Commercial Finance Manager

About this role

Responsibilities

• Stakeholder Partnership; Build strong relationships with the Ops Directors & senior managers across our fulfillment and logistics teams, understanding their function and becoming a trusted advisor.
• Insight Generation; Interpret complex data sources to produce meaningful business insights. You won't just report the ‘what’; you will explain the ‘why’ and the ‘what next?’
• Business Casing; Evaluate new cost saving initiatives, commercial partnerships and revenue opportunities with a targeted focus on driving ROI at all times.
• Forecasting/Budgeting; Work closely with both local and international stakeholders to generate reliable, data driven forecasts whilst proactively challenging assumptions and driving continuous improvement at every turn.
• Month End & Board Reporting; Lead the Month End accounting process for operations, ensuring a high level of accuracy in our management reporting and helping stakeholders understand their performance through data.
• Mentoring; Support in the coaching and development of our senior financial analyst, providing direction and leadership to them in their career development.
• Continuous Improvement; Being an advocate for challenging the status quo, relishing the challenge of optimising workflows and creative in your approach to maximising time spent on value-add topics.
• What we’re looking for:
• A qualified accountant with 2-3 years of PQ experience
• Experience working within physical product-based businesses (e.g. manufacturing, operational environments, FMCG, or similar industries) would be advantageous
• Someone highly commercial with strong financial literacy and proven experience in a fast paced environment managing simultaneous deadlines.
• Experience of designing, developing or maintaining structured scenario planning models and effectively using them to deliver tangible business outcomes
• A continuous improvement mindset where you strive under the challenge of trying to continually improve the financial or operational performance & efficiency.
• An aptitude for managing large/complex datasets – a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office/Google workspace tools is required, whilst SQL exposure would be advantageous
• You are:
• Curious and proactive self-starter who seeks to understand concepts deeply and continuously improve processes
• A fast learner with strong problem-solving skills and financial acumen, able to work independently with minimal direction
• An effective communicator and stakeholder manager, skilled at building strong relationships and influencing outcomes
• Detail-oriented, accuracy-focused, and comfortable thriving in fast-paced, evolving environments
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and at pace - the problem may not always be clearly defined but you are able to identify what will add value and then deliver solutions.
• What you will get in return:
• 70% off HelloFresh or Green Chef boxes
• Company pension scheme
• Gym membership
• Bupa private medical insurance (including dental & family cover options)
• Mental health first aiders and an employee assistance programme
• Dog friendly office! (London site only)
• Nursery support scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Group Life Assurance