Head of Commercial and Finance
Head of Commercial and Finance
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Head of Commercial & Finance
The Role:
A key member of the management addition to providing timely and accurate management information you will be expected to act upon it whether this be by highlighting business improvement or driving an opportunity for business improvement yourself. This will extend into the ERP systems and the business processes feeding into it. You will be profit driven looking to increase revenue and efficiency and reduce cost.
The role will be responsible for managing the procurement function as well as the finance team and as such will understand the importance in providing a reliable and efficient support function.
Alongside leading the commercial aspects of the business the role requires a high level of commerciality identifying profit risks and opportunities. You need to be astute in terms of legal contracts and contract formation and prepared to negotiate detailed terms and conditions.
Key Responsibilities:
Commercial
- Oversee the monthly business reviews working with the Senior Management Team to support the development and growth of each business stream.
- Challenge the senior business team managers to ensure performance is reported accurately.
- Discuss and resolve queries highlighted unusual cost trends and forecasts.
- Oversee the costing for the business and review with stakeholders.
- Carry out assessments of market data providing analysis to identify areas where efforts can be focused to increase profitability.
- Evaluate and develop pricing proposals
- Analyse past and current sales data on a monthly quarterly and annual basis and find areas of improvement
- Develop commercial processes to create efficiencies and drive continuous improvement.
- Identify opportunities and mitigate financial and commercial risks
- Produce data on customer trends and demographics to help with marketing and sales including modelling current customer trends in acquisition and attrition.
- Provide effective commercial procedures or initiate change to ensure key operational commercial and financial targets are delivered.
Finance
- Manage and oversee Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable
- Support Group Finance team with year-end audit
- Oversee budget preparation working with the management team
- Prepare capex proposals and secure where applicable associated asset finance
- Business modelling and analysis to support strategic and day-to day decision making
- Oversee a transactional finance team
- The preparation of monthly financial reports including variance analysis
- Proactively investigate variances and advise upon necessary remedial action
- Cash flow forecasting
Procurement
- Evaluating Suppliers
- Negotiating Contracts
- Demand Forecasting
- Supplier Management
- Cost Savings
- Risk Management
- Sustainability
Systems
- Develop lead and deliver ERP systems implementation
- Identify and implement business process improvement
Key measures & targets:
- Timely and accurate management and statutory reporting forecasting and budgeting.
- Increase profit and profitability
- Improve business efficiency and quality
Key relationships:
- Director
- Management Team
- Procurement Manager
- Finance and Commercial Services Manager
- Group Finance & Procurement Teams
Person Specification:
The successful candidate is likely to meet all of the following criteria:
Essential
- A high level of commercial and business acumen
- Experienced in use of MS Office including Word PowerPoint and advanced Excel skills including complex modelling and analysis
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to produce accurate relevant information in a timely manner
- Detailed understanding of manufacturing stock management distribution and hire processes
- Proactive problem-solving skills
- High degree of numeracy
- Financial management skills
- Strong relationship building skills with the ability to communicate at all levels
- Ability to prioritise
Desirable
- ACA/ACCA/CIMA Qualified or QBE with experience in a Commercial Finance Analyst or similar role
- Strong ability to present strategic information to both internal and external teams
- Relevant experience in construction industry including plant hire sale of consumables light industrial manufacturing and fabrications.
About BCS Group:
BCS Group a subsidiary of Barhale Holdings Plc is a privately owned company. We are a leading supplier of safety and construction products and services that has depots in both the Midlands and Scotland. We pride ourselves on providing a first-class service to all our customers ensuring the right product or solution is delivered to the right location on time. With over 5000 items within our core range BCS Group can fulfil any order and ensure it is delivered directly via our dedicated transport fleet or those of our partners.
Manufacturing: Our capabilities include standard and bespoke signage labels temporary and permanent road traffic signs and bespoke steel fabrication/installation which includes footbridges walkways flooring guardrails ladders and tunnelling products.
Extensive Stock Range: Distributor of leading industry brands in PPE & clothing traffic management safety & lifting and site equipment products. These include Boll Pulsar Globus Rock Fall Progarm Portwest Melba Swintex Oxford Plastics JSP Nissen Carters Orafol Crowcon Radiodetection Drger Ridgegear and Plant Nappy.
Safety Equipment Servicing: Specialist safety & lifting repair calibration and inspection since 1999. We have our own purpose-built maintenance and calibration facility for gas detection cable avoidance breathing apparatus and lifting equipment which along with our fully equipped mobile calibration unit is where all maintenance and repairs are carried out. Our staff are trained and fully qualified in the maintenance calibration and inspection of a full range of specialist safety & lifting equipment.
Our People: With a direct workforce philosophy the company culture is driven by our core values which describe how we act day-to-day. We ensure all your needs are met through our national call centre and dedicated account management.
Triple Accreditation: ISO 9001:2015 ISO 14001:2015 ISO 45001:2018 and ISO 50001:2011 standards which means our customers can have complete confidence that we have an ongoing commitment to be a safe efficient and responsible partner.
Caring and investing in you
As a Gold Investors in People company and a Sunday Times 100 Best Company to Work For we are committed to investing in people. We are passionate about creating a working environment where people are supported throughout their careers where people can enjoy security and be part of a company that cares about them.
From the moment you join us your well-being and career aspirations will be supported by.
- Competitive salary
- Company Pension
- Life Assurance
- Private Medical
- 25 days annual leave in addition to 8 public bank holidays and loyalty days
- 8 hours volunteering
- Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental physiological and financial well-being.
- Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice
- Company car/green car scheme/car allowance/Van (dependent on position)
- Leadership & management training and coaching
- Regular line management engagement and appraisal to support your career progression.
- Development supported by internal and externally delivered training.
- Continuous service awards
How to apply:
Please send your current CV and coveremail outlining your suitability for the role and quoting the reference number to .
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Unclear
