Commercial Finance Manager

Summary: The Commercial Finance Manager role based in South Manchester involves partnering with operational and commercial teams to drive financial performance and decision-making. The position requires ownership of budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis, along with delivering insightful reporting and supporting pricing and contract evaluations. The role demands strong communication skills to present financial information to stakeholders and requires immediate availability for an on-site position. This is a contract role with a daily rate of £400-500 inside IR35.

Key Responsibilities:

• Business partner with operational and commercial teams to influence financial decisions and performance.
• Own budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis across key revenue streams.
• Deliver insightful reporting on margin, sales, customer performance, and profitability.
• Support pricing, tendering and contract evaluation processes.
• Lead financial modelling for commercial opportunities, new business and scenario planning.
• Drive cost control initiatives and identify opportunities for efficiency.
• Present financial information clearly to senior stakeholders and non-finance audiences.
• Support month-end processes and ensure accurate commercial reporting.

Key Skills:

• (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent.
• Strong commercial acumen and a track record of influencing performance.
• Proven experience in business partnering roles, ideally within FMCG, Retail, or multi-site environments.
• Confident working with large data sets, Excel, and reporting tools (Power BI desirable).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proactive, solutions-focused, and adaptable in a fast-moving environment.

Salary (Rate): £500 daily

City: Salford

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: on-site

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other