Commercial Finance Manager 

Main responsibilities:

• Set up and run monthly meetings with department heads to review how actual and projected spend is tracking vs budget/forecast
• Produce departmental stakeholder reporting including board pack and headcount/ salary analysis
• Build enhanced reporting on overheads as required
• Review monthly payroll to ensure staff costs is accurately reflected
• Become the subject matter experts for departments to advise where costs would sit within the P&L and their accounting treatment Budgeting/forecasting
• Deliver the annual budgeting process in line with predetermined timelines Manage the rolling forecast and quarterly forecast process with the SMT to ensure costs are in line with budget and any deviations clearly understood
• Responsible for delivery of the investment committee to manage spend decisions above budget/forecast
• Collaborate with SMT to ensure people forecasts are accurate with correct start dates/ recruitment fee funnels and enable the budget holder to perform what if analysis
• Work with all departments to develop KPIs to track productivity and benchmarking
• Ensure SMT members have the financial support to make decisions regarding their cost base decisions
• Link costs to the product roadmap which drives our company initiatives
• Proactively look for opportunities to integrate closer with the business and steer initiatives from a financial stand-point