Commercial Finance Manager

Job Overview

• Lead the preparation and delivery of monthly management accounts across multiple trading entities, ensuring accuracy and adherence to deadlines.
• Directly manage, coach and develop three members of the finance team, providing ongoing support and guidance.
• Set clear objectives, priorities and performance expectations, driving accountability and high standards across the team.
• Own the month-end close process, including balance sheet reconciliations and standardisation of reporting procedures.
• Deliver clear variance analysis against prior year, with concise commentary on trading, cost and operational performance.
• Produce weekly and monthly KPI reporting, including trading packs for senior leadership, with supporting insight and analysis.
• Analyse sales, margin and operational costs to identify trends and key performance drivers.
• Provide store-level and category profitability analysis to support commercial decision-making and performance optimisation.
• Partner with cost centre owners and department heads to challenge costs, improve efficiency and drive performance.
• Support the preparation of business cases, investment appraisals and financial modelling for strategic initiatives.
• Contribute to board and executive reporting, as well as year-end audit and statutory requirements where needed.
• Drive continuous improvement in reporting processes, automation and data quality.

Package Description

• Circa £60,000 Dependant on Experience
• Based at our Liverpool Head Office

Employee benefits

• Full-time employees receive 28 days of annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays), increasing to 33 days after 5 years of service. Annual leave is pro-rated for part-time or alternative working arrangements.
• Contributable company pension scheme
• 10% store discount at all our retail stores
• Death in Service Benefit
• Long service recognition scheme
• MyHB colleague benefits platform with access to:
  • Discounts UK wide on retail, leisure, hospitality venues
  • Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 confidential counselling and advice line
  • Low-cost voluntary insured health cash plans and cancer cover

Minimum Criteria to Apply

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with a minimum of 3 years' post-qualification experience.
• Strong experience in management accounting and commercial finance.
• Experience managing or mentoring team members, with the ability to develop and motivate others.
• Advanced Excel skills, including financial modelling capability.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex data.
• Confident communicator with the ability to challenge and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
• Proactive and improvement-focused, with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Experience within retail, FMCG or multi-site environments would be advantageous.
• Experience of working with ERP systems, financial reporting tools and business intelligence platforms would be advantageous.

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