Commercial and Finance Policy Leads

4 weeks ago

Preston Lancashire, United Kingdom RSM UK Management Limited Full time

Overall job purpose
This role is within the Commercial Finance team, part of the internal National Finance Office.
The purpose of this role is to support the business leaders to deliver sustainable profitable growth. You will develop strong, effective, and credible relationships with the business leaders, supporting their operational and strategic decision making by providing insightful financial analysis and analytical opinion. You will contribute to key decision making, using business partnering skills to both challenge and support, helping drive operational performance.
As a Commercial Finance Lead, you will be part of an established team and assume a lead role in the development, creation and review of firm's internal management information, supported by a team of Commercial Finance Assistants.
Responsibilities
Provide financial insight, challenge and support to the service line leadership and management teams
Develop and manage key relationships with the service line leadership and management teams to assist in gaining a thorough understanding of the business
Translate financial information (including KPIs and monthly management accounts) into analytical opinion by identifying and working with service line and local management to understand underlying trends and exceptions, whilst considering any wider impact of these moving forward
Contribute in driving operational performance by promoting commercial thinking, understanding the key drivers of the business and how they effect overall performance and profitability. To benchmark this information across the service line and wider business to help recommend how best practice could be applied
Track progress towards budgets and periodic forecasts, supporting the business to understand their commitments and their progress towards achieving these
Take a leading role in the annual budgeting process, by working with the service line leadership and management teams to set a fair, but challenging budget that is line with the firm's budget theme
Assume a lead role within the Commercial Finance team, working closely with colleagues to proactively drive improvement, enhancing the planning tools available and identifying opportunities to streamline and automate process/reporting
Be a role model within the team, assuming an active role in the development of junior staff
Develop an understanding of the firm's culture and strategy and how change is achieved, whilst being a custodian of the firm's values
Personal and professional qualities
ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualified, or equivalent accountancy experience
Consultancy/business strategy/professional services experience preferred
Proven and strong analytical skills coupled with demonstrable experience in evaluation methodology and/or analysis of performance
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
IT proficient with proven MS Excel skills
Proactive, self-starter, tenacious and diplomatic; must be a completer/finisher
Competencies
Delivery
Support & challenge decision makers and stakeholders in driving operational performance by providing accurate and timely insight, opinion and analysis of historical, current and future performance
Be effective in managing expectations
Demonstrate effective project management skills (where appropriate) and the potential to lead on elements within
Be solution-focussed, critically evaluate existing processes; ensuring they are efficient yet accurate
Perception
Build strong working relationships and be positively perceived by peers, the wider Finance function and business stakeholders
Be recognised as a reliable reference point in your field both internally and externally
Influence
Demonstrate professional scepticism when dealing with senior stakeholders in the firm
Promote collaboration; challenge silo mentality
Help to resolve conflicts, demonstrate skill and judgment in aligning differing viewpoints
Team
Contribute to the direction, development & culture of the team; act as a cultural ambassador
Be proactive in team matters; actively seek opportunities outside of core responsibilities that will help increase the value the team offers
Champion the core values and standards expected of the team; challenge behaviours not consistent with these
Collaborate with others including colleagues outside of the team; positively influence the actions and outlook of others
Be proactive in supporting other colleagues' professional development; help to nurture and retain talent
Personal Effectiveness
Assume responsibility for your professional development
Prioritise own and (where appropriate) the team's workload effectively
Take responsibility for achieving deadlines or resolving problems
Use appropriate communication styles and methodologies
Note: This job description reflects the present requirements of the role. As duties and responsibilities change, the job description will be reviewed and will be subject to amendment in consultation with the individual.
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