Altum Consulting are working with an established retail company to recruit a Commercial Finance Manager role based in City of London. This role is for an initial 6 months and is likely to be extended. Applying candidates must be available on a short notice period. Commercial Finance Manager role Business partner with key commercial and operational teams to drive performance Support strategic decision-making through detailed financial analysis Lead on budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning processes Provide insight on sales, margin, and customer performance Identify commercial risks and opportunities across the business Develop and track KPIs to measure business performance Deliver high-quality reporting and financial dashboards Work closely with the wider finance team to ensure accuracy of reporting Present key findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders Support pricing strategies and promotional analysis As a Commercial Finance Manager you'll be/have: A qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent) Experience in a retail, FMCG, or multi-site consumer business Strong commercial acumen with a focus on adding value Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills A confident communicator, capable of challenging and influencing stakeholders Experienced in driving performance through data-led insight Comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment Available to start on a short notice period For further information on this opportunity, please contact Aliza Qureshi on the attached details. Candidates will be considered immediately for interview/start.
Jun 27, 2025
Full time
Altum Consulting are working with an established retail company to recruit a Commercial Finance Manager role based in City of London. This role is for an initial 6 months and is likely to be extended. Applying candidates must be available on a short notice period. Commercial Finance Manager role Business partner with key commercial and operational teams to drive performance Support strategic decision-making through detailed financial analysis Lead on budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning processes Provide insight on sales, margin, and customer performance Identify commercial risks and opportunities across the business Develop and track KPIs to measure business performance Deliver high-quality reporting and financial dashboards Work closely with the wider finance team to ensure accuracy of reporting Present key findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders Support pricing strategies and promotional analysis As a Commercial Finance Manager you'll be/have: A qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent) Experience in a retail, FMCG, or multi-site consumer business Strong commercial acumen with a focus on adding value Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills A confident communicator, capable of challenging and influencing stakeholders Experienced in driving performance through data-led insight Comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment Available to start on a short notice period For further information on this opportunity, please contact Aliza Qureshi on the attached details. Candidates will be considered immediately for interview/start.
Altum Consulting are working with a leading FMCG company to recruit an Interim Finance Director position based in Central London. This role is a 6-month contract offering the opportunity to lead a high-impact finance function within a fast-paced and growing business. Applying candidates must be available on a short notice period. Finance Director role: Lead the overall financial strategy and operations of the business Oversee the preparation and delivery of monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting to the Board Ensure full compliance with relevant accounting standards and regulatory obligations Design and implement financial controls, governance frameworks, and risk management practices Drive budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning across all business functions Provide commercial insight and financial analysis to support decision-making at the executive level Partner closely with Supply Chain, Sales, and Marketing to drive profitability and efficiency Lead system improvement initiatives and support finance transformation projects Manage, mentor, and develop a high-performing finance team As a Finance Director you'll be/have: A qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with significant post-qualification experience Experience working within the FMCG, retail, or consumer goods sector Strong leadership skills and proven success managing finance teams and influencing C-suite stakeholders A strategic thinker with commercial acumen and a data-driven approach Experience driving business performance through financial planning and analysis Hands-on, adaptable, and solutions-focused, able to work in a fast-paced environment Available to start on a short notice period For further information on this opportunity, please contact Aliza Qureshi on the attached details. Candidates will be considered immediately for interview/start.
Jun 27, 2025
Full time
Altum Consulting are working with a leading FMCG company to recruit an Interim Finance Director position based in Central London. This role is a 6-month contract offering the opportunity to lead a high-impact finance function within a fast-paced and growing business. Applying candidates must be available on a short notice period. Finance Director role: Lead the overall financial strategy and operations of the business Oversee the preparation and delivery of monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting to the Board Ensure full compliance with relevant accounting standards and regulatory obligations Design and implement financial controls, governance frameworks, and risk management practices Drive budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning across all business functions Provide commercial insight and financial analysis to support decision-making at the executive level Partner closely with Supply Chain, Sales, and Marketing to drive profitability and efficiency Lead system improvement initiatives and support finance transformation projects Manage, mentor, and develop a high-performing finance team As a Finance Director you'll be/have: A qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with significant post-qualification experience Experience working within the FMCG, retail, or consumer goods sector Strong leadership skills and proven success managing finance teams and influencing C-suite stakeholders A strategic thinker with commercial acumen and a data-driven approach Experience driving business performance through financial planning and analysis Hands-on, adaptable, and solutions-focused, able to work in a fast-paced environment Available to start on a short notice period For further information on this opportunity, please contact Aliza Qureshi on the attached details. Candidates will be considered immediately for interview/start.
