Commercial Manager

Genuine Business Partnering

Business Planning and Forecasting

Continuous Improvement and Projects

Overview

A highly regarded international professional services organisation is looking to appoint a commercially minded accountant to support a key business division. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with senior stakeholders, providing insight, challenge, and analysis to help drive financial performance and strategic decision-making across the business. The position would suit an ambitious qualified accountant who enjoys combining detailed analysis with genuine business partnering and commercial influence. Key Responsibilities Financial Performance & Analysis

Produce and distribute monthly management accounts with clear commentary and performance insight

Analyse financial results, trends, and KPIs to identify opportunities for improved profitability and efficiency

Support senior leadership with rolling forecasts and reforecasts to ensure accurate business planning

Provide meaningful analysis to support operational and strategic decision-making

Business Planning & Forecasting

Assist with the preparation of budgets, forecasts, and long-range business plans

Support the development and evaluation of business cases for strategic initiatives and investment decisions

Work collaboratively with stakeholders to challenge assumptions and improve financial outcomes

Ensure forecasting and planning submissions are completed accurately and within agreed deadlines

Commercial Finance & Business Partnering

Partner with senior operational stakeholders to support commercial decision-making

Provide financial support around pricing, profitability, client performance, and commercial proposals

Analyse profitability across clients, sectors, and service lines, making recommendations to improve margins

Support wider business development activity through financial insight and modelling

Financial Control & Reporting

Monitor revenue, billing, cash collection, and working capital performance

Support reporting around WIP, utilisation, and other operational metrics

Prepare regular KPI and performance reporting for senior leadership

Monitor expenditure against budgets and support financial governance processes

Continuous Improvement & Projects

Contribute to process improvement initiatives across finance and commercial operations

Support ad-hoc strategic and operational finance projects

Deliver finance-related guidance and support to non-finance stakeholders where required

Candidate Profile

ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified

Strong commercial awareness and analytical capability

Confident communicator with the ability to influence stakeholders across all levels

Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills

Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, collaborative environment

Previous experience within professional services would be advantageous, though not essential

Experience using planning and forecasting tools such as TM1, Cognos or similar would be beneficial

What’s on Offer

Exposure to senior leadership and commercially focused decision-making

A highly collaborative and supportive culture

Genuine opportunity to influence and add value to the wider business

Hybrid working model with flexibility around office and home working

Strong progression and development opportunities within a well-established international organisation