Commercial Finance Manager / Business Partner

Company:

This leading national £100m+ niche Design, Construction and Logistics company is seeking a Commercial Finance Manager / Commercial Finance Business Partner to provide meaningful analysis for Senior Management to drive decision-making and improve performance.

Constant year-on-year growth and an enviable list of blue-chip clients, makes this opportunity an exciting commercial finance role, linking finance with operations. The role is based with the team, in the office, easily accessible from North London or West London.

Role:

This Commercial Finance Manager / Commercial Finance Business Partner role will involve:

• Lead a commercial finance team of 3 staff, providing commercial financial analysis, senior-management dashboards and narrative.
• Lead and improve stock reporting, forecast usage, ageing/rundown, stock risk and the associated working-capital implications.
• Develop manufacturing performance reporting covering output, cost, labour, stock and margin drivers.
• Develop transport utilisation and fleet-cost reporting, including practical KPIs to help improve asset utilisation and cost efficiency.
• Develop warehousing P&L/cost reporting and ensure overheads are allocated accurately and transparently.
• Support and challenge project/CVR/WIP reporting across the contracting business and improve the quality and timeliness of information used by operational teams.
• Build a reporting suite from multiple data sources, using Power BI as a core tool and automating routine reporting wherever sensible.

Candidate Requirements:

• The new Commercial Finance Manager / Commercial Finance Business Partner will be a qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, ACMA, CIMA), with strong commercial finance / business partnering experience from a complex organisation.

• Experience of stock/inventory and working capital is essential, together with a strong understanding of project/contracting/CVR operations in construction, manufacturing, logistics or warehousing.

• Power BI capability is essential, together with strong Excel skills and the ability to liaise at the highest levels within an organisation. Prospects are excellent for an ambitious candidate