Finance and Commercial Manager

Mears Group, Inc.

. This is a high impact role working directly with senior operational and commercial leaders.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomJunior💰 £80,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

This is a high impact role working directly with senior operational and commercial leaders.
You will drive financial discipline, improve commercial outcomes, and support strategic decision making through clear, evidence based financial insight.
Act as a trusted commercial and financial business partner to branch leadership, developing a strong understanding of operational processes, contract structures, and key commercial drivers.
Take ownership of financial performance, actively challenging operational teams on delivery against commercial terms, financial targets, and operational KPIs.
Produce high quality commercial and financial management information, including monthly performance reviews supported by clear and insightful commentary.
Identify, quantify, and communicate risks and opportunities against annual targets, ensuring corrective actions are understood and implemented.
Lead the production of rolling forecasts and annual budgets, ensuring assumptions are robust, transparent, and aligned to operational delivery plans.
Support commercial contract activity including pricing reviews, contract variations, repricing exercises, and tendering opportunities.
Ensure financial and commercial information is clearly communicated to non-financial stakeholders, enabling informed decision making at all levels.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience as a Finance and Commercial Manager supporting operational teams within a contract-based environment.
Strong commercial and financial experience with a clear focus on profitability and performance management.
Confidence working with complex financial models and the ability to interpret and challenge financial and commercial performance.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex financial information clearly to non-financial stakeholders.
Proactive and hands on approach with the ability to work independently and take ownership of outcomes.
Ability to travel between London branches and occasionally outside of London when required.
Professional finance qualification such as ACA, ACCA, or CIMA is desirable, as is experience within social housing or repairs and maintenance environments.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Family friendly policy to include enhanced maternity/paternity leave and much more.
Generous Pension Scheme
Sick Pay
Refer a friend scheme (total award £1000)
Share saver scheme
Eye test vouchers
Employee Assistance Programme (Access to Free counselling service)
Wellbeing service (Access to trained mental health & wellbeing advisors)
Mears Annual Family Fun Day for you and your family to places like Blair Drummond Safari Park, M&Ds Theme park, fully paid for including lunch
Mears Rewards - A performance recognition platform whereby you can be rewarded in high street vouchers
Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment
Excellent training and development opportunities and 25 days holiday entitlement along with bank holidays.

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial analysiscommercial managementfinancial modelingperformance managementbudgetingforecastingrisk assessmentcontract managementpricing strategyKPI analysis

Soft Skills

communicationproactive approachindependenceownershipcollaborationproblem-solvinganalytical thinkingstakeholder engagementleadershipstrategic decision making

Certifications

ACAACCACIMA