Commercial Finance Manager

Company This is an opportunity to shape a finance function rather than inherit a finished one. Working closely with the leadership team, you will introduce greater structure, commercial insight and financial visibility across a growing, project led organisation

Key Responsibilities Our client is entering an important stage of growth and is strengthening the systems and processes that support its future development. This appointment will play an influential role in that transition. You will have direct access to senior decision-makers, exposure across the organisation and the opportunity to build financial processes that make a visible difference. Key Responsibilities

Own management accounts, financial reporting and core financial controls

Establish a reliable rolling cash-flow forecasting process

Improve project costing, profitability, WIP and cost-to-complete reporting

Strengthen pricing models, margin analysis and overhead recovery

Identify margin leakage, financial risks and potential issues at an early stage

Improve the connection between purchasing, invoicing and finance

Produce clear management information that supports better commercial decisions

Develop systems, processes, controls and appropriate automation

Provide analysis and constructively challenge assumptions where required

Work collaboratively across the organisation to improve financial understanding

The person

Experience as a Finance Manager, Management Accountant, Commercial Accountant, Financial Controller or in a comparable role

Strong management accounting and financial-control experience

Experience of project costing, job costing or working within a project-led environment

Confident producing cash flow forecasts and meaningful management information

Strong Excel and data analysis capability

Experience using cloud-based accounting or project-finance systems

Commercially minded, with an interest in how individual projects generate value

Comfortable identifying problems and recommending practical improvements

Able to challenge established thinking constructively

Clear and credible when communicating financial information to non-finance colleagues

Hands on, accurate and willing to work at both detailed and broader commercial levels

Qualified, part-qualified or qualified by experience, with practical achievement valued alongside formal qualifications

This role will suit someone who wants more than responsibility for the reporting cycle. You will help build stronger financial foundations, improve commercial decision-making and see the direct impact of your work. If you enjoy understanding how a business operates, improving how finance supports it and turning financial information into meaningful action, we would welcome a confidential conversation.