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Commercial Finance Manager

Employer
Michael Page Finance
Location
England, London
Salary
Negotiable
Closing date
Feb 5, 2019

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Job Details

The role involves providing financial insight and analysis for the clients' Specialist Group Business Units to ensure that key management information is of the highest quality. Interacting with a range of internal stakeholders, many at a senior level, the role will cover a variety of standard and ad hoc activities to ensure that Group Heads have relevant financial information on which to base business critcal desisions on.

Client Details

The Client are an award-winning engineering consultancy with a creative team of engineers, designers, and technical specialists. They provide innovative solutions to complex engineering and design challenges for buildings. Irrespective of the scale or complexity of a project, they provide a full range of MEP, environmental and sustainability services, bringing buildings to life and ensuring that they perform in operation as well as they look.

Description

  • Ownership and preparation of monthly forecast information for each Group to be presented and finalised with Group head.

  • Analysis of month end accounts vs forecasts to identify variances and understand root cause.

  • Preparation of annual budget for each Group in conjunction with Group head.

  • Analysis of financial project performance to identify poor performing projects and required actions.

  • Provide sounding board for individual Group heads on ad hoc financial and commercial issues.

  • Supporting Board member responsible for Specialist Groups in monthly meetings and on ad hoc initiatives.

  • Line management of 3 staff responsible for the project admin and invoicing of all Specialist Group projects

Profile

  • High level of numeracy and literacy with good attention to detail and ability to multitask.

  • Strong interpersonal skills and able to gain respect quickly for individuals at all levels.

  • Excellent communication and team working skills.

  • Focus on continuous improvement to processes and underlying systems

  • Experience of managing team

  • Highly proficient in Microsoft Office with advanced Excel ability.

  • Qualified accountant (or QBE with extensive relevant experience).

Job Offer

- Salary from £55,000 to £60,000

- Private medical scheme

- 25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 with length of service

- Contributory pension scheme

- Friendly and dynamic team working environment

- Working closely with people at all levels of the organisation

- Opportunities for career progression

Company

Michael Page specialises in the permanent, temporary and interim recruitment of qualified accountants. In fact, our organisation was founded to provide selection and recruitment services for accounting professionals and has been a market leader in this field for more than 35 years.

We have earned the trust of clients in industry and commerce, the banking and financial services markets and the public and not-for-profit sector. We also have an exemplary track record of completing assignments for everyone from small, boutique practices to the Big Four firms.

Many of our consultants have a background in accounting and finance – that’s real, grass roots expertise at your disposal. Combine that with the global reach you get from a company that has over 155 offices in 36 countries and you’re looking at a pretty formidable package. We are confident no other consultancy is better qualified to help you make that crucial, next step in your career.

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