Commercial Finance Manager

As a Commercial Finance Manager within the Product division at Booker, you will play a critical role in shaping the financial direction of our growing wholesale business. You will be responsible for delivering accurate financial reporting and providing insightful analysis to support strategic, data-driven decision-making. This is a high-impact role that offers the opportunity to work closely with senior business leaders, contributing directly to the success and growth of the business. You’ll be at the forefront of key decisions, using your strong commercial acumen to provide expert financial guidance and challenge. You will also lead a team of three analysts, supporting their development while ensuring they deliver high-quality insights and value to key stakeholders across the organisation.

What is in it for you

• A Booker colleague card with 10% off purchases at Booker and double discount events up to three times a year.
• After 4 weeks of service, a Tesco colleague discount card with 10% increasing to 15% off most purchases at Tesco for a 4 day period after every four-weekly pay day, ie. thirteen times a year.
• In addition to 10% off at Tesco Cafe and 20% off all F&F purchases.
• 10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile for yourself, along with further great deals throughout the year.
• Up to 30% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank.
• Free eye test when you spend £50 or more.
• You can also save 30% when you spend £50 or more on glasses, prescription sunglasses and contact lenses.
• 50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy.
• Exclusive access to discounted RAC breakdown cover rates.
• An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including a cycle to work scheme.
• After 3 months service, you can join our annual Save As You Earn share scheme which allows you to buy Tesco shares in the future at a discount.
• Retirement savings plan (pension) - save up to 5% and Booker will match your contribution.
• Life Assurance - You are covered for death in service life cover of up to three times annual pay.
• Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP for you and your family.
• A great holiday package.

You will be responsible for

• Ensuring the business understands and delivers against expectations by collaborating effectively with the business leadership team.
• Supporting a Pro area within the Product function understanding year-on-year movements alongside budgeting and forecasting responsibilities.
• End to end management of Supplier Terms Agreements within your key pro area.
• Identifying and proactively highlighting risks, working diligently to mitigate potential issues.
• Providing decision support to close performance gaps by crafting informed choices.
• Applying competence to analyse data and support decision-making within FP&A teams.
• Reviewing and critiquing key business plans to ensure financial rigor in investment decisions.
• Leading business plan reviews for your Pro area, ensuring plans reflect current business realities and appraise performance accurately.
• Building financial models and arguments to help the business understand P&L impacts of promotions and investment decisions.
• Ensuring full governance is in place around the period close process to provide transparency and understanding around accruals and provisions.
• Adhering to all Booker policies, following our Business Code of Conduct, always acting with integrity and due diligence.

You will need

• Proven track record of building positive cross-functional relationships.
• Strong experience in providing outstanding insight and analysis, along with a robust background in business planning and forecasting processes.
• Ability to engage, influence, and work with senior partners effectively.
• Excellent communication skills and commercial awareness.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Collaborate with all teams to deliver growth initiatives across the group.
• Partner with the Director of Trade, holding them accountable for their financial performance and working alongside the Pro plans to deliver results.
• Take ownership of the budget and forecast for savings/growth initiatives.
• Enhance existing processes across workstreams to increase clarity and drive significant improvements in business performance.
• Work closely with the FP&A team to build a clear and consistent view of current performance, outlook, and risks & opportunities.
• Qualified accountant (CIMA) a preference but not essential. Qualified by experience is also considered, candidates would need to demonstrate a strong commercial acumen within a finance environment.

About us

Booker is the UK's leading food & drink wholesaler. We are privileged to serve independent retailers, caterers and small businesses, from locations across the country. We operate over 190 cash and carry branches, eight distribution centres, five Best Food Logistics sites, as well as six support centre locations across the UK. Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) at Booker means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself at work. In short, we’re a place where Everyone’s Welcome. We know life looks a little different for each of us. That’s why at Booker and Best, we always welcome conversations about flexible working. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we may be able to support you.