Commercial Finance Manager

Job Introduction

We’re looking for a qualified Accountant to join our Finance team as Commercial Finance Manager, with responsibility for business partnering across the Eastern Europe and Nordics region, bringing strong finance expertise to support commercial performance and decision\-making.

In this role, you will lead financial planning, performance analysis and insight across a diverse, multi\-market region, translating financial data into clear, actionable recommendations. You will play a key role in shaping commercial strategy, performance management and prioritisation, ensuring financial rigour supports the delivery of business objectives.

Working closely with Commercial, Marketing and Supply Chain stakeholders, as well as regional and UK Finance leadership, you will help drive financial performance, embed strong governance and controls, and continuously improve tools, processes and ways of working across the region.

Main Responsibility

• Delivering financial performance management across the UK business, including A\&P, customer discounts, overheads, depletions, accruals and provisions.


• Providing clear, timely and insightful financial reporting and analysis to support business performance and decision\-making.


• Partnering with UK Commercial, Marketing and Supply Chain teams to deliver financial and operational objectives.


• Leading the planning cycles, including Budget, Latest Estimate and 5\-Year Plan, ensuring alignment to the Finance calendar and stakeholder expectations.


• Monitoring and challenging performance to identify trends, risks and opportunities, and recommending actions to improve delivery against budget and forecast.


• Leading monthly business reviews, consolidating risks and opportunities, and providing clear insight to support performance management.


• Supporting strategic planning by ensuring alignment of commercial and financial objectives across the UK market.


• Providing ad hoc analysis and financial modelling to support key business initiatives and projects.


• Driving continuous improvement in finance processes, identifying opportunities to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.


• Managing overhead costs, including travel and entertainment, ensuring strong cost control and visibility.


• Deputising for the Head of Finance (UK) where required and supporting wider Finance priorities.


• Supporting governance and compliance, ensuring adherence to internal policies, controls and UK regulatory requirements.

Our Ideal Candidate

You’ll be a qualified Accountant (ACCA or CIMA), commercially minded, with strong experience in financial planning, reporting and business partnering within a fast\-paced environment.

You’re confident working with senior stakeholders and able to challenge constructively while providing clear, actionable insight.

You bring a balance of strong technical capability with advanced Excel skills, commercial awareness and a proactive mindset, with a focus on driving performance and continuous improvement.

Proven ability to operate effectively in a complex, international environment and work collaboratively with remote teams is essential to success in this role.

This Role Would Suit

• An experienced finance professional with strong exposure to commercial or business partnering roles.


• Someone who has supported budgeting, forecasting and long\-range planning processes.


• A strong communicator who can influence and collaborate across cross\-functional teams.


• An individual motivated by delivering insight, improving performance and supporting strategic decision\-making.

What we can offer you

• We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.


• Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday entitlement.


• Private Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).


• Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.


• Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues.


• Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.


• Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.


• Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.


• Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.


• Learning resources to help you be your best self.

About William Grant \& Sons

A HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS

William Grant \& Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.

We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.

At William Grant \& Sons, our vision is to be A home where rare characters thrive. We value all colleagues for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Diversity \& Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant \& Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We strive to create an environment where we can all be our best and bring our whole selves to work.

OUR AGILE WORKING PHILOSOPHY

Our agile working philosophy is to “Have your best work day everyday”.

Built on trust, we empower our rare characters to have their best work day every day. Where flexibility and positive working experiences help employees to feel connected and release potential across our teams.

We are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.

INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Diversity \& Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant \& Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive.

William Grant \& Sons

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