Commercial Finance Manager

QA Limited

    All Locations All Locations: Cheltenham ., Leeds (Brewery Wharf) Vacancy Type Vacancy Type Permanent Business Area Business Area QA Function Function Commercial

    About The Role

    Commercial Finance Manager We are seeking a commercially astute Commercial Finance Manager to support the Head of Commercial in the day-to-day financial operations of the division. This role is pivotal in driving financial performance, delivering insightful analysis, and partnering with key stakeholders to influence strategic decision-making How You’ll Make an Impact:
    • Deliver clear, actionable P&L insights, helping the business understand performance drivers and make informed decisions
    • Take ownership of divisional financial operations, ensuring accurate, timely reporting
    • Lead budgeting and forecasting, partnering with stakeholders to drive realistic and achievable targets
    • Provide commercial challenge and insight to improve revenue, margin, and overall performance
    • Drive continuous improvement, streamlining processes and enhancing efficiency across finance activities
    • Ensure strong financial governance and contractual compliance
    • Develop and lead the finance team, building capability and supporting high performance
    • Enhance the quality and pace of management information, enabling better business decision-making
    What You Bring:
    • Qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA with relevant commercial finance experience
    • Strong commercial and analytical skills, with the ability to turn data into actionable insight
    • Proven experience in P&L ownership, budgeting, and forecasting
    • Advanced Excel skills, including working with large datasets
    • Excellent stakeholder management, with the ability to influence and challenge
    • A proactive, results-driven mindset with experience improving processes and driving change
    Wellbeing & benefits Your wellbeing matters to us. That’s why we offer benefits designed to help you recharge and thrive, including:
    • 27 days Annual Leave (4 days used for the festive closure) plus Bank Holidays
    • Holiday Buying scheme
    • Medicash plan, Wellhub, Cycle to Work scheme
    • Private Medical Insurance at corporate rates
    • Employee Assistance Programme
    • Employee Discounts Benefit Hub
    • 3 Development days
    • 2 Charity days per year
    • Pension Scheme
    • Early Friday Finish at 4pm
    Personal growth Learning and opportunity is at the core of what we do - and that applies to you too! You’ll have the unique opportunity to develop your skills on our QA authored courses in the latest tech (you’ll get 3 training days/year to do this). You can also delve deep into our world-class digital learning content on a variety of tech and business topics. Orperhaps you’d like to enrol on a Degree or Masters programme to enhance your skillset or learn new things Our people We are an equal opportunity employer, focused on promoting a welcoming and inclusive environment. We embrace diversity, welcome applications from all candidates and aim to support the career growth of everyone. This means no matter what your gender, age, ethnicity, beliefs, or sexual orientation, or if you are disabled or a carer, we welcome you and the different perspectives you bring to our diverse family. We’re proud of the progress we’ve achieved over the last few years to build an inclusive culture and celebrate our diversity. As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee that all applicants with a disability who meet the role criteria will progress to the next stage of the process. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments A little about QA At QA, we believe the future belongs to organisations that are able to learn, master and apply new skills at pace and scale. As the largest tech training company in the UK and the fastest growing in the US, we partner with 96% of the FTSE and most of the Fortune 500. We have served over 4,000 customers and 1+ million learners in the last 3 years Our Mission: We teach the critical AI, technology, digital and Human skills needed to transform and succeed in a changing world.We do this through tailored learning programmes that connect learning across an organisation, create continuity for learners, and feature collaborative, cohort-based modalities to apply skills at pace and at scale. Our unique end-to-end learning solutions draw from deep expertise across Apprenticeships, Instructor-led training, Self-paced Learning and Blended Learning You can find out more about us at https://www.qa.com/about/careers/