The role of Senior Finance Manager will offer significant exposure to the operational functions across contract catering covering our client's UK business. This is an opportunity to influence at all levels of the business. The prime objective of the role is to provide commercial analysis and insight, financial reporting, and forecasting, and to influence and challenge business decisions in order to maximise business profit. Accountability: Business partnering with the Sales team and the Operations team Provide decision support to initiatives and projects supporting delivery of targets through insightful analysis and idea generation Support colleagues across the business in developing financial awareness Providing interpretation and challenge to current & future trading plans Ownership of the sales team reporting mechanism tracking sales pipeline, contract retention and building strategic insights for sales team to deliver on pipeline Supporting the sales team in new business case evaluations, ensuring all proposals are commercially evaluated and vigorously challenged, including post investment reviews Delivery of key business reporting to the Head of Commercial Finance, with exposure to Board level presentations. Prepare the financial planning and budgeting process within timescales Skills & Experience: Contract catering experie...