Are you a Highly Commercial Finance Manager looking for your next career move? Our client is one of the world's largest networks of consulting firms that delivers big ideas and premium service to help middle-market businesses thrive. This client is a fast-growing firm with big ambitions.

This role is within the Commercial Finance team, part of the internal National Finance Office.

The purpose of this role is to support the business leaders to deliver sustainable profitable growth. You will develop strong, effective, and credible relationships with the business leaders, supporting their operational and strategic decision making by providing insightful financial analysis and analytical opinion. You will contribute to key decision making, using business partnering skills to both challenge and support, helping drive operational performance.

As a Commercial Finance Lead, you will be part of an established team and assume a lead role in the development, creation and review of firm’s internal management information, supported by a team of Commercial Finance Assistants.Responsibilities

Provide financial insight, challenge and support to the service line leadership and management teams
Develop and manage key relationships with the service line leadership and management teams to assist in gaining a thorough understanding of the business
Translate financial information (including KPIs and monthly management accounts)
Contribute in driving operational performance by promoting commercial thinking, understanding the key drivers of the business and how they effect overall performance and profitability.
Track progress towards budgets and periodic forecasts, supporting the business to understand their commitments and their progress towards achieving these
Take a leading role in the annual budgeting process, by working with the service line leadership and management teams to set a fair, but challenging budget that is line with the firm’s budget theme
Assume a lead role within the Commercial Finance team, working closely with colleagues to pro actively drive improvement, enhancing the planning tools available and identifying opportunities to streamline and automate process/reporting
Be a role model within the team, assuming an active role in the development of junior staff

Personal and professional qualities

ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualified, or equivalent accountancy experience
Consultancy/business strategy/professional services experience preferred
Proven and strong analytical skills coupled with demonstrable experience in evaluation methodology and/or analysis of performance
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
IT proficient with proven MS Excel skills
Proactive, self-starter, tenacious and diplomatic; must be a completer/finisher

In return you will be offered a highly competitive salary, bonus scheme and super benefits to match. The role is office based in Preston and offers free parking.