Job Description:

Commercial Finance Manager | High - Growth Consumer

South West London (Hybrid)

ASAP Start | 1 - 2 Months Paternity Cover | Potential to go Permanent

Up to £75,000

We're partnering with an exciting, high-growth company to appoint an experienced Commercial Finance Manager into a high-impact role supporting the wider business.

This is a brilliant opportunity to join a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment where the culture is collaborative, down to earth and refreshingly non-corporate. The teams are genuinely supportive, hands-on and solutions-focused people, get stuck in and make things happen.

Reporting into senior finance leadership, this role sits at the heart of commercial decision-making across retail and e-commerce performance.

The Opportunity

The purpose of this role is to provide high-quality commercial finance support to the business, helping teams understand performance, optimise profitability and make better-informed decisions.

You'll be responsible for building and maintaining insightful financial models, delivering meaningful analysis and partnering closely with stakeholders across trading, buying, merchandising and e-commerce.

This role would suit someone who enjoys pace, ownership and working closely with the business rather than sitting purely in the numbers.

Key Responsibilities

Business Partnering & Performance

• Act as a trusted finance partner across all departments and build strong relationships
• Provide the right balance of support and constructive challenge to drive performance
• Deliver clear, actionable insight to senior stakeholders
• Prepare and track KPIs to optimise key business drivers
• Attend weekly trading meetings and translate performance into forward-looking actions

Planning & Forecasting

• Play a lead role in budgeting and reforecasting cycles
• Manage and evolve financial planning models
• Monitor weekly performance and assess impact on forecast
• Support scenario planning in a fast-moving trading environment

Commercial Analysis

• Deliver sales and margin variance analysis
• Partner closely with Buying and Merchandising to drive efficiencies
• Lead CAPEX forecasting, reporting and post-investment reviews
• Produce robust financial appraisals to support decision-making

Team Leadership

• Support, coach and develop a team of three direct reports
• Foster a positive, collaborative team environment

What We're Looking For

• Fully Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)
• Proven experience in a commercial finance or business partnering role
• Retail, consumer or multi-site experience highly beneficial
• Strong financial modelling and Excel capability
• Confident communicator able to influence non-finance stakeholders
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment

We're looking for someone who is:

• Commercially curious and proactive
• Down to earth and approachable
• Comfortable rolling their sleeves up
• Calm and solutions-focused under pressure
• A natural relationship builder
• Happy in a fast-moving, less corporate culture
• Someone who gets stuck in and just makes things happen

If you're a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys pace, ownership and working closely with the business we'd love to hear from you.

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