Summary: The Commercial Finance Manager role at a Business Services Group in Portsmouth involves overseeing the financial management of a key contract. The position requires collaboration with operational management teams and the preparation of various financial reports. The successful candidate will utilize financial data to enhance profitability and efficiency while participating in business reviews and bidding activities. This role offers a competitive package and the opportunity for career growth within the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure the timely and accurate preparation of monthly management packs, management accounts, cash-flow submission, budgets, forecasts, quarterly statutory accounting and tax packs;
• Liaise with and support Operational Management teams to provide a high level of financial expertise;
• Use financial information to constructively challenge business activity to increase profits, improve efficiencies, and identify and minimize potential risks;
• Actively participate in business and contract reviews;
• Provide support in bidding activity, including coordinating, testing, and presenting bid financial information;
• Ensure business dashboards are current and relevant to the business and delivered in a timely fashion.

Key Skills:

• Full accountancy qualification;
• Previous experience in a similar position within a large corporate environment;
• Exceptional communication skills;
• Tenacity, proactivity, and strong analytical capabilities;
• Experience accounting for long-term contracts is highly desirable.

Salary (Rate): £70k

City: Portsmouth

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Finance