Are you a Workday Financials expert with a passion for driving efficiency and shaping the future of finance systems? Our client is building an exciting new function within the Finance team, and we're looking for a Finance Systems Product Owner to join the team and make a real impact. In this pivotal role, you'll be the bridge between Finance, IT, and technical teams, translating complex business needs into clear system requirements. You'll lead one direct report and work closely with senior leaders to define and own the strategic vision and roadmap for all finance systems, with a primary focus on Workday Financials. You'll champion system adoption, introduce new features, and proactively identify improvements to processes and system usage. Beyond Workday, you'll provide essential support for platforms like Jaggaer, Hornbill, and Anaplan, ensuring seamless integration and alignment across the wider business. Responsibilities Bridge the gap: Collaborate seamlessly with Finance SMEs, HR, Operations, and IT to understand their needs and challenges. Define and deliver: Translate complex business requirements into prioritised product backlog items, clear user stories, testing protocols, and acceptance criteria. Strategic ownership: Own and drive the long-term product roadmap and strategic direction for our finance systems. Enhance and optimise: Continuously improve Workday Financials and other platforms through user research, data analysis, and proactive identification of automation opportunities. Champion adoption: Develop and deliver engaging training materials, ensuring high user engagement and effective adoption of financial systems. Drive efficiency: Monitor and report on process efficiency and data quality, championing improvements in self-serve reporting and dashboarding. Foster collaboration: Cultivate a collaborative and agile product team environment. Manage change: Oversee small system changes and records management effectively. Experience Required Extensive experience as a super user in Workday Financials, ideally with prior exposure to other finance platforms. In-depth knowledge and understanding of financial systems and processes. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for both technical and non-technical individuals. Good understanding of the wider market, latest trends and challenges. Ability to prioritise effectively in a fast-paced environment. Proven track record of delivering projects on time and within budget. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, experience in structuring and manipulating large data sets. Crafting clearly understood and engaging presentations. Strategic thinker with a big-picture perspective. Collaborative team player with strong leadership qualities. Proactive and adaptable.
Jun 25, 2025
Full time
Are you a Workday Financials expert with a passion for driving efficiency and shaping the future of finance systems? Our client is building an exciting new function within the Finance team, and we're looking for a Finance Systems Product Owner to join the team and make a real impact. In this pivotal role, you'll be the bridge between Finance, IT, and technical teams, translating complex business needs into clear system requirements. You'll lead one direct report and work closely with senior leaders to define and own the strategic vision and roadmap for all finance systems, with a primary focus on Workday Financials. You'll champion system adoption, introduce new features, and proactively identify improvements to processes and system usage. Beyond Workday, you'll provide essential support for platforms like Jaggaer, Hornbill, and Anaplan, ensuring seamless integration and alignment across the wider business. Responsibilities Bridge the gap: Collaborate seamlessly with Finance SMEs, HR, Operations, and IT to understand their needs and challenges. Define and deliver: Translate complex business requirements into prioritised product backlog items, clear user stories, testing protocols, and acceptance criteria. Strategic ownership: Own and drive the long-term product roadmap and strategic direction for our finance systems. Enhance and optimise: Continuously improve Workday Financials and other platforms through user research, data analysis, and proactive identification of automation opportunities. Champion adoption: Develop and deliver engaging training materials, ensuring high user engagement and effective adoption of financial systems. Drive efficiency: Monitor and report on process efficiency and data quality, championing improvements in self-serve reporting and dashboarding. Foster collaboration: Cultivate a collaborative and agile product team environment. Manage change: Oversee small system changes and records management effectively. Experience Required Extensive experience as a super user in Workday Financials, ideally with prior exposure to other finance platforms. In-depth knowledge and understanding of financial systems and processes. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for both technical and non-technical individuals. Good understanding of the wider market, latest trends and challenges. Ability to prioritise effectively in a fast-paced environment. Proven track record of delivering projects on time and within budget. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, experience in structuring and manipulating large data sets. Crafting clearly understood and engaging presentations. Strategic thinker with a big-picture perspective. Collaborative team player with strong leadership qualities. Proactive and adaptable.
