21 Oct
adm Group
London
Job description
Description
As a Commercial Finance Manager, you will serve as a strategic partner to client services teams. Your role will focus on challenging and driving the operational teams to optimise financial performance and improve efficiencies using financial and operational systems.
Managing and controlling the financial performance for a single or small group of key blue-chip clients; owning the internal and external forecasting and reporting processes for the client accounts;
and developing and coordinating relevant financial and risk analysis to drive good decision making.
Key Responsibilities
Commercial : Responsible for monthly internal management reporting for designated client accounts,
encompassing metrics such as volumes, profitability, savings, working capital, cash flow, KPIs, risks, opportunities, trends, variances, and reconciliations to underlying accounting records.
Support business initiatives by aiding in the development of profit improvement plans for each client account and facilitating actions to enhance performance.
Collaborate with operational teams to establish annual client account plans and corresponding annual financial forecasts, monitoring progress against projections and generating monthly reforecasts.
Actively participate in negotiating new contractual and commercial terms, including contract amendments, renewals, and preparation of associated financial analysis, while liaising with the internal legal team as needed.
Client : Responsible for producing external management reports tailored for client review, encompassing detailed analysis of spend, spend profile, working capital, KPIs, risks, opportunities, trends, and variances.
Actively participate in client review meetings to deliver comprehensive presentations on financial performance and strategic insights.
Serve as the primary escalation contact for addressing and resolving credit control inquiries and issues with clients, ensuring effective communication and resolution.
Process : Support the governance of operational systems used by account teams, ensuring proper utilisation, interface with accounting systems, and capability to deliver comprehensive reporting to the business.
This includes overseeing functions related to sales, sales orders, cost of goods sold, and working capital movements. Ensure adherence across account teams to group-wide processes and authority limits, including procedures for foreign exchange and VAT compliance.
People :
Work closely with operational teams to interpret financial information and enhance their comprehension of the financial consequences of business decisions.
Additionally, collaborate within the broader finance team to ensure comprehensive financial oversight across the entire organisation
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Qualified Accountant - preferred.
- Financial, Commercial or Accounting experience
- Experience of the retail sector and an outsourcing environment highly advantageous
- Good IT skills (knowledge of Sage and strong Excel and data manipulation skills)
- Honest, accountable and self-driven - comfortable working under time pressure
- Confident with good communication skills
- Customer focussed with innovative and challenging approach
Benefits
We work hard, but we also know you have a family, friends, hobbies, and a life outside the office. That’s why we offer a great benefits package, not just a competitive salary.
- Comprehensive Health & Life Insurance
- Pension Plan - 3% Employer contributions
- 25 days holiday + 8 public holidays
- Celebrate your birthday with an extra day off
- Hybrid working model - 2 days in the office per week
- Vitality Health Package - Inclusive of dental care, hearing test and more to keep you healthy
- Enhanced parental leave
- Regular social events
- Colleague recognition scheme, 'Aces & All Stars', to reward for hard work
- Enhance your skills with unlimited access to Linkedin Learning
- Anniversary awards to celebrate your years of service
- Employee Assistance Programme
adm is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse
environment. We recruit, employ, develop, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.
Should you need any reasonable adjustments made to this application process, please don't hesitate to let us know.
adm Group is a global marketing execution partner to some of the world's most iconic brands. Our purpose is to create meaningful and sustainable brand experiences.
We transform marketing execution by bringing together intuitive technology, our expertise in managing complex global supply chains,
and a network of local experts to empower marketing, procurement, supply chain and sales teams bringing simplicity, visibility, agility, and efficiency to drive end-to-end marketing execution and performance.
We are trusted to deliver solutions in creative innovation, strategic sourcing, final mile execution, analytics and data-driven insights.
Founded in 1992, we have a global footprint with 46 offices in 33 countries, allowing us to deliver local activation of global strategies for brands across the world.
Recognized with a platinum rating by EcoVadis for sustainability, we are experts at identifying the most impactful and sustainable solutions for over 800 brands around the globe.
▶️ EMEA Commercial Finance Manager - Hybrid (London)
🖊️ adm Group
📍 London