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Senior Commercial Finance Manager

Job Posted: 21 days ago

Salary: £ 65,000 - 70,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Toddington, Central Bedfordshire

Expire in: 6 days

Job Description

Adapro Talent Partners are delighted to be supporting a large, Bedfordshire based multi-site business with their recruitment of a Senior Commercial Finance Manager, on a permanent basis.

Reporting to the Head of Commercial Finance, and partnering with the Trading Director, this role will play a key role in providing commercial insight, challenge and support to drive business performance. This is a hands‑on, highly visible role that blends financial rigour with real‑world commercial understanding.

Key Responsibilities

Commercial Finance Business Partnering

  * Partner the Trading Director and wider leadership team, providing commercial insight, challenge and support to drive business performance.

  * Support the execution of the business plan across the estate, ensuring initiatives deliver sustainable growth and profitability.

  * Influence decision-making through strong financial analysis, robust challenge and clear recommendations.

  * Build trusted relationships with stakeholders

Performance Reporting & Insight

  * Provide weekly insight and performance analysis across brands.

  * Lead analysis of key performance drivers including sales, volume, mix, margin and promotional activity.

  * Deliver timely and actionable recommendations following weekly and monthly performance reviews.

  * Identify risks and opportunities, taking action to resolve issues or escalating where appropriate.

Financial Reporting & Control

  * Own period-end accounting, reporting and analysis.

  * Deliver robust gross margin accounting and detailed variance analysis to explain performance versus budget, forecast and prior year.

  * Ensure key financial controls, governance processes and reporting standards are effectively managed and maintained.

  * Support audits and ensure financial processes remain compliant and fit for purpose.

Financial Planning & Forecasting

  * Own financial planning processes.

  * Provide clear visibility of risks and opportunities, ensuring stakeholders understand performance outlook and required actions.

  * Support investment decisions, commercial negotiations and strategic initiatives through financial modelling and analysis.

  * Drive forecast accuracy and continuous improvement in planning processes.

  * Ownership of capital appraisals that are robust, based on good commercial assumptions and measured/tracked consistently. Business partnering with the Snr Investment Manager to ensure reporting is transparent and commercially sound.

Commercial Performance Reviews

  * Own performance reviews for Catering, ensuring stakeholders have clear insight into trading performance.

  * Lead discussions around operational and commercial drivers of performance.

  * Track delivery of performance improvement initiatives and financial commitments.

  * Support post-implementation reviews to evaluate business initiatives and investment returns.

Process Improvement & Projects

  * Drive continuous improvement in commercial finance processes, controls and reporting.

  * Support the implementation of new initiatives, systems and business processes across Finance and the wider business.

  * Champion data quality, automation and efficiency improvements.

  * Undertake ad hoc reporting, analysis and project work to support business priorities.

Leadership

  * Lead, coach and develop a high-performing Analyst.

  * Support the broader leadership and development of the Commercial Finance team.

  * Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture focused on continuous improvement and delivering business value.

This role will suit a Professionally Qualified individual who possesses strong commercial finance experience, and the ability to simplify complex analysis into clear messages that influence decisions. They will be a strong relationship‑builder who collaborates well across Finance, Commercial and operations.

Previous experience in a multi-site, retail environment would be advantageous, though not essential.

Our Client is offering a Salary of £65,000 - £70,000 + £5,800 Car Allowance + 20% Bonus + Benefits

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