ensure accurate accounting treatment assessment at outset of project and assessment as anything changes
• Act as finance lead on select project SteerCo’s within P&SC
• Active participant in processes and forums, and preparing materials to monitor performance across project portfolio, and driving improvements in those governance functions
• Work closely with EMEA, Americas, and APAC regional teams to build strategic projects cases and the relevant inputs are captured accurately in our planning and financial systems in the budget or forecast process. As well as updating financials on our Accounting system for select projects.
• Prepare materials on the financial performance of Strategic projects for P&SC, Finance, ExCo, Board or other sessions

Product & Supply Chain accelerator function

• Drive understanding of current and future performance via strategic P&SC KPIs and scorecards
• Planning, budgeting and re-forecast of P&SC cost base, and ensure captured in financial and planning systems
• Production of key performance and strategic materials for P&SC reviews by leadership team, Group ExCo and Group Board
• Provide financial partnering, insight, modelling, and guidance to key initiatives across Product, Supplier Management, Supply Chain, and Inventory
• Build knowledge of best practice across our Global Product, Supplier Management, Supply Chain, Inventory and Pricing domains

Required skills and experience

• Qualified ACA/CIMA/ACCA (or equivalent), ideally bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics or related field
• Experience in a finance business partnering role within a large organisation
• Strong financial modelling, analysis, and forecasting skills, with the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable insights and recommendations. Potentially having experience doing so across a project context
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization
• Excellent analytical, planning and decision-making skills with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Commercial mindset with a focus on driving profitable growth
• Proficiency in financial software and tools (e.g., One-Stream, PowerBI, Excel, SAP)
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Commitment to upholding the highest standards of integrity, professionalism, and ethical conduct in all aspects of the role
• A highly collaborative individual, strong team player who is able to build strong relationships with senior leaders, peers and their own team

Personal Qualities

• High energy and the right mentality to drive change and collaborate
• Strong professional impact – credibility and integrity are key. Maintains a reputation for high standards of business conduct
• Ability to engage and work effectively with people at all levels of the organisation
• Strong relationships management, in particular developing collaborative internal relationships
• Treat fellow colleagues with respect and develop workplace relationships built on a strong foundation of collaboration and trust
• Resilient and robust – the intellect and strength of character to deal with a demanding leadership team and stakeholder group
• Challenge the status quo by offering alternative perspectives and innovative solutions in an appropriately framed way
• Display listening and questioning skills that enable you to ascertain the real cause of issues and capability to address them with professionalism and pragmatism
• Exhibit strong stakeholder management skills to ensure that expectations are clearly set and outcomes are delivered to expectations
• Make effective decisions using judgement, evidence and expert knowledge to provide responsive solutions in a timely manner
• Culturally aware and confident in working within diverse finance team