About the Organisation: This is a corporate foundation aiming for women and adolescent girls to be free to shape their own destiny and address Gender equality. It works in partnership with nonprofit organisations, international organisations, alliances, academic and research institutions, social businesses and other charitable funds and foundations. The Role: The Paralegal will support the Managing Counsel across a range of legal and operational needs, with their primary responsibility being drafting and reviewing of agreements and contracts requested across the organisation (i.e., grants, service agreements, supplier contracts, consultancy agreements). They will serve as partner to the regional programme teams and work closely with the global functions (i.e., finance, operations). Key Responsibilities: Manage end-to-end workflow of all grant agreements and contracts including master service agreements, statements of work, non-disclosure agreements, and related amendments. Engage stakeholders across the Fondation to understand their contractual needs and goals to ensure requirements are accurately reflected in each contract and that potential risks are appropriately mitigated. Assure that contractual terms and provisions follow Fondation processes, guidelines, and policies. Review agreement edits proposed by third parties to the Fondation's standard legal templates and escalates to Chanel legal counsel and stakeholders, as appropriate Maintains up-to-date internal repositories of templates, training materials, and policies to ensure accessibility and compliance. What you will bring to the role: Strong experience drafting and reviewing contracts, and specifically working in a Not-for-profit environment on grant management contracts and administration. Proven project management, time management, and organisation skills, with an ability to manage competing priorities across global teams. Strong attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and consistency in all aspects of contract management, documentation, and communication. An ability to quickly identify areas for improvement and make impactful changes, employing a test and learn approach. A collaborative approach, adept at engaging stakeholders across all levels, quickly facilitating buy in and support. What you will gain from this opportunity: Exposure to international grant-making processes and diverse legal contexts across Europe, Africa, MENA, Asia, the US, and LATAM. A chance to help build an inclusive, values-led approach to legal documentation and compliance processes. Be part of a dynamic, collaborative, and forward-thinking team with a compelling mission. The opportunity to immerse yourself in the Foundation during a period of evolution and growth to help improve processes, ways of working, and grant making effectiveness. The opportunity to build out a new role within an organisation and better align practices and values.
Jun 17, 2025
Full time
About the Organisation: This is a corporate foundation aiming for women and adolescent girls to be free to shape their own destiny and address Gender equality. It works in partnership with nonprofit organisations, international organisations, alliances, academic and research institutions, social businesses and other charitable funds and foundations. The Role: The Paralegal will support the Managing Counsel across a range of legal and operational needs, with their primary responsibility being drafting and reviewing of agreements and contracts requested across the organisation (i.e., grants, service agreements, supplier contracts, consultancy agreements). They will serve as partner to the regional programme teams and work closely with the global functions (i.e., finance, operations). Key Responsibilities: Manage end-to-end workflow of all grant agreements and contracts including master service agreements, statements of work, non-disclosure agreements, and related amendments. Engage stakeholders across the Fondation to understand their contractual needs and goals to ensure requirements are accurately reflected in each contract and that potential risks are appropriately mitigated. Assure that contractual terms and provisions follow Fondation processes, guidelines, and policies. Review agreement edits proposed by third parties to the Fondation's standard legal templates and escalates to Chanel legal counsel and stakeholders, as appropriate Maintains up-to-date internal repositories of templates, training materials, and policies to ensure accessibility and compliance. What you will bring to the role: Strong experience drafting and reviewing contracts, and specifically working in a Not-for-profit environment on grant management contracts and administration. Proven project management, time management, and organisation skills, with an ability to manage competing priorities across global teams. Strong attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and consistency in all aspects of contract management, documentation, and communication. An ability to quickly identify areas for improvement and make impactful changes, employing a test and learn approach. A collaborative approach, adept at engaging stakeholders across all levels, quickly facilitating buy in and support. What you will gain from this opportunity: Exposure to international grant-making processes and diverse legal contexts across Europe, Africa, MENA, Asia, the US, and LATAM. A chance to help build an inclusive, values-led approach to legal documentation and compliance processes. Be part of a dynamic, collaborative, and forward-thinking team with a compelling mission. The opportunity to immerse yourself in the Foundation during a period of evolution and growth to help improve processes, ways of working, and grant making effectiveness. The opportunity to build out a new role within an organisation and better align practices and values.
