Commercial Finance Manager

Job Title: Commercial Finance Manager
Location: Hybrid role with travel
Salary: £55,000 – £60,000 per annum (Depending on Experience)
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time

As Commercial Finance Manager, you will act as a key business partner to operational leaders, providing financial insights and analysis to support commercial goals. You will lead budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting, helping to identify opportunities for growth and efficiency.

• Partner with finance teams (including the Director of Commercial Finance and CFO) to support financial planning and decision-making.
• Focus on analysing performance and 'telling the story'
• Analyse sales, margin, and operational KPIs to identify trends and opportunities.
• Drive improvements in financial processes and analytics
• Support pricing strategies, promotional analysis, and investment appraisals.
• Collaborate with central finance and operational teams to ensure alignment

Key Skills & Experience:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA).
• Strong analytical and Excel skills are a MUST
• Experience in a commercial finance role, ideally within retail, automotive, or multi-site operations.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Ability to understand scope and work independently

About us

We are one of the top three automotive retailers in the UK, proudly representing 32 manufacturer brands, selling a huge range of new and used vehicles from over 150 dealerships across the UK and Ireland.

We believe our people are our greatest asset, and we’re committed to recognising the valuable contribution each person makes. That’s why we continue to invest in a leading rewards and benefits package designed to support your career, wellbeing, and life outside of work.

Core Benefits:

• Competitive salaries with structured pay scales and progression as you grow within the business
• Generous annual leave that increases with your length of service
• Enhanced family leave, including 6 months’ full pay for maternity and adoption leave, and 2 weeks’ full pay for paternity leave
• Access to Techscheme for discounted technology purchases with flexible payments

Health & Wellbeing:

• Eyecare vouchers to help cover vision care needs
• Smart Health – 24/7 access to GP services to support your mental and physical wellbeing
• Dental insurance for everyday dental care and unexpected treatments
• Critical illness cover for peace of mind during life's most challenging moments

Financial Wellbeing:

• MyView PayNow – access a portion of your pay as you earn, with features to stream, save, and track your money through a user-friendly app
• Will writing services to help plan for the future
• Flexible life assurance options and partner life assurance for added protection

Leisure & Lifestyle:

• Discounted gym memberships to support an active lifestyle
• Travel insurance to help you explore with confidence
• Access to home and technology vouchers
• bYond card and a wide range of exclusive retail and lifestyle discounts

We strongly believe in nurturing and providing our people with specific manufacturer brand and management training to enhance career development opportunities. We have a great bunch of people, and we like to celebrate and encourage success at all levels.

Lookers and Charles Hurst are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to a working environment that is free from discrimination, is inclusive, and empowers our people to bring their whole self to work and reach their full potential.

If your application is successful, we will conduct relevant employment checks prior to you commencing employment with us. These will include verifying your recent employment, address, credit history and a standard criminal record check. For roles that require you to drive, a driving licence check will also be carried out. Please note, all offers of employment are made subject to a 6 month probation period commencing from your start date.

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