Finance Manager

6 days ago


Ashford, United Kingdom Brakes Full time

Brakes are on the hunt for an experienced **
Finance Manager
** to join the Independent Sales Finance Team on a full time, permanent basis. This role is offering a Hybrid working contract so can be based anywhere in the Kent area, you will be requiredto attend the Ashford, Kent office once or twice per week.

**Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities**
- Analysis & monitoring of the division’s key performance indicators; sales, profitability ratios, and investigating variances to budget or year on year movements
- Developing of models to provide insight on key metrics. Working with the sales team to ensure the reports provide required detail & then managing the subsequent hand over to Sales Ops. Ensuring on-going accuracy of reporting
- Provide insight into projects to include initial evaluation, feedback and ongoing success tracking
- Liaise with managers to rigorously challenge and question their plan assumptions and KPIs on an on-going basis
- Production of weekly trading deck
- Working closely with regional business units to consolidate budgets and rolling projections and analysing variances
- A central point of contact for internal customers for finance related queries
- Ad hoc analysis/guidance to improve performance to drive sales and margin

You’ll live and breathe Customer First, with an innovative and agile approach to identify new ideas and methods. You’ll enjoy working collaboratively with a dedicated focus on driving results. You will be resilient - accepting and learning from mistakesand building future solutions. Naturally, you will embrace an inclusive working environment and be committed to acting with integrity and honesty in everything you do.

You’ll be 1 - 2 years+ CIMA, ACA, ACCA qualified, working in a Finance Manager or Partner role looking to take the next step in your career. As you will be partnering the Southern Sales Division, we are looking for someone who enjoys working in a fast-pacedcommercial environment and has strong communication and stakeholder manager skills across all levels up to Exec. You will be an expert managing Cost Control and Capex and be able to think logically and outside the box, Confident to push back and challengethe status quo where required. Someone with strong analytical skills and a high level of competency in finance modelling is essential. A great role for an analytical thinker with strong influencing skills to join the team

**Desirable**:

- Advanced MS Office including Excel skills
- SAP / BW experience
- Project Management experience
- People management.

**What you’ll get**:



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