A well-loved and hugely respected international NGO is currently in need of a Finance Business Partner in a newly-created role that will focus on budgeting for IT transformation projects as well as ensuring costs are recovered fairly from country offices. This is a varied, important and interesting role that will work with senior leadership across the globe and ensure the infrastructure is in place to allow the organisation to fulfil its humanitarian goals. It can be either a fully remote role or a hybrid, London-based position and will pay up to £52,000 per annum. As the Finance Business Partner your role will involve: Reviewing current relationships, processes and reports and recommending and implementing appropriate improvements Working closely with senior leadership within IT, producing budgets for their areas and influencing them as required Month-end accounting duties Analysing the recharges to country offices The ideal candidate for the Finance Business Partner role will: Be a qualified accountant or have the experience of one Demonstrate the ability to take ownership of this area, coming up with solutions to complex situations Have the ability to work closely with senior leadership outside of finance Have strong finance analytical skills This is a truly exciting opportunity to work for one of the world's most prestigious charities in a newly-created and influential position that the successful candidate can make their own. To apply, please submit your CV today.
Dec 15, 2022
Full time
A well-loved and hugely respected international NGO is currently in need of a Finance Business Partner in a newly-created role that will focus on budgeting for IT transformation projects as well as ensuring costs are recovered fairly from country offices. This is a varied, important and interesting role that will work with senior leadership across the globe and ensure the infrastructure is in place to allow the organisation to fulfil its humanitarian goals. It can be either a fully remote role or a hybrid, London-based position and will pay up to £52,000 per annum. As the Finance Business Partner your role will involve: Reviewing current relationships, processes and reports and recommending and implementing appropriate improvements Working closely with senior leadership within IT, producing budgets for their areas and influencing them as required Month-end accounting duties Analysing the recharges to country offices The ideal candidate for the Finance Business Partner role will: Be a qualified accountant or have the experience of one Demonstrate the ability to take ownership of this area, coming up with solutions to complex situations Have the ability to work closely with senior leadership outside of finance Have strong finance analytical skills This is a truly exciting opportunity to work for one of the world's most prestigious charities in a newly-created and influential position that the successful candidate can make their own. To apply, please submit your CV today.
Altum Consulting are pleased to be partnering with one of the world's most innovative digital communications businesses. They are seeking to hire a driven, and technically proficient analyst/accountant to join the Group finance team. The Group is private equity backed and highly acquisitive, offering the successful candidate exposure and unique insights into the fast-paced PE industry. The Financial Control Analyst plays a key role in the reporting and control of the overall Group business operations and will operate within a global market. Core responsibilities Active involvement in the month end process, supporting with journal entries and reconciliations. Support with the audit and the annual statutory accounts processes. Identifying areas of improvement within the Financial Controls process. Assisting the Group Finance Manager in ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and other key areas. Working closely with our Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Business Partnering Teams to ensure compliance with accounting policies, ensuring all reporting deadlines are met. Supporting the team to implement and maintain a documented Global system of accounting policies and procedures. Key requirements Competent, thorough and analytical individual who can work independently and preferably has industry experience; Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA within a SaaS/ Technology industry Able to adapt quickly to changing requirements and work effectively with limited supervision; Comfortable delivering to reporting deadlines and managing multiple tasks; Has a can-do attitude to ensure the business has the correct level of support; Willing to learn, develop and contribute ideas for process improvement; and Passion for making a difference and contributing to the development of the business.
