Senior Commercial Finance & Planning Manager

Cambridge Audio; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share scheme

4pm finish on last Friday

Hybrid working

50% off gigs and festivals

Private healthcare subsidy

Job summary

Cambridge Audio in London is seeking a Commercial Finance Manager to own the end-to-end commercial planning cycle. You will manage the sales forecast, purchase plan, shipping plan and cash generation, partnering with Sales, Operations and the Board to drive insight and better decisions.

The role requires strong FP&A experience, advanced Excel and Power BI skills, and hands-on ERP experience. You’ll evolve the planning model, automate reporting, and challenge assumptions with confidence.

Qualifications

• ACCA/ACCA/CIMA finalist or newly qualified with commercial finance or FP&A experience.
• Experience building sales forecasts, demand plans or purchase plans for stock-holding businesses.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills; comfortable reviewing others' logic.
• Hands-on Power BI reporting and data modelling; ERP experience (Dynamics 365 BC or similar).
• Ability to apply automation/AI to reporting while ensuring output accuracy.
• Comfortable operating across currencies, entities and markets, with clear communication.

Responsibilities

• Own the sales demand plan across markets, collaborating with sales to build credible forecasts.
• Run the Excel-based purchase and inventory planning model bi-weekly and coordinate with Hong Kong office.
• Monitor stock, sell-through, shipments; raise shortages or overstock risks early.
• Plan stock and delivery timelines for new product launches with Sales, Engineering and Operations.
• Contribute commercial inputs to weekly cashflow, annual budget and recast.
• Own commercial reporting in Power BI; explain movements to the Board monthly.
• Use automation/AI to reduce manual work in forecasting and reporting, validating outputs.
• Partner with Sales, Operations, Product and Marketing on commercial decisions.

Skills

Commercial finance

Financial modelling

Advanced Excel

Stakeholder communication

FP&A experience

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA finalist

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Dynamics 365 Business Central

Job description

Cambridge Audio in London is seeking a Commercial Finance Manager to own the end-to-end commercial planning cycle. You will manage the sales forecast, purchase plan, shipping plan and cash generation, partnering with Sales, Operations and the Board to drive insight and better decisions.

The role requires strong FP&A experience, advanced Excel and Power BI skills, and hands-on ERP experience. You’ll evolve the planning model, automate reporting, and challenge assumptions with confidence.