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Commercial Finance Manager 3-Month Interim Contract £350–£450 per day (Inside IR35) South West London
We're supporting a rapidly growing manufacturing business that is looking to appoint an experienced Commercial Finance Manager on an interim basis to support the finance function through a key period of operational growth and change.
This is a broad, hands-on role where you'll work closely with senior leaders across Supply Chain, Operations, Commercial and Marketing, providing financial insight while remaining heavily involved in the day-to-day running of the finance function. The successful candidate will be equally comfortable analysing trading performance as they are producing management accounts and supporting month-end close.
This is a role for someone who enjoys partnering with the wider business, challenging performance, and rolling their sleeves up to ensure finance continues to operate efficiently during a busy period.
The Role
Reporting into the Finance Director, you'll act as a key finance business partner across multiple departments while supporting the delivery of accurate financial reporting and commercial insight.
Working within a fast-paced manufacturing and distribution environment, you'll help drive better decision-making through robust analysis while maintaining ownership of core finance processes.
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Key Responsibilities
- Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Commercial and Marketing teams to provide financial insight and support strategic decision-making
- Take ownership of month-end activities, including journals, accruals, prepayments and management accounts preparation
- Produce reports, margin analysis and operational performance reviews across multiple product categories and sales channels
- Analyse revenue, profitability, inventory and operational performance, highlighting trends, risks and opportunities
- Support budgeting, forecasting and reforecasting across manufacturing, logistics and commercial functions
- Challenge operational spend and work with budget holders to improve profitability and cost efficiency
- Prepare monthly reporting packs and present meaningful financial information to senior leadership
- Monitor key business KPIs including sales performance, inventory, distribution costs and operational efficiencies
- Support cash flow forecasting and working capital management, ensuring stock and operational costs are effectively controlled
What We're Looking For
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- Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)
- Previous experience as a Commercial Finance Manager, Finance Business Partner or FP&A Manager
- Strong month-end accounting, management reporting and commercial analysis experience
- Background within manufacturing, logistics, FMCG, wholesale, distribution or e-commerce environments
- Comfortable balancing commercial business partnering with hands-on financial reporting responsibilities
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the confidence to influence operational and commercial leaders
- Advanced Excel skills with the ability to manipulate data and deliver meaningful financial insight
- Immediately available or available at short notice
Why Join?
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing business where finance is central to operational and commercial decision-making. You'll work closely with senior leadership, influence business performance across multiple functions, and play a key role during an important period of growth and transformation.
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If you're an experienced Commercial Finance Manager looking for a broad interim role where you can combine commercial insight with hands-on finance, we'd love to hear from you.
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