Senior Commercial Finance Manager

Accountable Recruitment are delighted to be partnering with a growing, UK-based organisation who are seeking to appoint a commercially driven, strategic Senior Commercial Finance Manager.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an immediately available & qualified senior commercial finance professional with experience in business partnering & strategic insight to join a multi-site operation based in Cheshire.
Salary/Benefits:

• £65,000-£80000 + Car + Bonus + Benefits
• Temporary or temp to perm role
• 3 days in office, 2 days from home

Department: Finance
Location: Cheshire
Reports to: Finance Director

• Support the Finance Director in communicating and delivering financial strategy across multiple stakeholders.
• Design and implement a scalable finance data architecture enabling real-time decision-making.
• Develop insightful management and business intelligence reports with operational and profitability metrics.
• Deliver rolling forecasts and drive the financial planning calendar.
• Project manage financial processes including budgeting & year end
• Drive automation in reporting, ensuring consistency and efficiency across finance functions.
• Collaborate with the Financial Reporting team to integrate commercial insight into wider reporting outputs.
• Support the business through clear tracking of performance, management information, and regular reporting.
• Provide commercial insight for pricing, contracts, customer profitability, and investment ROI modelling.
• Ensure alignment of contract terms with billing, revenue recognition and cash collection processes.
• Minimise disputes and improve cash flow through proactive commercial engagement and risk analysis.
• Partner closely with the cost and financial reporting teams to ensure accurate and meaningful financial data.
• Lead commercial decision-making with a data-driven and risk-aware mindset.
• Promote a collaborative and proactive finance culture aligned with business values.

Finance Director

Interviews will be happening as soon as possible

• Educated to degree level (or equivalent) and a qualified accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA or equivalent).
• Immediately available and based in the North West
• Previous experience at senior management level within a finance environment.
• Strong commercial finance leadership and people management experience.
• Proficient in financial modelling, scenario analysis, and long-term forecasting.
• Experienced in systems such as SAP (desirable), with excellent MS Office skills including Excel and PowerPoint.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and business leaders.
• Strong understanding of operational and supply chain processes.
• Passion for continuous improvement and embedding a culture of ownership and accountability.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.