Dec 13, 2022
Full time
Altum Consulting are pleased to be partnering with one of the world's most innovative digital communications businesses. They are seeking to hire a driven, and technically proficient analyst/accountant to join the Group finance team. The Group is private equity backed and highly acquisitive, offering the successful candidate exposure and unique insights into the fast-paced PE industry. The Financial Control Analyst plays a key role in the reporting and control of the overall Group business operations and will operate within a global market. Core responsibilities Active involvement in the month end process, supporting with journal entries and reconciliations. Support with the audit and the annual statutory accounts processes. Identifying areas of improvement within the Financial Controls process. Assisting the Group Finance Manager in ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and other key areas. Working closely with our Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Business Partnering Teams to ensure compliance with accounting policies, ensuring all reporting deadlines are met. Supporting the team to implement and maintain a documented Global system of accounting policies and procedures. Key requirements Competent, thorough and analytical individual who can work independently and preferably has industry experience; Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA within a SaaS/ Technology industry Able to adapt quickly to changing requirements and work effectively with limited supervision; Comfortable delivering to reporting deadlines and managing multiple tasks; Has a can-do attitude to ensure the business has the correct level of support; Willing to learn, develop and contribute ideas for process improvement; and Passion for making a difference and contributing to the development of the business.
Altum Consulting are pleased to be partnering with a FTSE listed Technology, innovative SaaS business. They are seeking to hire a Senior Finance Business partner. This organisation operates a global scale and will seek to support across the group structure. The group is Private Equity backed and is working towards a large acquisition which has brought on the need for this hire. Core Responsibilities Own the cash forecast model and update regularly involving input from all business areas Work closely with the Finance Director to provide detailed analytical reviews, trend, and sensitivity analysis to support strategic initiatives and to feed the business plan Business Partner with the Commercial and Deployment teams to build and maintain an accurate Demand forecast, Planning & Budgeting Business partner with Marketing Director to build and implement Online marketing budget Own the Opex part of the budget and forecasting model Produce financial schedules for the monthly Board pack, using KPIs to monitor business performance against the business plan Create the weekly trade pack to be presented to the business Provide analysis and commentary on variances to the business plan in a timely and consistent manner Prepare reports and analysis for both current and potential investors Support stakeholders and with ad-hoc reporting Key Requirements Qualified accountant (i.e. ACA, ACCA, CIMA) 3+ years of experience working in SAAS, Telecommunications and Fintech Comfortable working in a fast-paced start up business Highly analytical and comfortable with multiple scenario planning Strong communication skills to engage with internal and external stakeholders Proven ability to evaluate business results and advise management of ways to improve business performance
Dec 12, 2022
Full time
Altum Consulting are pleased to be partnering with a FTSE listed Technology, innovative SaaS business. They are seeking to hire a Senior Finance Business partner. This organisation operates a global scale and will seek to support across the group structure. The group is Private Equity backed and is working towards a large acquisition which has brought on the need for this hire. Core Responsibilities Own the cash forecast model and update regularly involving input from all business areas Work closely with the Finance Director to provide detailed analytical reviews, trend, and sensitivity analysis to support strategic initiatives and to feed the business plan Business Partner with the Commercial and Deployment teams to build and maintain an accurate Demand forecast, Planning & Budgeting Business partner with Marketing Director to build and implement Online marketing budget Own the Opex part of the budget and forecasting model Produce financial schedules for the monthly Board pack, using KPIs to monitor business performance against the business plan Create the weekly trade pack to be presented to the business Provide analysis and commentary on variances to the business plan in a timely and consistent manner Prepare reports and analysis for both current and potential investors Support stakeholders and with ad-hoc reporting Key Requirements Qualified accountant (i.e. ACA, ACCA, CIMA) 3+ years of experience working in SAAS, Telecommunications and Fintech Comfortable working in a fast-paced start up business Highly analytical and comfortable with multiple scenario planning Strong communication skills to engage with internal and external stakeholders Proven ability to evaluate business results and advise management of ways to improve business performance
