Regional Finance Manager

Home-based South West Region Regular travel

Were recruiting an experienced Regional Finance Manager to join a well-established wholesale business operating across multiple sites in the South West.

This is a true finance business-partnering role, supporting senior operational leaders with insight, challenge, and commercial decision-making across a multi-site environment.

Reporting into the Head of Finance, youll take ownership of management accounting, forecasting, commercial analysis, and performance reporting for wholesale branches across the region.

Working closely with Branch Managers and Regional Directors, youll play a key role in identifying risks and opportunities, driving margin improvement, and supporting profitable growth.

This role suits someone comfortable operating autonomously, with strong stakeholder skills and the confidence to influence non-finance colleagues.

• Act as a proactive Finance Business Partner to regional operational leadership

• Produce and deliver:

  • Monthly & quarterly forecasts

  • Annual budgets

  • Variance analysis and KPI reporting

• Develop and challenge budget and forecast assumptions

• Prepare Monthly Review Packs and attend branch review meetings

• Analyse margins, consignment performance, and distribution costs

• Benchmark performance across multiple sites

• Monitor new business profitability and performance

• Oversee monthly accruals, prepayments, and balance sheet reconciliations

• Attend monthly stock takes and maintain strong financial controls

• Support compliance with SOX/internal control frameworks

• Liaise with internal and external auditors as required

• Qualified accountant (ideally CIMA)

• Proven management accounting experience within FMCG, wholesale, or fresh produce

• Comfortable supporting multi-site operations

• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to influence non-finance stakeholders

• Confident working independently as the regional finance lead

• Advanced Excel skills

• Highly organised, analytical, and resilient under pressure

• Willing to travel regularly across the South West

• MondayFriday, 40 hours

• Home-based with regional travel

If youre a commercially minded & qualified finance professional looking for a high-impact regional role with autonomy and visibility, wed love to hear from you.

Apply now or get in touch for a confidential discussion.

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