Commercial Finance Manager at Royal Voluntary Service

Overview

This role supports commercial finance leadership and investment appraisal across the organization. The position is home-based within the UK with occasional national travel, working 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, on a full-time, permanent basis.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial finance, investment appraisal, and business partnering activities to ensure strategic investment decisions are supported by robust financial analysis.
• Partner with Executive Directors and operational leaders to improve financial performance and strengthen investment decision-making.
• Provide commercial finance leadership across the organization to help maximise return on investment.
• Lead Finance Business Partnering for Retail.
• Act as the organization’s centre of excellence for:
  • Investment appraisal
  • Pricing strategy
  • Treasury optimisation
  • Commercial financial modelling
• Partner with senior stakeholders to drive financial accountability and performance improvements.

Investment appraisal

• Lead the development and review of investment business cases.
• Establish consistent investment appraisal methodologies and financial hurdle rates.
• Review and challenge business case assumptions.
• Support formal Finance approval for investment business cases before governance approval.
• Monitor post-investment performance through structured benefits realisation reviews.

Retail finance business partnering

• Act as Finance Business Partner for the Retail portfolio.
• Analyse site profitability and commercial performance.
• Support investment decisions for new stores and refurbishments.
• Develop portfolio performance metrics including gross profit, net profit and ROI.
• Establish structured monthly performance reviews for underperforming sites.
• Support turnaround planning and commercial improvement initiatives.

Pricing and commercial strategy

• Develop pricing methodologies across commercial activities.
• Ensure pricing reflects organisational objectives, cost recovery and market conditions.
• Review pricing models regularly to maximise value and sustainability.
• Support commercial contract negotiations.

Sales enablement

• Provide commercial financial support to sales activity.
• Develop financial models supporting bids and proposals.
• Analyse customer profitability.
• Support commercial negotiations with financial insight.
• Develop sales dashboards and commercial KPIs.

Treasury and cash management

• Support the CFO in treasury management and cash investment strategy.
• Analyse cash flows and investment opportunities.
• Review banking arrangements and investment returns.
• Provide recommendations to maximise return while managing risk.

Financial modelling and forecasting

• Develop financial models supporting strategic decisions.
• Undertake scenario analysis and sensitivity modelling.
• Support long-term financial planning.
• Develop commercial forecasting models.

Performance improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve profitability and financial sustainability.
• Review commercial performance across income-generating activities.
• Analyse return on investment.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Significant experience in commercial finance or finance business partnering.
• Experience developing investment business cases.
• Experience supporting commercial decision-making.
• Experience in pricing and financial modelling.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders.
• Experience driving commercial performance improvements.
• Experience supporting strategic projects.
• Charity or commercial sector experience would be advantageous but is not essential.

Preferred skills and capabilities

• Strong commercial acumen.
• Strong financial modelling capability.
• Excellent influencing skills.
• Strategic thinking and strong analytical capability.
• Collaborative approach.
• Commercial curiosity.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Confidence to challenge constructively.
• Focus on value creation and return on investment.

Knowledge areas

• Investment appraisal methodologies.
• Discounted cash flow and NPV analysis.
• Pricing strategy.
• Commercial finance.
• Treasury management.
• Financial modelling.
• Business partnering.
• Performance management.
• Sales and commercial finance.
• Financial planning and forecasting.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary up to £58,215 per annum, dependant upon experience.
• 26 days’ holiday (pro rata) plus paid statutory Bank Holidays (pro rata).
• Up to 2 days paid volunteer leave a year, through the employer-supported volunteer scheme.
• Ten weeks’ company sick pay following successful completion of probation.
• A pension scheme.
• 2 x Salary Death in Service Benefit, subject to qualification.
• Enhanced Family Leave schemes.
• Employee benefits package including access to an exclusive rewards website for discounts and cashback.
• A 24-hour doctor line and financial support with dental/optical and other therapies.
• Free and confidential employee assistance programme with up to six face-to-face counselling sessions.
• Extensive online and on the job training.
• Opportunities to discuss flexible working.
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career.

Location

Home based within the UK, with occasional national travel.

Hours

35 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Application deadline

The closing date for this role is 25 November 2026. The vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received.