Head of Commercial Finance

Job Introduction

Head of Commercial Finance

As the Head of Commercial Finance at Sodexo you will have outstanding Influential experience in decision making within a business and the ability to improve performance with substantial positive profit impact.

The successful applicant would be able to work flexibly to accommodate changing work priorities and strong commercial acumen, willing and able to challenge accepted practices and processes.

Role Responsibility

What you will be doing 

• Provide expert financial and commercial advice to operational management within remit
• Take an active role in supporting the CEO and FD in client negotiations and proposals for new and existing contracts. As needed develop good working relationships with the senior finance managers of key clients
• To work with management to scope, instigate and deliver initiatives that will drive financial performance
• Ensuring timely collection of debt

• Detailed JD Attached below 

The Ideal Candidate

What you will bring 

• You will a Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with minimum 3 years PQE or equivalent.
• Experience of management accounts
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills for managing senior level relationships and difficult performance management conversations
• Systems experience (SAP, Excel, Word)

Package Description

In return for your hard work and commitment, you’ll be rewarded with a competitive salary, plus access to range of benefits, including

• Working from Home 
• Performance-related bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Volunteering days via our charity partner STOP HUNGER
• Numerous voluntary benefits, including dental care, gym discounts, retail / hospitality, and many more

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs around 30,000 people, and partners with clients in many sectors across business and industry; schools and universities; sports and leisure; energy and resources; government and agencies; healthcare; justice and defence.

Sodexo’s connected; people-centric approach brings together a diverse range of expertise. The breadth of services it offers ranges from food and hospitality; cleaning; reception; concierge (Circles); security; property management and technical services through to data driven workplace strategy and design (Wx); employee engagement and recognition services (Sodexo Engage) and personal home services through Prestige Nursing + Care and the Good Care Group.  

Vital Spaces is Sodexo’s value proposition that puts people at the heart of everything we do, bringing together services and solutions and focusing on the productivity and wellbeing of people wherever they are.

Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. 

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.