Gleeson Recruitment Group are delighted to be supporting our client with the hire of a Commercial Sales Business Partner for their Commercial Finance Team. Our client is a well-known, global business who offer a superb track record of providing genuine career development to all of their staff at all levels. Due to recent outstanding results over the past 6 months, this is a newly created role, where my client is seeking to hire a highly commercial, confident candidate to provide Commercial insights and analysis, predominantly for their Marketing function. You will work closely with the Sales FC, based in the Slough Head Office (currently all working from home) and also directly with the Marketing function for this leading business providing a high level of business support, and controls to this division. This is a really pivotal Commercial Accountant role ensuring the company can meet its objectives by creating value and efficiency and identifying opportunities for growth. The successful candidate will be highly educated, and likely to be a Qualified Accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA), potentially with a background in FMCG or Pharma. You will also ideally have gained recent experience of working with Sales teams, and business partnering. You must also be able to previously demonstrate analysis and evaluation of key commercial decisions and ideally have worked in Global Businesses previously. Proven analytical skills are an essential as is demonstrable financial and commercial acumen. Your role as a Commercial Sales Business Partner will include: - Working closely with the wider Finance team, the Financial Controller and the Sales Finance Team - Business partner with the category teams to deliver the annual plan and quarterly forecast cycles - Track and manage the budget for the Marketing team - Review trade and marketing investment structures - Perform regular reporting for the Marketing team - Control, analyse and evaluate marketing investment activity - Ad-hoc projects whilst working closely with the Sales FC Desired profile for the successful Commercial Accountant: - Qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA combined with a strong academic background - Strong commercial/business partnering experience, ideally having worked closely with Sales teams previously - Be driven and commercially focussed - Offer a proven track record within your career to date - Be ambitious and hungry for career progression - Advanced Excel skills ideally to include modelling - Confident business partnering skills and able to take on a challenge with confidence Please get in touch for more details of this superb Commercial Accountant opportunity. Our client is based in very modern offices in Slough, however due to COVID-19 you will be working from home initially until the office re-opens in Spring. The successful candidate must be therefore able to work from the Slough office once the office re-opens. My client can offer a superb career progression path, excellent pension and health-care benefits and an opportunity to join an award-winning business. By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.

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This newly created position provides an exciting opportunity to work in a highly visible an strategically focused analyst role for an extremely successful and acquisitive property client based in central London. Supporting the Head of FP&A, you will be a qualified accountant (ACA/CA) in supporting the team in providing insight and analysis to the business and delivery of the company strategy and growth programmes through the production analysis and review of corporate and multi-site businesses. The findings will influence and be critical in creating the shape of the business for the future. Qualified ACA or equivalent Preferably experience outside of practice Strong financial modelling and analytical skills (PowerBI) Good relationship management and influencing skills Excellent time management and organisational skills This is a premium client and applications are sought from candidates with immaculate academic and professional achievement. By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.

