Finance and Commercial Manager

Location: Milton Keynes, with the possibility of expansion towards Rotherham.
Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time, Hybrid role with 3-4 days based in organisational branches and 1-2 days working from home
Salary: £70,000, plus £4,500 Car Allowance, mileage paid whilst travelling branches and great company benefits

This is a critical business-partnering role with full responsibility for providing robust commercial and financial support to operational branch leadership. You will ensure senior stakeholders clearly understand the commercial model, take ownership of financial performance, and actively manage contract profitability.

Working closely with operational leaders, you will translate financial data into actionable insight, challenge performance, and support the delivery of contract requirements and Group financial targets.

About the Role:

This is a high-impact role working directly with senior operational and commercial leaders. You will play a key role in driving financial discipline, improving commercial outcomes, and supporting strategic decision-making.

You will be expected to demonstrate strong technical financial knowledge, commercial acumen, and the ability to influence non-financial stakeholders through clear, evidence-based insight.

Key Responsibilities:

Act as a trusted commercial and financial business partner to branch leadership, developing a deep 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, 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.

Key Criteria: 

Experienced Finance and Commercial Manager with a proven track record of supporting operational teams in a contract-based environment.
Confident working with complex financial models and can evidence your ability to interpret and challenge financial and commercial performance.
Excellent communicator, able to explain complex financial information in a clear, concise, and commercially focused way.
Proactive, hands-on approach, are comfortable working independently, and take ownership of outcomes.
Experience in Social Housing and Housing Maintenance

Mears Group is a market-leading housing and care company that provides bespoke services to our clients. We provide and manage 11,000 homes for local and central Government and are also responsible for keeping 750,000 of all social housing in the UK in good repair. Mears has 6,500 employees and a footprint across the country.