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About Us Avenir Collective. Building the future of beauty, personal care and lifestyle brands. We acquire and scale high-potential consumer brands, bringing together the capital, people and operating expertise to turn strong brands into enduring businesses. Our difference is that we are operators, actively managing our brands and providing the capabilities, infrastructure and expertise they need to scale, while preserving the product, purpose and consumer connection that make each brand special. We’re building a connected house of brands where great people, brands and ideas come together. If you’re excited by building businesses, solving problems and working with a collaborative, entrepreneurial team, we’d love to hear from you. Your role at a Glance As a Senior Commercial Finance Manager in our Finance team, you will play a key role in supporting the Group Finance Director and wider leadership team by delivering accurate, timely and insightful financial reporting. Your main focus will be leading the preparation of Group reporting, budgeting and forecasting processes, ensuring financial information is clear, meaningful and supports better business decisions through close collaboration with stakeholders across the organisation. This role is ideal for someone with strong commercial finance expertise and a proactive, analytical mindset , who enjoys working closely with senior stakeholders and using financial insight to influence business performance. Your work will directly impact how we understand our performance, manage costs and identify opportunities for growth across the business. Key responsibilities Group Reporting • Prepare the Group's monthly management reporting. • Produce reporting for the Executive Leadership Team and Board. • Analyse revenue, gross margin, operating costs and EBITDA. • Prepare clear commentary explaining business performance, key movements, risks and opportunities. • Investigate queries from the Group Finance Director and senior leaders, providing clear answers and recommendations. • Continue to improve reporting, KPIs and dashboards. Budgeting and Forecasting • Support the forecasting process. • Support the annual budget process. • Prepare financial models and scenario analysis. • Monitor performance against budget and forecast, explaining key variances. • Highlight risks and opportunities early. OPEX Reporting • Prepare the Group's operating expense reporting. • Work closely with budget holders to review monthly spend. • Lead regular meetings with budget holders to review performance and forecasts. • Prepare monthly operating expense forecasts. • Investigate and explain significant variances. • Identify opportunities to improve cost control and reporting. Business Partnering • Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the business. • Provide financial support and challenge where needed. • Help managers understand their financial performance. • Support business cases and commercial decisions with clear financial analysis. Month End • Work with the Financial Control team to ensure accurate month-end reporting. • Prepare monthly variance analysis and supporting commentary. • Support ad hoc analysis and reporting as required. Continuous Improvement • Improve reporting, forecasting and planning processes. • Look for opportunities to automate and simplify reporting. • Help improve the quality and consistency of financial information. About you ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified with strong experience in Commercial Finance, FP&A or Finance Business Partnering roles. Proven experience preparing management reporting, budgets, forecasts and financial models in a commercial environment.

Senior Commercial Finance Manager

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Senior Commercial Finance Manager

Don't apply unprepared