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The Role This is a newly formed role and has been recognised by the Senior Leadership Team as essential to take our business forward, this hire has the full support of the Board. The business produces in excess of two hundred thousand invoices a year, servicing nineteen thousand customer accounts with very little FP&A structure in place. For the right individual this is an excellent opportunity to really make a difference. The FP&A Manager is to support the business in delivering the next phase of growth. This will require a rigorous, data-driven approach to reporting, financial planning, performance monitoring and strategic decision making. The individual should be a Qualified Accountant with solid experience in FP&A and with strong analytical and financial modelling skills. You will have the ability to interrogate business and economic models and understand the key drivers of performance and value creation. You will need a positive outlook when it comes to problem solving as well as can-do attitude. Due to the nature of the work, there are times that deadlines can be quite tight, you will need to be comfortable in this environment and able to remain focussed when working to these. Key Responsibilities: Responsible for the annual budgeting process, supported by others within the Finance Team Design and continually develop a weekly balanced score card & KPIs Consistent and reliable financial forecasting, including but not limited to P&L, Cashflow, Capex Month end analytical reviews to assist with accuracy of month end reporting Develop and maintain a pricing model to be used by the Sales and Tenders' team to drive consistency, clarity and governance. Support the preparation of business cases across all areas of the business Aid Senior Leadership Team (SLT) with in-depth analysis to support decision making, challenging SLT where appropriate Management and development of two direct reports Assist with due diligence on acquisitions Key stakeholder in defining and developing business data strategy, system development and BI reporting Responsible for collating monthly sales commission to be used by payroll Develop real time reporting from new time attendance/payroll system Play lead role in continuous improvement, with ongoing appraisal and re-evaluation of financial reports systems to efficiently achieve your objectives Commercial Analysis: Pricing strategies and sensitivities, customer profitability and spending patterns, Oversight of marketing investment and promotional effectiveness, sales pipeline challenge Project management - both leading and supporting projects, aligned to development areas within business unit and wider group Business partnering key stakeholders to develop relationships, support decision making and operational growth and efficiency through the organisation Qualifications & Experience: Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to use these to influence and align senior stakeholders Three years' plus experience in Financial Planning and Analysis, including month end reporting, budgeting, forecasting and modelling Must have experience of working with large data sets across multiple systems Excellent MS Excel skills are essential as is knowledge of Power BI or similar business analytic tools Experience of working closely with senior teams or company management, demonstrating the ability to positively influence outcomes Track record of taking ownership for projects and driving these to a successful conclusion Ability to prepare compelling, high quality presentations for senior leadership and board level use Qualified Attributes Problem solving nature Enthusiasm, Passion, curiosity, continuous improvement Takes ownership of tasks Attention to detail Foster Teamwork Excellent communication skills Self-starter, who can work under own direction and with a high degree of initiative By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.

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An all round hands on Finance Manager role, supporting the Executive Team and delivering financial control and assurance. Ensuring that the company has robust financial controls and providing financial insight across the business. This includes the development and distribution of Management information/reporting, budgeting (Annually), forecasting (Rolling). Assisting with financial project support (Scenario modelling, impact assessments etc). Assisting with client contract reviews. Financial control and assurance. Responsibilities: Overseeing the Credit Control function Prepare and submit monthly banking returns (Invoice Discounting Reconciliation, Debtor Analysis, Quarterly Management Accounts Summary) Own the financial reporting of the business and work with the Finance Business Partner to produce the CK monthly/quarterly management accounts and board reports for the Directors and external stakeholders Preparation of the year-end accounts and oversee the year end audit process (UK, CL and dormant companies). Preparation of annual budgets for UK Recruiter monthly commission statements Quarterly VAT returns for UK Responsibility for the preparation of weekly, monthly, annual management and financial reports and accounts Data manipulation, variance analysis, scenario modelling and other analytical methods to provide insightful information and commentary to support strategic management Measurement and analysis of financial and statistical information through the production of key performance indicators and metrics Preparation, analysis and monitoring of company budgets and forecasts Responsible for weekly Gross Profit analysis, Run Rate and Flash Reporting Partner with operations and sales management to ensure robust controls are maintained in information flows Partner with colleagues across the business to provide insight to financial information and improve financial/commercial awareness of those in 'non finance' roles Preparation of year-end audit packs and liaise with the auditors and other external professionals with respect to the completion of statutory accounts and tax returns as required Preparation/analysis and submission of information used for regulatory/legislative and contractual returns as required (including, but not limited to VAT, P11D & PSA, Office for National Statistics). Preparation and provision of statistical information to legislative/regulatory bodies Assist with improving processes and procedures to support business performance To support the Commercial Director in the day to day operation of the Finance function to ensure that all financial control and assurance obligations (internal, contractual, statutory and regulatory) are adhered to and met in a timely manner Competencies: Previous experience within a Finance Manager role in a busy finance department (ideally in a recruitment organisation) ACCA/CIMA - Qualified A degree in a related subject (preferably Maths or Finance) - Desirable Highly computer literate with experience of manipulating financial data taken from source systems to create meaningful management reports. Must have advanced Excel skills. Must have a strong leaning/interest in using technology to improve processes and provide financial insight. By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.

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