We Do Group
Commercial Finance Manager
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COMMERCIAL FINANCE MANAGER - FMCG
BASINGSTOKE - HYBRID, 3 DAYS IN - PERMANENT - OWN BUDGETING AND FORECASTING FOR THE UK ARM OF AN FMCG GROUP
£80,000 with a 12% performance bonus
Are you a Commercial Finance Manager who owns budgeting and forecasting, and likes turning numbers into decisions? Do you want ownership of the UK planning cycle plus a small team to develop?
We Do Group are hiring a Commercial Finance Manager for the UK arm of an FMCG group. You'll own the budget, forecast and long-range planning cycles, lead the commercial reporting, and manage one analyst as you go.
It's a hands-on role with high visibility. You'll be in the detail building the numbers, but also presenting to the Managing Directors and Finance Director and helping leadership make better commercial calls.
WISH LIST
- Solid commercial finance or FP&A experience, owning budgeting and forecasting end-to-end
- Comfortable managing or mentoring a junior analyst
- Commercially minded, with the confidence to present numbers to senior leaders
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THE ROLE
- Own the budget, forecast and long-range planning cycles for the UK business
- Lead commercial reporting, turning performance data into insight leadership can act on
- Manage and develop one finance analyst
- Build a dynamic planning model that holds up as the business moves
- Take ownership of cashflow forecasting, including risk and opportunity management
- Drive the FP&A side of month-end - variance analysis, early view, and the story versus forecast
- Run the P&L handover and close meeting, then report key movements to the Managing Directors and Finance Director
- Present the monthly forecast with clear commercial commentary
- Produce board slides and KPI packs for senior leadership
- Partner with operational and central teams, translating finance into commercial decisions
- Support group and divisional leadership with ad hoc analysis
- Improve reporting, process and how the team uses its tools
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YOUR PROFILE
- Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CA, CIMA)
- Effective communicator - written and verbal
- Good working knowledge of MS Excel, including financial modelling
- Experience managing or developing a junior team member
- A commercial mindset with the gravitas to influence senior decision-makers
SALARY & BENEFITS
- £80,000 with a 12% performance bonus
- 3 days in the Basingstoke office, 2 from home
- 27 days off in total (25 holiday plus 2 volunteer days)
- Pension matched to 8%
- Healthcare cash plan
- Parking on-site, core hours 10-4 with flex
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