*Interested candidates must be comfortable being fully office-based from the firm’s Mayfair office*
Equifind is supporting a leading mid-market private equity investor with the recruitment of a newly created Commercial Finance Manager to join their London team.
The business is in an exciting phase of growth, expanding into new international markets and executing a number of strategic acquisitions. As a result, the finance team is needing to strengthen its finance and data capabilities to provide deeper, more contextual insight into the firm’s financial performance.
As a newly created position, this role offers the opportunity to shape and develop the function in your own way, putting a real personal stamp on it. You’ll also act as a quasi #2 to the Finance Director and be involved in senior management meetings from day one.
Key duties include
* Own the budgeting and forecasting process across multiple teams, keeping everything accurate and aligned with wider goals.
* Deliver clear monthly reporting and analysis on revenue, costs and KPIs, highlighting trends, risks and opportunities.
* Act as a commercial partner to senior stakeholders, using data and insight to influence decisions.
* Build and maintain financial models and dashboards for planning, business cases and scenario analysis.
* Support board packs, investor updates and ad-hoc deep dives as needed.
* Streamline and improve processes as the FP&A function grows.
Key requirements
* Qualified accountant (ACA/CIMA).
* A minimum of 5 years experience, ideally working within FP&A.
* A degree that clearly shows strong numerical and analytical ability.
* Prior experience of working with FCA regulated businesses.
* Advanced-level Excel skills.
* Good interpersonal and communication skills.
* Solid understanding of three-statement models.
* Proven stakeholder management experience and relationship building skills.
Package details
* £100-120,000 base salary.
* Discretionary annual bonus.
* Employer pension contribution.
* 27 days annual leave.
* Private medical insurance coverage.
* Group income protection.
* Plus, a host of additional perks and benefits!