Commercial Finance Manager

Your new company Hays are partnering exclusively with a highly successful and growing business, who deliver a range of exceptional services to their customers. You will be working within the UK division of an international group and will play a vital part in a key project they are delivering. Your new role This is a newly created role that will work in close partnership with the leadership team. This role is responsible for leading the strategic financial management - providing actionable insights and commercial analysis that drive profitable growth and data-informed decision-making aligned with business objectives. Additionally, the role supports key customer accounts, ensuring a strong financial focus across the business to deliver services in full alignment with contractual agreements. Specifically, your responsibilities will be to: • Partner with commercial, sales and operation teams to evaluate business performance, pricing strategy and profitability. • Deliver timely and accurate management reports to the board that include clear insights and recommendations that drive performance and profit. • Support the local leadership team(s) with robust business cases, forecasts and scenario planning. • Lead the financial planning and analysis of key customer account(s), providing budgeting, forecasting and long-term financial planning. • Become the Subject Matter Expert for the commercial contract with the customer and ensure compliance • Develop a strong commercial relationship with the customer and be the conduit between them and the Metro leadership and finance teams • Monitor key commercial KPI's that include revenue growth, profitability and margins. The ability to be in the detail is essential. • Ensure financial controls and governance are embedded with commercial decision-making. • Improve financial processes, tools and systems to ensure data accuracy and efficiency. • Work with the broader finance team to maintain compliance and consistency within financial operations. This is a full-time role, working 40 hours per week, between Monday and Friday. The role will be on a hybrid basis, with the expectation of being on site for 3 days a week, but you may be required to do more if the role requires it. What you'll need to succeed You will: • Be a fully qualified accountant • Have experience in outward-facing commercial finance or business partnering • Possess strong stakeholder management experience • Have excellent financial planning and analysis skills • Have excellent analytical and problem-solving ability • Possess prior experience in creating and developing financial processes and KPI's • Have advanced Excel and financial modelling proficiency What you'll get in return You will receive a competitive base salary, flexible hybrid working options, free on-site parking, private medical insurance, health cash plan, and life assurance cover. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays EA is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk