Commercial Finance Manager

Sowena Group are partnering with an ambitious, growing business to recruit a Commercial Finance Manager into its finance team. This is a broad, commercially focused position offering exposure across a complex, international operation, with responsibility for driving financial performance, improving visibility and supporting key business decisions.
 
The Role
Working closely with senior stakeholders across finance and the wider business, you will provide commercial insight and analysis to support strategic and operational decision-making.
Key responsibilities will include:

Leading the budgeting, forecasting and financial planning processes, providing meaningful insight into business performance.
Producing and analysing management information, identifying trends, risks and opportunities across revenue, margins and operating costs.
Providing commercial support across stock, inventory and working capital, improving visibility of performance and cash flow.
Partnering with operational teams to understand cost drivers, challenge performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
Supporting financial analysis across international markets, including performance reporting and foreign currency considerations.
Monitoring product profitability, pricing, margins and key commercial KPIs.
Developing reporting processes, financial controls and management information to support continued business growth.
Supporting strategic projects and providing financial modelling and analysis where required.

The Candidate
We are looking for a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with a strong commercial finance background and the ability to operate in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
You will ideally bring experience within a product-led, stock-intensive or multi-site business, with exposure to inventory, working capital and margin analysis. Experience working within an international environment would also be advantageous.
This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional looking to take ownership of a broad remit and make a tangible contribution to business performance.