SRM Recruitment
Senior Commercial Finance Manager
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Senior Commercial Finance Manager
ACA/ACCA/CIMA
Bury St Edmunds
Hybrid - 3 days in the office
I'm looking for a Senior Commercial Finance Manager in Bury St Edmunds.
Purpose of this role:
You will play a key role in commercial finance activities across all Group and business units, delivering investment appraisals, business cases, and commercial insight to support strategic decision-making and value creation.
Your key responsibilities are:
Investment appraisal
- Develop financial models, valuations, and scenario analyses to assess investment opportunities.
- Present analysis and recommendations to senior stakeholders, supporting robust commercial decision-making.
- Undertake post-investment reviews to assess performance against approved business cases and identify lessons learned.
Market analysis & strategy
- Analyse market trends, competitor activity, and regulatory developments to identify commercial opportunities and risks across the Group.
- Produce insight and recommendations to support strategic planning and business growth initiatives.
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Commercial bidding & pricing
- Develop and maintain market bid models used for sales tendering, ensuring assumptions relating to revenue, operating costs, and capital expenditure remain accurate and robust.
- Develop and maintain product investment books, clearly articulating market dynamics, investment rationale, expected returns, risks, and opportunities.
- Partner with sales teams to develop and implement bespoke bidding and commercial arrangements and strategies.
Special projects
- Undertake financial appraisal and support due diligence activities for M&A opportunities.
- Develop business cases and financial evaluations for ad hoc projects.
- Support commercial contract negotiations across different sales channels and utilities within the Group.
- Any other duties and project work as required by management.
Qualifications
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) with extensive post-qualified experience.
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Experience/Knowledge
- Experience developing complex financial models and undertaking investment appraisals.
- Experience working across functions and supporting senior leadership with strategic decision making.
- A high level of technical and professional skills/knowledge in job-related areas.
Abilities/Skills
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to evaluate commercial risks and opportunities.
- Ability to present complex financial and commercial concepts to senior stakeholders.
- Commercial awareness and understanding of value creation.
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
Desirable
- Experience of valuing companies and working with external advisors on M&A transactions.
- Experience supporting and influencing commercial contract negotiations.
- Develops effective relationships across the business, providing constructive challenge and financial insight to support decision-making.
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