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Commercial Finance Manager

Posted 27 August 2025
Salary Competitive Salary (DOE)
LocationLondon
Job type Permanent
Discipline Energy FinanceCorporate and Professional​
ReferenceIK-4281304175

Job description

​We’re working with a rapidly growing, founder-led clean energy company to help them hire their first Commercial Finance Manager.

If you're a qualified accountant looking to take the lead in a high-growth environment, this is a chance to make a real impact and shape the future of the business.

About the Company

Our client is on a mission to make solar energy simple and accessible for homes and businesses across the UK. By combining smart technology with operational excellence, they’re delivering clean energy at scale. Backed by long-term investors and growing fast, they’re now building out their core team to support the next phase of growth.

The Role

As the company’s first Commercial Finance Manager, you will:

  • Own day-to-day finance operations, including bookkeeping, reporting, and internal controls

  • Lead budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow planning

  • Build and standardise finance processes across the business

  • Provide financial insights to support performance tracking and commercial decisions

  • Establish the foundation of a finance function that can scale with the business

This is a hands-on role with high ownership, ideal for someone who enjoys building from the ground up in a fast-moving environment.

What You’ll Need

Essential

  • Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)

  • 2–4 years’ experience in a finance role

  • Strong financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting skills

  • Analytical, detail-oriented, and commercially aware

Nice to Have

  • Experience in a start-up or high-growth company

  • Exposure to consolidations or structured finance

  • Familiarity with solar, construction, or field-based businesses

What’s on Offer
  • Meaningful equity package with real upside

  • High autonomy and the opportunity to have a direct impact from day one

  • Join a mission-driven business in a critical and fast-evolving industry

  • Work closely with a driven, founder-led team

  • Be part of building something that matters, from the ground up