Strategic Financial Lead

2 weeks ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Harmonic Finance™ | Certified B Corp Full time
About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Commercial Finance Manager to join our esteemed organisation, Harmonic Finance | Certified B Corp.

The successful candidate will report directly to the Chief Financial Officer and be responsible for leading a dedicated team focused on business partnering, strategic analysis, and process improvements.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a driven and patient professional with a positive, solutions-focused approach to drive financial insights and support a prominent multi-site retail leader.

Key Responsibilities
  • Business Partnering: Deliver actionable insights on business performance and strategic recommendations to guide improvement, liaising with Regional Managers. Enable cross-collaboration, supporting initiatives, and leveraging data to inform key decision-making.
  • Analysis: Improve business analysis data, ownership of site-by-site KPIs, procurement and distribution operations. Assist in the evaluation of new business opportunities.
  • Team Leadership: Develop and mentor a high-performance finance team, including 2 direct reports and a remote accountancy team. Focus on building technical and analytical skills within the team, establishing clear objectives, expectations, and career growth.
  • Accounting: Oversee accounting requirements for the business unit; streamline month-end processes and manage audit queries.
  • Reporting: Generate accurate, timely management reports to support decision-making, including Monthly Board Packs and ad-hoc Retail reports. Collaborate with departments on budgets, forecasts, and provide financial insights to Senior Management as needed.
Requirements
  • Qualified accountant (CIMA or equivalent)
  • Experience of working within a multi-site corporate
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with an entrepreneurial spirit
  • Track record of successful business partnering
  • Strong accountancy skills
  • Advanced Excel skills

Salary: £70,000 -  85,000 (+12.5% discretionary bonus)

Location: Croydon (2-3 days in office per week, the ability to travel to outlets)



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