We’re not just your average health company; we’re aiming to revolutionise access to healthcare in the UK by offering innovative health and wellbeing solutions that are affordable, accessible, and effective. From preventive care to comprehensive medical support, we aim to empower individuals to take charge of their health, inspiring them to make the most of their wellbeing. Added to that we’re the first health insurer in the UK to be awarded B-Corp status in recognition of our significant achievements in sustainability, in addition to our ambitious environmental and social responsibility goals. As Commercial Finance Manager (CFM), you’ll work closely with the Centre of Excellence Directors (CoE), the Senior Leadership Team, line of business (LOB) Commercial Finance Managers and other business stakeholders. Acting as the Finance SME for functional departments, with a focus on costs, the CFM will provide financial oversight, astute commercial analysis and make recommendations to drive the delivery of the overall CoE/LoB strategies (for Simplyhealth and Denplan). Reporting to the Head of Commercial Finance, the Commercial Finance Manager will support our CoE Directors and Executive Committee to make great decisions and meet their strategic deliverables, all aligned to Simplyhealth’s core purpose; to improve access to healthcare, for the many, for the long term. Key responsibilities Act as the cost focussed finance lead for the CoE or ExCo cost area, forming part of the leadership team for the area, feeding back financial performance, and advising on all financial matters Perform astute commercial and financial analysis, and make recommendations, to support strong commercial decision making and creating good outcomes for customers Work with the CoE Leadership Teams and LoB CFMs to provide inputs into business cases for delivery of pricing and proposition decisions Drive the CoE leadership teams and cost owners to develop forecasts and budgets in line with the reporting cadence to ExCo and the Board, championing accountability for overall cost decision making in line with Freedom in a Frame. Provide proactive oversight and challenge to cost owners to drive cost effective decision making Build collaborative and trusted partnering relationships with senior leadership and wider business stakeholders Support the evolution of the regular financial reporting process including insightful analysis around key drivers of CoE performance Own the cost allocation drivers across accountable cost areas to ensure CoE performance represents a meaningful measure of P&L performance Deliver insightful, consistent, and trusted reporting to support the forecasting and budgeting processes, through utilisation of appropriate systems and reporting tools About You You’ll have significant experience of providing lead finance support to a business function, including formulating performance targets and budgets in accordance with the business strategy. You’ll be commercially astute with the ability to develop models and pricing strategies to drive business growth and improve profitability. In addition, to be considered you must have: Demonstrable experience in optimising financial performance; whilst ensuring compliance with all regulatory, statutory and Group requirements. Finance business partnering skills including presentation, negotiation, and demystifying financial information for non-finance stakeholders. Proven skills in provision of financial reporting Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA) Comprehensive knowledge of accounting practice and finance systems Sufficient gravitas and experience to build relationships with senior managers across the business with the well-honed influencing skills What’s in it for you As well as a competitive salary, our benefits package includes: Group bonus scheme Generous pension with a 6% pension gift from us 28 days holiday (plus bank holidays) - with the option to buy and sell a further 5 days Flexible benefits pot ( which you can choose to use against some great benefits such as critical illness, private medical insurance, shopping vouchers and more) Your own health plan Access to a wellbeing hub Shopping discounts Recognition awards Give as you earn 3 volunteering days We have a head office in Hampshire, but depending on your role, you’ll be able to enjoy our ‘smart working’ approach This means you can flex when and where you spend your time. For many of us this means day to day work can be handled remotely, but there will also be times when we need to come together in the office to collaborate, attend training sessions, induction, briefings and more. Your Recruitment Journey We’re focused on providing an application, assessment and onboarding journey that is fair, consistent, diverse and inclusive for all, allowing us to hire top talent based on the skills and behaviours pivotal to your and our success. Your process Screening call with Talent Acquisition Team Virtual Interview with the hiring manager and team Aptitude assessment Presentation/case study with the hiring manager and team Offer Should you require any additional support with your application, or need us to make any adjustments for you, please contact our Talent Team; [email protected] .” Please note: Working for a purpose driven company like ours is a fantastic opportunity so we often receive high volumes of applications for our roles. In these cases, we may close our job adverts early and aren’t able to consider applications after this time. LI-Remote