Commercial Finance Manager

Senior Finance Manager

Location: Cambridgeshire

Salary: £75,000 + benefits

Contract: 9-Month FTC

Overview

We are supporting a high-performing, established organisation in the appointment of a Senior Commercial Finance Manager.

This is a commercially focused finance position within a fast-paced, high-volume operational environment, working closely with senior operational and commercial stakeholders to understand performance, improve profitability and support key business decisions.

The role offers exposure well beyond traditional management accounting, with responsibility across commercial analysis, cost management, forecasting, profitability and operational finance.

Key Responsibilities

Take ownership of management reporting, forecasting and short-term performance analysis
Partner with operational and commercial stakeholders to identify trends and improve financial performance
Analyse margins, cost movements, product profitability and operational performance
Provide insight to support pricing, product mix, efficiency and cost-reduction initiatives
Oversee product costing, inventory accounting, stock valuation and CapEx analysis
Provide financial analysis and challenge around commercial agreements and customer profitability
Translate financial performance into clear, actionable insight for non-finance stakeholders
Drive improvements across reporting, controls, dashboards, processes and systems
Key Requirements

Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)
Strong management accounting experience combined with commercial finance exposure
Proven experience across budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and performance reporting
Strong understanding of costing, inventory, margins and operational finance
Confident stakeholder manager with the ability to challenge and influence at all levels
Advanced Excel and strong financial systems capability
Experience within FMCG, manufacturing, food, production or another high-volume operational environment highly desirable
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed