Join our team!
We have a great opportunity for a Senior Commercial Finance Manager to join us and support the Divisional Finance Business Partner in providing the commercial stewardship of the business, delivering profit & sales growth.
This role will offer significant exposure to the operational functions across contract catering covering our Healthcare division and is an opportunity to influence at all levels of the business.
What you'll be doing...
The main objective of the role is to provide commercial analysis and insight, financial reporting and forecasting, and to influence and challenge business decisions in order to maximise business profit.
Your key responsibilities as the Senior Commercial Financial Manager will consist of:
- Business partnering with the Operations team
- Provide decision support to initiatives and projects supporting delivery of targets through insightful analysis and idea generation
- Providing interpretation and challenge to current & future trading plans.
- Supporting the sales team in new business case evaluations, ensuring all proposals are commercially evaluated and vigorously challenged, including post investment reviews
- Delivery of key business reporting to the Divisional Finance Business Partner, with some exposure to Board level presentations
- Prepare the financial planning and budgeting process within timescales
- Support colleagues across the business in developing financial awareness
Please note: Flexibility to travel to different sites across the UK will be required on a business needs basis - Company car/car allowance included
Working Pattern: 37.5 hours per week
What can you bring?
In this role:
- CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualified
- Strong analytical capabilities coupled with successful business partnering
- Excellent communication skills with people at all levels in the organisation
- Demonstratable experience of influencing senior stakeholders
- Ability to work on own initiative, effectively prioritise and manage workload, meeting tight deadlines
- High attention to detail
- Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills - including pivot tables, formulae, lookup tables, 'if' statements & comfortable with multi-workbook reporting
- Full UK driving licence required
Our way of saying thank you...
At Elior, we strive to ensure that our colleagues feel appreciated & rewarded, which is why we offer generous rewards & benefits in exchange for your dedicated efforts.
We offer a salary of up to £60,000 DOE plus a 15% KPI performance-related bonus and company vehicle
FREE On-Site Lunches: Enjoy complimentary lunches, saving you time & money while ensuring you stay nourished & energised throughout the day.
Support Your Way of Life:
- Flexible Working: We offer full-time & part-time roles, with varying shift patterns across the business. Allowing colleagues the flexibility to balance their personal & professional commitments
- Hybrid Working Model: Collaborate & innovate in the office three days a week while enjoying focused work-from-home days
- Holiday Allowance: Relax & recharge with 33 days of holiday (including bank holidays)
- Additional Holiday Purchase Option: Customise your time off by purchasing extra holidays
- Family Leave: Prioritise family commitments with flexible leave options
- Paid Charity Leave: Make a positive impact with two additional paid days for charity work
Big Enough for Growth, Small Enough to Connect:
- Opportunities for career progression while developing a close-knit community
Supporting You Through Life's Ups & Downs:
- Access mental health support & comprehensive wellbeing benefits
Keeping Finances & Wellbeing in Mind:
- Life assurance, workplace pension schemes, discounts, cashback, entertainment, leisure discounts, & a cycle to work scheme
Why it's great to work for us...
Elior is a multi-award-winning people business and one of the UK's leading contract caterers, with over 10,000 colleagues operating across a diverse range of sectors including:
- Workplaces & Office Space
- Sporting Venues & Stadiums
- Attraction & Heritage Sites
- Public Sector & Defence
- Health, Care & Hospitals
- Schools, Colleges & Universities
Along with our purpose of enriching lives everywhere, every day, we're committed to an inclusive culture and want our people to feel appreciated, supported, and fulfilled.
That's why 85% of colleagues tell us how proud they are to work for us!
Elior Celebrates Equality
Our aim is to celebrate a culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion, continuing to make Elior a great place to work!
Every colleague has a distinctive set of values, skills, and aspirations. To ensure that we attract, develop, and retain best people from the widest possible talent pool we're committed to providing an inclusive environment where our colleagues fulfil their potential and have the opportunity to succeed.