Assistant Finance Manager- NEC - Full Time - Birmingham

Salary: 40000 - 40000 Shift hours: Full Time Assistant Finance Manager NEC, Birmingham| Full-Time / Permanent 40k+ excellent benefits including healthcare, wellbeing support, 23 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, life assurance, meals on duty, and more. This role offers the opportunity to become a trusted partner to the General Manager and Heads of Department across the entire warehouse operation. You'll take on a visible and influential position, building strong relationships with both client-side teams and internal stakeholders, while driving collaboration across the business.

Through effective partnering and commercial insight, you'll play a key role in enhancing service delivery, improving cost efficiency, and supporting the contract through an exciting mobilisation phase, helping to shape its future success from the outset. Weare Levy We are a visionary venue partner. We design and deliver bespoke guest experiences that prioritise people and the planet.

Trusted by some of the worlds most iconic stadiums, entertainment venues, and major events includingWimbledon,Twickenham,Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Edgbaston, theSECandExcelLondon we bring experiences to life with passion and precision. Our mission is tosucceedthe right way. From pioneering tech and seamless operations to show-stopping menus and exceptional service, we use insight and innovation to understand guests, improve the customer journey, reduce environmental impact, and support local communities.

We are a passionate, diverse team of venue specialists dedicated to making the planet better for future generations. Assistant Finance Manager The role PURPOSE: Commercial Support Effective business partnering with the onsite operations team, ensuring strong commercial and operational decision making, managing financial risks and opportunities. The aim will be to support ops in delivering budgeted sales, PBIT and margin as well as delivering agreed returns for clients.

Delivering pro-active financial analysis with summarised findings and recommendations to support decision making. This will involve making full use of the latest dashboards from E15 Insights covering sales, costs and managing relevant KPIs. Take ownership for the financial controls and processes for the operation which in includes weekly flash process, budget process, review of commercial initiatives, support of capex appraisals and emphasis on optimising working capital PERFORMANCE Deliver analysis of key business reporting such as dashboards, month end reports, business reviews, client reports, budgets, flash forecasts, client requests and other ad-hoc analysis to be discussed at monthly/weekly reviews.

Populating monthly balance sheet document for review, escalating key risks and opportunities. Be responsible along with the Venue GM for the overseeing of the budgeting and forecasting process for the venue. Ensuring there is joined up and signed off process with the operational team Take ownership for the financial controls and processes for the operation which in includes weekly flash process, budget process, review of commercial initiatives, support of capex appraisals and emphasis on optimising working capital Assist in training of finance/operational teams in the use of business reporting and KPIs to understand and improve their financial performance Monitoring initiative delivery plans, challenging operational teams and where there is a risk to achievement, highlighting to senior stakeholders.

Key metrics include GP%, Labour to Sales ratio and unit margin %. we have developed dashboards with E15 insights to help standardise and simplify reporting. You must use these and champion them within the business one of the key areas currently is labour % as we roll out new tech to make our venues more efficient. pricing is also vital with inflation still an ongoing risk, we need to monitor our pricing to consumers (and SPH), hospitality charges and C&E Whatwerelookingfor Experience of partnering non-finance professionals to support the delivery of financial information Qualified Accountant or finalist (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) and a minimum of two years within a financial role. Experience of management accounting inclusive of accounting adjustments, producing reports/analysis to support commercial decision making Analytical and with a high level of attention to detail Proficient in Excel Macros & VBA Experience of SAP and E15 / Power BI as analysis and reporting tools Strong commercial acumen Accountability & resilience There are a lot of competing requirements need to be able to balance time and achieve tight deadlines Commercially astute and quick to work through the many deadlines required back-to-back through the year Attention to detail - ensuring the results and analysis presented is accurate and meaningful Ability to adapt to changing environments & circumstances Leadership Behaviours Able to build relationships with stakeholders (in Compass and with clients, Ops and Finance) in the right way - to be able to engage, interact and challenge in a way that gets the right outcome for the business An effective communicator with the ability to communicate oral and written information concisely and logically at all levels to both finance and non-finance people Challenges constructively Works collaboratively and ethically Presenting detailed information in a succinct and clear way often to non-finance people Know the detail Be data numerate and comfortable working with data to make data driven decisions we have moved to data warehouses and dashboards as the way to drive the business.

The individual must be comfortable with this. Understand the core drivers/issues and present in a way that is succinct and appropriate for the audience Assess opportunities Whatyoullget inreturn Competitive salaryand full company benefits 23 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, your birthday off, and a holiday purchase scheme Healthcare & wellbeing: Aviva Digicare , Medicash(dental, optical, therapy treatments) Mental health support: 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme Family benefits:Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.2 days additional leave after returning from maternity leave, day off for your babys first birthday, enhanced family leave Perks & discounts: Shopping, entertainment, and travel discounts, 20% off Nuffield Health and 10% off PureGym memberships Financial wellbeing: Pension scheme, Life Assurance, preferred rates on salary finance products Development opportunities: Professional subscriptions, on going training and structured career pathways Meals on duty included Why Join Us? Levy UK & Ireland is part of Compass Group, the worlds largest catering company, and a vibrant leader in hospitality.

We believe in celebrating individuality and building inclusive teams where everyone feels they belong. Our diverse team fuels creativity, innovation, and excellence. We are proud to be an equalopportunitiesemployer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds to join us in creating a supportive, empowering workplace where everyone can thrive.

Together, we create unforgettable experiences and shape the future of hospitality. Reference: compass/TP/2994342/222240 Location: Birmingham