We are Phase Eight; the go to destination for empowering style that inspires. Our people are at the heart of everything we do as we aim to remain at the forefront of cutting edge fashion. With that in mind, we have a fantastic opportunity for in our Commercial Finance Team for a Commercial Finance Manager. Reporting to the Heads of Commercial Finance, you will be responsible for providing strategic insights, business partnering with key stakeholders, and driving business performance through effective analysis and decision-making.
What you will be doing
As Commercial Finance Manager you will lb responsible for the following:
- Review and report to senior team on analysis of monthly cost reports for all head office departments.
- Hold monthly budget review meetings with each department and set action plans.
- Attend and present financial information to store managers at area meetings
- Oversee and review weekly trade analysis for all business channels around Sales, Margin and Stock.
- Support the core finance team with monthly analysis to budget across all P&L lines
- Attend monthly P&L and balance sheet review and take ownership of commercial finance / brand actions
- Take ownership of and prepare (with assistance from the commercial finance analyst) the annual budget, quarterly forecasts and annual 5 year plan
- Monthly balance sheet and cashflow forecasting
What you will need
To be successful in the Commercial Finance Manager role you will have the following skills and experience:
Qualifications & Experience:
- Qualified Accountant – CIMA/ACCA/ACA/CA
- Experience operating in a multi-site environment
- Previous retail experience beneficial, but not essential
- Strong commercial finance and business partnering experience
- Budgeting and forecasting
System Skills:
- Microsoft applications
- Advanced Excel
- Experience of working with accounting systems (e.g. SUN/Mercatus) beneficial, but not essential
Attributes Required:
- A pro-active, driven, organised, forward thinking individual who takes a logical approach to problem solving
- Strong desire to challenge the existing processes and seek to make improvements
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to deliver under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Strong analytical skills
What's in it for you
In return we offer a competitive salary and benefits including:
- Staff Discount
- Discounts across your favourite brands
- Virtual GP Service
- Virtual Wellbeing and Counselling Service
- Financial Wellbeing Support
- Early Pay through Access Early Pay
- Discounted Gym Memberships