Senior Commercial Finance Manager

Job description

About Us Avenir Collective - Building the future of beauty, personal care and lifestyle brands. We're building a new kind of consumer brand platform focused on trusted products, long-term value and meaningful growth. If you're excited by building brands, solving problems and working alongside collaborative, driven people, we'd love to hear from you. Your role at a Glance As a Senior Commercial Finance Manager in our Finance team, you will play a key role in supporting the Group Finance Director and wider leadership team by delivering accurate, timely and insightful financial reporting. Your main focus will be leading the preparation of Group reporting, budgeting and forecasting processes, ensuring financial information is clear, meaningful and supports better business decisions through close collaboration with stakeholders across the organisation. This role is ideal for someone with strong commercial finance expertise and a proactive, analytical mindset , who enjoys working closely with senior stakeholders and using financial insight to influence business performance. Your work will directly impact how we understand our performance, manage costs and identify opportunities for growth across the business. Location & Flexibility Full-time, permanent role based at our modern office in Holborn, London Working Hours: 40 hours per week, 9 am to 6 pm with a one-hour lunch This position is hybrid, with the expectation to go to the London office at least 2 or 3 days per week Key responsibilities Group Reporting • Prepare the Group's monthly management reporting. • Produce reporting for the Executive Leadership Team and Board. • Analyse revenue, gross margin, operating costs and EBITDA. • Prepare clear commentary explaining business performance, key movements, risks and opportunities. • Investigate queries from the Group Finance Director and senior leaders, providing clear answers and recommendations. • Continue to improve reporting, KPIs and dashboards. Budgeting and Forecasting • Support the forecasting process. • Support the annual budget process. • Prepare financial models and scenario analysis. • Monitor performance against budget and forecast, explaining key variances. • Highlight risks and opportunities early. OPEX Reporting • Prepare the Group's operating expense reporting. • Work closely with budget holders to review monthly spend. • Lead regular meetings with budget holders to review performance and forecasts. • Prepare monthly operating expense forecasts. • Investigate and explain significant variances. • Identify opportunities to improve cost control and reporting. Business Partnering • Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the business. • Provide financial support and challenge where needed. • Help managers understand their financial performance. • Support business cases and commercial decisions with clear financial analysis. Month End • Work with the Financial Control team to ensure accurate month-end reporting. • Prepare monthly variance analysis and supporting commentary. • Support ad hoc analysis and reporting as required. Continuous Improvement • Improve reporting, forecasting and planning processes. • Look for opportunities to automate and simplify reporting. • Help improve the quality and consistency of financial information. About you ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified with strong experience in Commercial Finance, FP&A or Finance Business Partnering roles. Proven experience preparing management reporting, budgets, forecasts and financial models in a commercial environment. Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial information and translate it into actionable insights. Confident communicator with experience partnering with senior stakeholders and explaining financial concepts to non-finance teams. Advanced Excel skills, with experience using financial systems such as NetSuite and reporting tools such as Power BI desirable. Experience working within consumer products, retail, e-commerce or another fast-paced, high-growth environment. What Success Looks Like Within your first six months you will: Produce accurate and reliable Group reporting. Deliver high-quality budgets and forecasts. Build strong relationships with budget holders. Become the first point of contact for commercial finance reporting and analysis. Improve the quality and efficiency of reporting. Provide clear answers and insight that support better business decisions. Perks & Benefits Salary: £75,000 to £85,000 per year 30 days holiday + 8 UK bank holidays Pension contribution Scheme – 5% from you, 3% from us. Private Medical Insurance – Includes travel, vision & dental (Vitality) Work from Abroad – One month per year, anywhere in the world Bonus Scheme – Discretionary bonus, based on individual and company performance Mental Health Support – Free, confidential therapy via Spill Opportunity for International Travel – Our team members have been to New York, Vegas, Amsterdam… and Birmingham! Flexi-Fridays – Finish early one Friday per month Olstar Events – Quarterly meetups, celebrations & socials Vibrant Office – Runway East, Bloomsbury Avenir Collective is proud to be a disability-committed employer registered in the UK. If you identify as having a disability and meet all of the criteria set out in the job description, we would like to support you through the interview stage. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment where all employees and applicants can flourish. 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