Finance Manager Hertfordshire (Hybrid Working) £55,000 - £62,000 + 20% Bonus + Excellent Benefits
Are you a newly qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA accountant looking to move into a highly visible commercial finance role within one of the UK's leading consumer-focused businesses?
Our client is a major UK retail organisation with a national footprint, thousands of employees and a reputation for innovation, growth and investment. Having nearly doubled in size over the last three years, the business continues to invest heavily in its estate, customer proposition and long-term growth strategy, creating outstanding career opportunities for ambitious finance professionals.
This is an excellent opportunity for a newly qualified accountant or someone with up to 12 months' post-qualified experience to join a high-performing commercial finance team. You'll work closely with senior operational stakeholders, helping to influence key investment decisions, challenge performance and drive commercial outcomes across a large, complex business.
The Opportunity Reporting into a senior finance leader, you'll act as a true finance business partner, providing financial insight and commercial challenge to support investment decisions and strategic projects.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Building robust financial models and business cases to support investment decisions
- Providing commercial analysis to evaluate project and operational performance
- Partnering with senior stakeholders across operations, property, development and wider business functions
- Monitoring investment spend and return on investment metrics
- Delivering meaningful insight around risks, opportunities and performance trends
- Supporting budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning activities
- Presenting financial information and recommendations to non-finance stakeholders
About You We're looking for an ambitious and commercially minded accountant who wants to develop beyond traditional reporting and become a genuine business partner.
You'll ideally have:
- ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification
- Up to 1 year post-qualified experience
- Experience gained within a large, complex organisation
- Strong commercial finance or business partnering exposure
- Excellent analytical and financial modelling skills
- The confidence to engage with and challenge senior stakeholders
- The ability to translate financial data into clear business insight
Experience from retail, FMCG, hospitality, consumer goods, logistics or another fast-paced multi-site environment would be highly beneficial.
Why Apply?
- Join a large and highly successful UK business with a strong growth trajectory
- Exposure to senior leadership and high-profile strategic projects
- Clear progression opportunities within a sizeable finance function
- Commercially focused role with genuine influence on business performance
- Hybrid working model
- £55,000 - £62,000 basic salary
- Annual bonus of up to 20%
- Comprehensive benefits package
This role offers an exceptional platform for a recently qualified accountant looking to accelerate their career within a commercially focused finance environment and gain exposure to large-scale investment decisions in a business that continues to grow at pace.
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