Senior Commercial Finance Manager

JR United Kingdom; Bath; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading marketing business is seeking a Senior Commercial Finance Manager to join their dynamic team in Bath. This role involves providing financial insights, managing P&L, and partnering with agency leadership to drive financial success and growth. The successful candidate will lead two direct reports and play a key role in developing accurate budgets and reports, enhancing decision-making for executive leadership.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in commercial finance and business partnering.

Responsibilities

• Manage the business unit P&L, ensuring alignment with financial goals.
• Develop and present full-year P&L budgets and revenue forecasts.
• Oversee onboarding processes for new clients.

Skills

Commercial finance experience

Business partnering

Job description

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Our client, a MARKETING business based near ST PAULS STATION, is seeking an accomplished SNR COMMERCIAL FINANCE MANAGER to join them as they begin their next exciting growth phase. This is an incredible time to join this amazing business that truly values its staff.

THE ROLE

• Serve as a finance business partner collaborating with the Assistant FD and agency while managing the business unit P&L, ensuring alignment.
• Partner with agency leadership to develop accurate full-year P&L budgets, revenue forecasts, and monthly flash updates.
• Work alongside the UK&I Reporting Team to provide variance analysis.
• Liaise with the Financial Control Team to escalate agency-related financial concerns, such as overdue debt and unbilled media.
• Support the creation of PowerBI dashboards that clarify forecasts and budgets for Executive Leadership.
• Assess revenue growth risks and targets while collaborating with the business to implement strong cost control measures.
• Co-lead monthly revenue review meetings with key stakeholders alongside the Commercial Finance Manager.
• Partner with the Management Accountant (Reporting Team) to ensure accurate staff allocations.
• Compile and present a monthly management information pack, including year-to-date P&L performance against budget and forecasts, a P&L flash update, and a debtors/WIP/unbilled media summary for escalation.
• Conduct client profitability analyses and provide regular updates to senior agency teams.
• Work alongside business leads to maintain profitability or develop improvement strategies where necessary.
• Assist with contract management by supporting the FD and agency leads in reviewing contracts, assessing scopes, analysing timesheets, preparing fee proposals, and issuing operational guidance.
• Oversee the onboarding process for new clients, including credit insurance setup and system integration.
• Provide guidance and leadership to two direct reports.

SKILLS REQUIRED

• Proven experience in commercial finance and business partnering.