Commercial Finance Manager
£40,000 to £45,000 plus great benefits (Work Level 6A) 
Manchester City Centre, in this role you’ll work in a hybrid way splitting your time between home and coming into the office at least twice a week (find out more about our hybrid working policy at colleagues.coop.co.uk).

We’re looking for a Commercial Finance Manager to join our Co-op Media Network team who are focused on revolutionising the way media is valued in the convenience market. We’ll look to you to support the Co-op Media Network in all aspects of income, cost tracking and commercial opportunities to realise the annual income forecast. You’ll own our profit and loss (P&L) in year and support the 5 year financial plan. As Co-op Media Network continues to grow ahead of the market, this role provides an exciting opportunity to look for new ways for us to continuously improve and make a positive impact for our colleagues, customers, and member-owners.

What you’ll do

• Raise purchase orders in the spend management platform (COUPA) across sales & operations, propositions, and eCommerce teams
• Input, create and manage all finance spreadsheets and systems across sales & operations, propositions, and eCommerce teams 
• Maintain a continuous view of the Co-op Media Network P&L and analyse monthly financial reports for accuracy 
• Manage monthly financial budget and forecast, and highlight any risks making sure they are appropriately called out 
• Report monthly income and costs (P&L) and overall performance to the sales & operations lead, eCommerce lead, agencies, and finance teams
• Utilise your knowledge and skills to make sure we are regularly challenging and improving the way we measure and monitor data  
• Build strong relationships with agencies to identify and encourage commercial opportunities and cost savings 
• Own supplier key performance indicators and flag persistent issues in a quick and consistent way and support in delivering the resolution alongside the wider team 
• Support new events, propositions, and channels with financial modelling

This role would suit people who have

• Experience of managing a P&L (profit and loss)
• Budget management and forecasting experience 
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills, with the ability to create pivot tables, formulas etc. 
• Commercial experience working within marketing, trading, or merchandising 
• The ability to communicate, engage and influence colleagues at all levels of the business 

Why Co-op?

If you have the skills that we need, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services).

• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays 
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream app – giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn

At Co-op, we’re proud to do things a different way. As one of the world’s largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we’ve had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.

Building a diverse environment

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.
If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at jobs.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-wellbeing

Please note that we may close applications for this role early.

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes between 45-60 minutes. If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.