Commercial Finance Manager £95,000 per annum Central London The Opportunity: A private equity-backed marketing company are seeking a Commercial Finance Manager to play a key role in a period of organic and acquisitional growth. You will play a key role in the international expansion of a Fast Track 100 company and will have the opportunity to build a best in class commercial finance function. The Role: You will drive a business partnering culture, supporting senior stakeholders with insightful analysis. You will produce and present business cases, support M&A, implement KPIs and will be responsible for driving profitability. Key

Responsibilities:
Effective number 2 to the CFO in all practicality Overall ownership for the delivery of the budget across the business Owner of the business's performance operating cycle: - Budget process - Forecasting processes (annual, rolling and long range) - Monthly reporting - Weekly performance review KPI reporting & driving centralised BI capability Active management and reporting of the sales pipeline Commercial support for business - support the negotiations of new commercial contractual terms & renewal of existing contracts - review of commercial contracts Ownership of headcount - definitions & process - resource planning - forecast & requirements Board slides relating to commercial/business performance & fcst M&A & integration involvement - Evaluating acquisition opportunities - Commercial DD - Joint business planning - Post-merger integration Experience: Qualified Accountant (ACA/ CIMA) Broad experience and evidence of delivering business performance improvement, especially top line growth Experience of leading Commercial Finance function and all that entails, from budgeting & forecasting to KPI reporting and providing insight Ability to demonstrate thriving within a growth environment and working to changing parameters Beneficial to have worked in B2B sector or ability to show deep understanding of the value drivers of growth in that environment Advantageous to have worked in VC/PE environment M&A and integration experience would be beneficial, but not essential