Commercial Finance Manager

A growing, multi-entity property and investment group is seeking an experienced Commercial Finance Manager to join its high-performing finance team. This is a fantastic opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys working across development finance, group reporting, treasury, and performance analysis.

As Commercial Finance Manager, you will play a central role in supporting senior finance leadership, ensuring strong financial governance, accurate reporting, and clear visibility of project performance across multiple development entities.

• Maintain and update development cost trackers for assigned projects.
• Manage development drawdowns, liaising with lenders and internal teams.
• Monitor project spend against approved budgets and highlight variances.
• Lead weekly capex/development calls, providing financial insight and challenge.
• Prepare project progress reports and board-level presentations.
• Produce management accounts for development entities.
• Support refinancing, new funding applications, and lender reporting.
• Manage covenant compliance reporting with full accuracy and timely submission.

• Produce and maintain the Group cashflow, ensuring clear visibility of liquidity.
• Perform daily and weekly bank reconciliations.
• Support treasury operations, including intercompany transactions and cash allocation.

• Carry out Group sales reconciliations, identifying trends and discrepancies.
• Build strong relationships with development teams, lenders, and senior stakeholders.
• Provide financial analysis and insight to senior finance leadership.
• Support ad hoc financial projects and strategic initiatives.

• Ensure adherence to financial controls, policies, and reporting standards.
• Support continuous improvement of financial processes and reporting accuracy.
• Monitor and escalate risks impacting project performance or cashflow.

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or equivalent experience.
• Strong background in commercial finance, development finance, or project-based financial management.
• Proven experience managing cashflow, cost tracking, and financial reporting in a multi-entity environment.
• Excellent analytical and financial modelling skills.
• Confident communicator with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Highly organised, detail-driven, and able to manage multiple priorities.