Finance Director – Marketing, Portfolio & Technology

We are seeking an exceptional Finance Director - Technology Portfolio & Marketing to provide strategic financial leadership across our Technology Portfolio and Marketing functions. Reporting as a key member of the Finance Leadership Team this high-impact role will partner with senior business leaders to shape long-term growth innovation and value creation across the organisation. The successful candidate will drive financial strategy investment governance and commercial decision-making ensuring that portfolio choices innovation investments pricing strategies and marketing effectiveness are aligned to business objectives and deliver sustainable financial outcomes.

Leading a high-performing finance partnering team you will provide insightful challenge robust analysis and strategic guidance to influence critical decisions optimise investment returns and strengthen organisational performance. This is an outstanding opportunity for a commercially minded finance leader who thrives in a dynamic global environment and is passionate about enabling growth through financial excellence.

Job responsibilities:

Strategic Finance Leadership

• Partner with senior leaders across Technology Portfolio and Marketing to shape strategy growth priorities and innovation agenda.
• Provide financial insight and challenge on key decisions particularly around market investment portfolio choices strategic pricing and innovation strategy.
• Ensure strong alignment between commercial strategy and financial outcomes.

Technology & Portfolio

• Own the consolidated view of portfolio performance including product profitability vitality and product lifecycle value.
• Prepare financial analysis / business cases to support investment choices into new product developments
• Ensure clear linkage between vitality metrics and long-term growth innovation effectiveness and strategic objectives.

Leadership of Marketing Finance

• Provide financial leadership in shaping and supporting the divisional pricing strategy partnering with regional commercial teams to drive price optimisation margin expansion and value realisation.
• Oversee financial strategy and effectiveness of marketing investments including ROI channel effectiveness and spend optimisation.
• Guide how marketing spend translates into growth pipeline and customer impact (not execution tracking).

Investment Governance & Capital Allocation

• Establish frameworks for evaluating and approving capex NPD EPD and innovation investments.
• Set financial criteria return expectations and governance standards.
• Ensure consistency and rigour in business case development delivered.
• Oversee financial governance of the stage-gate process for new product innovation ensuring robust business case development scenario modelling and value tracking.

Leadership of Finance Partnering Model

• Lead and direct the Finance Business Partnering structure.
• Ensure the team delivers strong forecasting analysis and insights without owning detailed execution.
• Build a high-performing finance capability focused on influence and decision impact.

Financial Policy Governance & Standards

• Establish financial policies performance metrics and governance frameworks across Marketing Portfolio and Technology.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise-wide controls and delegation of authority.
• Drive transparency consistency and accountability.

Cost & Value Optimisation

• Set direction on cost discipline across marketing spend portfolio investments and technology costs.
• Ensure clear linkage between spend and measurable outcomes (growth profitability innovation returns).
• Leadership & Organisational Impact
• Lead through multiple levels developing finance leaders and strengthening overall capability.
• Contribute as a key member of the Finance Leadership Team.
• Drive a culture of performance accountability and continuous improvement

Qualifications :

• Educated to university degree standard and holds a recognized accounting qualification Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent).
• Extensive experience in senior finance leadership roles within global organisations.
• Strong background in commercial finance FP&A leadership and strategic business partnering.
• Deep expertise in marketing ROI portfolio management and investment appraisal.
• Proven ability to influence executive stakeholders and shape strategic outcomes.

Additional Information :

With colleagues stretching across the globe we are proud of our diversity. To foster inclusivity we run employee resource groups (ERGs) to provide a safe space for employees to connect and support each other. Our cross-business ERGs include Veterans Pride Network Black Employee Network Network and Neurodiversity.

Across our company we recognize excellence culminating in the Smiths Excellence Awards our annual celebration of the most extraordinary activities people and projects that best showcase our strengths and help drive our business forward. We announce these on our annual Smiths Day a global celebration of Smiths around our network.

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