Commercial Finance Manager

My client, a leading UK wide retail organisation, are looking to hire a Commercial Finance Manager to join their close knit head office in Lancashire. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with executive and finance leadership, driving financial planning processes and supporting mergers and acquisitions through robust financial modelling.You will be at the heart of business change, providing insightful analysis and reporting that empowers informed decision-making across the organisation. Prior experience in a listed company environment would be beneficial.If you''re looking for a true commercially-focused position, with one of the UK''s most exciting brands, this is the perfect role!What you''ll do:Provide detailed analysis of multiple large datasets to identify trends and anomalies, supporting internal stakeholders with actionable insights into financial and operational performance.Build robust driver-based financial models including scenario planning and sensitivity analysis for potential investment cases, considering impacts on the wider group.Track external analyst consensus against internal forecasts by preparing internal models that facilitate outlook discussions with external analysts.Produce innovative deliverables such as RNS announcements, external presentations, consensus data, market trends reports, and contribute to the annual report and accounts.Support the development of annual budgets, three-year plans, monthly informal forecasts, and formal full ..... full job details .....