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 to enhance profitability and efficiency while ensuring accurate financial reporting. The successful candidate will also support bidding activities and maintain relevant business dashboards. This role offers a competitive salary and the opportunity for career growth within a large corporate environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare monthly management packs, management accounts, cash-flow submissions, budgets, forecasts, and quarterly statutory accounting and tax packs.
• Liaise with and support operational management teams to provide financial expertise.
• Use financial information to challenge business activities to increase profits and improve efficiencies.
• Participate in business and contract reviews.
• Support bidding activity by coordinating, testing, and presenting bid financial information.
• Ensure business dashboards are current, relevant, and delivered timely.

Key Skills:

• Full accountancy qualification.
• Experience in a similar position within a large corporate environment.
• Exceptional communication skills.
• Tenacity and pro-activity.
• Strong analytical capabilities.
• Experience accounting for long-term contracts (highly desirable).

Salary (Rate): £70,000

City: Portsmouth

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: Finance