Commercial Finance Specialist

5 days ago


Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Compass Group UK & Ireland Full time

**Job Introduction**

A highly influential role is available in Compass Group UK & Ireland, where you will deliver financial and commercial support to the Chartwells business sector.

This position will be based at our head office in Birmingham with flexibility to work from home 1 day per week.

The estimated salary for this role is £47,300 per annum.

**Company Overview**

Compass Group UK & Ireland is a leading food and support services company that delivers high-quality solutions to customers across various sectors.

We are committed to providing excellent service, improving operational efficiency, and enhancing customer experience.

**Job Description**

As an Assistant Director of Financial Operations in Compass, you will play a crucial role in delivering financial and commercial support to the Chartwells business sector.

You will work closely with senior stakeholders to drive contractual performance, improve service levels, and add value to commercial activities undertaken.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Business partnering - driving contractual performance and understanding key stakeholders (finance and non-finance)
  • Providing commercial insight and analysis to support operational decision making
  • Managing and developing junior finance team members
  • Ownership of financial results and reporting of performance, including budgeting and forecasting processes
  • Responsible for financial control and governance processes, including contractual compliance and adherence to Compass financial policies
  • Attending and presenting financial results and insight at client and internal meetings

**Required Skills and Qualifications**

To succeed in this role, you will need:

  • A Part Qualified Accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) with varied experience in accounting roles
  • Experience of business partnering senior stakeholders, with the ability to challenge, influence, and persuade at all levels
  • High numeric and analytical skills, with attention to detail
  • Comfortable developing and working with complex spreadsheets
  • Demonstrable commercial finance experience of improving business results and adding value
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate oral and written information concisely and logically
  • Ability to analyze, evaluate, and present information in a clear and concise way

**Benefits**

We offer a range of benefits, including:

  • Aviva DigiCare+ - Employee Annual health check, Digital GP, Mental Health Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Medical Opinion
  • Exclusive Benefits & Wellbeing site (Perks at Work)
  • Meals on duty
  • Free Parking
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Holiday Purchase scheme


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