Commercial Finance Manager

4 weeks ago

Trafford Park, United Kingdom Smart Choice Metering Full time

As we continue our exciting growth in 2024 here at Smart Choice Metering, we have a new and exciting position available for a self-driven and dynamic Commercial Finance Manager to join the team based at our offices in Trafford Park, Manchester.


This is a key front-line role within the business, with direct responsibility for accounting and reporting in one of the BES Groups thriving businesses that boasts 800+ staff. This is the lead finance role covering all aspects of financial management and hence provides significant scope for skills and role development.


Smart Choice Metering is part of an exciting group of companies based across the Fylde Coast, Manchester, Dubai and South Africa with a turnover of over £200 million.


We deliver smart meter solutions to domestic customers, business and energy suppliers with our team of fully qualified Smart Meter Engineers committed to the UK Government’s Smart Metering Implementation Programme (SMIP), an energy-industry led initiative to roll-out approximately 53 million smart meters to domestic properties and non-domestic sites in Great Britain by 2025.



Role and Responsibilities (but not limited to):


  • Develop key business relationships across the group to ensure relevant financial information and commentary is consolidated and reported to management
  • Assist in the development and implementation of structures to ensure costs are appropriately recharged within the group of businesses
  • Work with the finance team to develop processes and templates that report expenditure and financial performance from accounting systems in an accurate, consistent and timely manner
  • Consolidate and analyse monthly financial results in a consistent, accurate and timely manner, adding value through analysis and commentary
  • Implement and drive financial review meetings with shared service functional management to share and where necessary, robustly challenge financial performance, understand business drivers, and add value and support to business decision making
  • Develop key relationships with functional management to ensure finance is viewed as an essential and valued part of the decision-making process
  • Responsible for preparing budgets, quarterly forecasts, stat accounts and annual external audits
  • Work with the Group Finance Director to ensure overall delivery of financial performance targets, financial reporting, managing suppliers, improving processes and maintaining healthy cashflow


Person Specification / Qualifications:


  • ACA/ACCA / CIMA - Qualified
  • Highly developed understanding of financial/management accounting practices
  • Utilities / Financial Services / Regulated market sector awareness
  • Competency with SAGE or similar financial accounting software
  • Advanced Excel / MS office ability
  • Working as part of cross functional management team
  • Articulate and able to present strong business cases
  • Able to influence peers and Directors persuasively
  • A high level of analytical and report writing / development skills
  • Problem solving skills and with an understanding of cost drivers
  • Experience of working in a commercial environment
  • Experience in billing systems / CRM data interrogation highly advantageous


Competencies & Behaviors:


  • Self-starter and able to identify & develop solutions
  • Able to explain and interpret complex financial information
  • Attention to detail
  • Driven by a desire to make improvements
  • Able to work in fast pace environment


As well as a competitive salary we also offer exciting career prospects, free on-site parking, company events and social working hours.


Be part of our future


If you would love to join us as our new Commercial Finance Manager, we encourage you to find out more.


Apply today

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