Finance Manager (Commercial) in Glasgow

Location: Hampden Park Stadium, Letherby Drive, Glasgow G42 9BA

Salary: up to £45,000 per annum plus excellent performance bonus and £1,300 flexible benefits fund

40 Hours / Monday to Friday - Hybrid working

At Sodexo Live!, we create exceptional moments that bring people together — from legendary sporting venues and iconic music arenas to unforgettable live events. Behind the scenes, our finance professionals play a crucial role in ensuring these experiences are delivered seamlessly, profitably, and with excellence. We are looking for a talented and driven Commercial Finance Manager to join our team at Hampden Park Stadium. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of sport, entertainment and hospitality while shaping commercial performance for some of the region’s most high‑profile venues.

As Commercial Finance Manager, you’ll be a key business partner — ensuring robust financial control, insightful reporting and proactive commercial support to help drive profitability and performance. If you can combine financial expertise with a commercial mindset and thrive in a fast‑paced, high‑volume environment we would love to hear from you!

What You'll Do

• Overseeing all finance functions and processes at Hampden, Celtic and Hamilton Park Racecourse.
• Ensure accurate and on time reporting of results internally and to the clients.
• Review and analyse site performance and assist the operational teams in providing commentary prior to declaration of results.
• Ensure clear understanding of contract KPIs and develop reports for the management team to review.
• Ensure communication of performance against KPIs is timely and accurate and forecasts are realistic allowing appropriate actions before any breach of KPIs / SLAs.
• Work with the CSD / GM and operational management to compile and reconcile budgets & forecasts, in order to assist with target setting, and the accurate reporting of financial performance for all service lines within the contracts.
• Actively manage external debt with the Sales team to ensure in line with company policy and procedures.
• Work closely with the operational teams to ensure Working Capital is managed in an accurate and effective manner to ensure the business demand levels are met whilst still maintaining integrity and security of the assets of the company.

What You Bring

• Professional accountancy qualification or studying towards a professional accountancy qualification (qualified by experience will be considered).
• Good Excel and variance analysis skills.
• Desirable to have good working knowledge of SAP and Eprophit or other large similar systems.
• Desirable to have experience of producing management accounts, budgets and forecasts.
• Desirable to have knowledge of a high‑volume retail environment.
• Desirable to have knowledge of contract catering.
• Experience of working with internal and external stakeholders.
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate at senior and junior levels.

What We Offer

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering mental health and wellbeing support.
• Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or larger problems where you may need additional support, including legal and financial advice, support with work related issues or personal issues such as bereavement.
• Access to a free health and wellbeing app that provides rewards for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and includes access to a 24hr virtual GP and various other services.
• The Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 (also open to friends and family) and/or the prepayment cashback card.
• Money Insights and financial benefits via the Salary Finance Platform.
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Sodexo Retirement Plan.
• A Death-in-Service benefit for colleagues who pass away whilst employed by Sodexo.
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools.
• Cycle to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit.
• Volunteering Opportunities to enable all colleagues to help support worthwhile causes in our communities.
• Flexible and dynamic work environment.
• Competitive compensation.
• Full training and full protective uniform supplied.

Equal Opportunity

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins. We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer and are committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.