Commercial Finance Manager

Location: Chesterfield
Salary: Circa £60,000 - £65,000
Contract: Permanent, full-time
Working arrangement: Primarily office-based with ad hoc flexibility

We are recruiting a qualified Commercial Finance Manager for a growing construction and infrastructure group based in Chesterfield.

This is a newly created role within an expanding finance function, designed to strengthen the link between finance and the operational commercial teams.
The successful candidate will act as a key finance business partner to project and commercial stakeholders, helping improve the quality of financial reporting, project visibility and commercial decision-making across the business.

The Role

Working closely with senior finance leadership, you will:

• Business partner with project and commercial teams.
• Review project performance, costs, revenues and margins.
• Challenge forecasts and improve the quality of commercial reporting.
• Support contract and project accounting.
• Analyse work in progress, accrued income and contract positions.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and financial planning.
• Provide financial insight to operational and non-finance stakeholders.
• Improve financial controls and reporting processes.
• Manage and develop one direct report.
• Remain hands-on with detailed financial analysis when required.
• Support wider finance activities as the function continues to develop.

The Candidate

We are looking for a fully qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA accountant with experience in a construction, civil engineering, rail, infrastructure or similar contract-led environment.

You will ideally have experience of:

• Construction accounting.
• Contract or project accounting.
• Project costing and margin analysis.
• Work in progress.
• Cost-to-complete or project forecasting.
• CIS.
• Domestic reverse-charge VAT.
• Working with Project Managers, Quantity Surveyors or Commercial Managers.
• Finance business partnering.
• Challenging operational and commercial stakeholders.
• Managing or supervising junior finance staff.

The Person

This role would suit someone who is:

• Commercially minded.
• Confident and robust.
• Comfortable challenging stakeholders constructively.
• Hands-on and willing to get into the detail.
• Strong at building relationships across a business.
• Inquisitive and analytical.
• Able to influence improvements in reporting and accountability.
• Comfortable working in a growing and evolving organisation.

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing infrastructure business at an important stage of its development.

You will have the chance to shape how commercial finance operates, work closely with senior management and make a visible impact on project performance and financial decision-making.

If you are a qualified accountant with construction, civil engineering or contract-accounting experience and are looking for a role where you can genuinely influence commercial performance, we would like to hear from you.

Apply now for a confidential discussion. Even if you are not actively looking, but this sounds like the right next step, get in touch to find out more.