Senior Commercial Finance Manager

2 weeks ago


Preston, United Kingdom Halecroft Recruitment Full time

We are recruiting for a Senior Commercial/Finance Manager. This is a unique opportunity to join an AIM Listed PLC, based across two sites (Altrincham & Preston).Both companies work in alignment with each other and complement the other with regard to theirproducts and business offering.

This is an ideal role for a commercially minded finance manager who is looking to join a business where you can add value and progress as the company grows.This will be a challenging but rewarding role.

As a PLC business, there will be regular audits, audit preparation, and stock take, it will be imperative that the appointed individual will have experience with audits as the role will be reporting to the PLC monthly.The role will need to be hands-oninitially as both businesses are very niche.

**Key areas**
- This will be a challenging but interesting and varied role whereby the Senior Commercial Finance Manager will support and grow existing teams at both sites. The Preston Business only being acquired in recent years has a direct requirement for the improvementof systems and processes. The role overall will be crucial to the growth of both Businesses ensuring the control of all financial aspects, along with strategic planning with their Operations Manager and Directors to ensure all business needs and deadlinesare met.
- You will support and lead both the finance and administration teams. You will be a crucial part of this growing business, ensuring the control of all financial aspects, along with strategic planning with both Managing Directors on each site to ensure allbusiness needs and deadlines are met.
- You will play a key role within the team across both sites, adding value through the management of monthly reporting and forecasting. You will have excellent commercial acumen and be focused on the strategic financial direction of the business.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Liaising with all senior stakeholders across the business.
- Preparation of annual budgets and quarterly forecasts
- Production of monthly management accounts on a timely basis
- Reporting monthly and developing of key KPI’s
- Supporting management in controlling and managing the costs within budget.
- Development of companies reporting systems
- Production of monthly sales reports, price variances, costings, and process
- Full responsibility for the financial control of these companies including credit control, control of payments and bank accounts
- Liaison with defined benefit pension scheme advisors, liaison with company auditors and tax advisors

**Key Skills required**:

- ACCA, CIMA, or ACA qualified, qualified by experience will also be considered
- Strong PC skills in a range of systems, including MS Office, and other software including Excel & Sage 200
- High personal motivation and an ability to embrace and achieve goals
- Commercial experience is essential; production/manufacturing/logistics is ideal
- Ability to work on own initiative and develop proactive solutions to business problems.
- People management and leadership skills, project management skills.
- Good commercial skills and awareness & Strong Communication Skills


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