Senior Commercial Finance Manager

JR United Kingdom; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading marketing business near St Pauls Station seeks a Senior Commercial Finance Manager to drive financial performance during growth. In this role, you'll partner with agency leadership to manage P&L, develop budgets, and lead a team. This is an exciting opportunity for those with proven experience in commercial finance and the ability to provide strategic business insights.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in commercial finance and business partnering.
• Experience in managing P&L.
• Leadership skills to manage direct reports.

Responsibilities

• Manage the business unit P&L and collaborate on full-year budgets.
• Conduct client profitability analyses and prepare management reports.
• Lead two direct reports and oversee onboarding of new clients.

Skills

Commercial finance experience

Business partnering

Tools

PowerBI

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Senior Commercial Finance Manager, Birmingham

Client:

Talentedge

Location:

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

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Posted:

06.06.2025

Expiry Date:

21.07.2025

Job Description:

Our client, a MARKETING business near ST PAULS STATION, is seeking an accomplished SNR COMMERCIAL FINANCE MANAGER to join them during their next growth phase. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a company that values its staff.

THE ROLE

• Serve as a finance business partner collaborating with the Assistant FD and agency, managing the business unit P&L, ensuring alignment.
• Partner with agency leadership to develop full-year P&L budgets, revenue forecasts, and monthly updates.
• Work with the UK&I Reporting Team for variance analysis.
• Liaise with the Financial Control Team on financial concerns like overdue debt and unbilled media.
• Support creation of PowerBI dashboards for forecasts and budgets.
• Assess revenue growth risks and collaborate on cost control measures.
• Co-lead monthly revenue review meetings with key stakeholders.
• Partner with the Management Accountant to ensure accurate staff allocations.
• Prepare and present monthly management reports including P&L performance, debt summaries, etc.
• Conduct client profitability analyses and update senior teams.
• Work with business leads to maintain or improve profitability.
• Assist with contract management, review scopes, analyze timesheets, and prepare proposals.
• Oversee onboarding of new clients, including credit insurance setup.
• Provide leadership to two direct reports.

SKILLS REQUIRED

• Proven experience in commercial finance and business partnering.