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Commercial Finance Manager
Chiswick, West London (1-2 days per week) Hybrid
About the role
This is a new and exciting role to be the lead day-to-day Commercial Finance partner for the Subscription part of the business.
Reporting into the Senior Commercial Finance Manager, the role involves the creation and provision of commercial and financial information for the subscription business line to support effective decision-making.
You will lead the business planning process (including 5-year plans, budgets, and forecasts) for the subscription area and to perform a variety of other activities ranging from month end process, commission planning and calculating for our sales teams.
Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities
Commercial Finance:
- Continue and improve on the existing best-in-class FP&A support given to our Subscription teams.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyse and assess commercial opportunities.
- Evaluate pricing strategies, profitability, and market trends to drive revenue growth.
Budget Management:
- Oversee the budgeting process for the business line, working closely with department heads to ensure alignment with overall business objectives.
Financial Reporting:
- Prepare and present comprehensive financial reports to senior management.
- Ensure timely and accurate financial statements in compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Computing and commenting on variances, giving insight to report recipients.
Commissions:
- Help to prepare targets and commission schemes for the year, with input from other internal business groups (sales, reward, HR).
- Heavily involved in the calculation of actuals, collaborating with the sales teams as well as senior management.
Month End:
- Preparation, checking and posting monthly journals: on both revenue and costs.
- Subscription sales analysis - being able to manipulate and understand financial and sales data to accurately report sales performances in the month and year-to-date.
- Reconciling Balance Sheet accounts.
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
- Ideally a Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, or ACA), with +2 years post qualification experience
- Proven experience as a Finance Manager or in a similar role with any experience in subscriptions and sales teams is ideal for this role
- Strong technical skills including Excel and General Ledger experience (SAP preferred)
- Numerate and analytical with the ability to work with complex data sets
- Confident, capable, and credible with effective communication, influencing and persuasiveness skills
- Knowledge of Salesforce, SAP, Tableau, Power BI, and Oracle preferred
BSI offers a competitive total reward package, an independent and varied job in an international environment, flexible working hours, ongoing training and development with the inclusion of (select benefits by country based on the list below).
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Through our unique combination of consulting, training, assurance and regulatory services we bring solid and broad knowledge to every company.
If you want to contribute to this inspiring challenge, bring your open and enthusiastic mindset to our dynamic team, apply now and become part of the BSI family!
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BSI is committed to ensuring the diversity of our workforce reflects that of our clients and the communities in which we operate. Our goal is to create a sense of belonging for all employees by providing opportunities to develop, grow, and engage with our global organization all while having fun doing great work. BSI is a community where everyone can thrive.
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United Kingdom
27-days annual leave, paid sick leave, bank holidays, health insurance, life insurance, pension plan with company contribution, car allowance (dependent on role), income protection, paid maternity leave, paid paternity leave, paid parental leave, adoption leave, compassionate leave, paid bereavement leave, learning and development opportunities, and a wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle.
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