Commercial Finance Manager

Location: Brighton (2-3 days a week in office)

Purpose of Position

To manage, prepare, and evaluate insight‑driven models and complex data. Drive commercial & strategic growth across the organisation. Take ownership of financial input & business partnering to drive actionable decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Creation, ownership and management of models in relation to M&A and other investment‑related scenarios; including elements of ROI, valuation and sensitivity analysis.
• Lead the preparation of the consolidated Group LRP (long‑range plan) forecasts, and those of the individual Group entities, including at consolidated benefits level.
• Proactively work alongside Marketing to support B2B and partnerships deal evolution through ownership & evolution of underlying models to maximise profitability.
• Build & manage financial business cases to assess the impact of strategic initiatives to support prioritisation of Product & wider Group resources.
• Finance team lead in the review and setting of pricing strategies to help maximise revenue & operating margins.
• Support the CFO with review and management of short‑term cash investments portfolio to maximise returns.
• Identify and evaluate waste‑reduction strategies and cost‑saving opportunities across the Group.
• Contribute to Group performance management helping to identify appropriate KPI measurements and assisting in the tracking metrics against targets.
• Act as a strong business partner and sounding board to key parties across the business to evaluate wide‑ranging strategic opportunities & risks.
• Management & preparation of ad‑hoc analysis and presentations as required to the Board and Executive team.
• Setting of personal annual objectives, quarterly performance reviews and regular 1:1s with CFO.
• The jobholder may be required to undertake such other duties as may reasonably be required of them, including support of Group Financial Controller & Group FP&A Manager.

Key Relationships

• CFO, CEO, Group Financial Controller, Group FP&A Manager and other members of the Finance team.
• Regular contact with other Directors, senior managers and departmental managers.
• Contact with external advisors and partners as appropriate.

Required Skills

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification.
• Strong business partnering experience.
• Advanced analytical skills.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Tools: Power BI.

Desirable Skills

• Experience in DTC & B2B subscriptions.
• Good project management skills.
• Experience with data visualisation.

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