Director of Commercial Finance

We have partnered with a market leading multi-service retail business, to appoint their new Director of Commercial Finance to support their continued growth & transformation.

Reporting into the CFO, this is a critical position responsible for driving pace, commerciality and financial performance. You will take ownership of commercial finance, leading financial planning & performance and supporting with a successful integration of people, systems and processes; driving impactful change across the business.

• Strategic & Commercial Leadership: working with senior leadership and finance team acting as a strategic partner to improve performance in business areas and support long-term strategic commercial initiatives.
• Financial Planning & Analysis: leading all aspects of financial planning, performance reporting, retail analysis and developing scenario modelling.
• Commercial Performance & Strategy: identifying future opportunities, delivering financial analysis across the P&L, working capital cycle, and providing commercial data driven insights to improve financial outcomes.
• Leadership & Team Development: integrate & build a leading finance team, driving a first-class performance culture, and improving team engagement & outcomes.
• Business Partnering: owning business partnering approach instituting a high-performance culture to work well with the wider business. Bring the vision and total business understanding to develop partnerships across the business to elevate commercial performance.
• Technology & Integration: supporting the agenda on integrating and harmonising systems, processes, and tech - working in collaboration with the technology team to implement improvements in data analystics, ERP, use of AI tools etc. to unlock additional commercial capabilities.

• Operating in fast-paced multi-site commercial businesses
• Hands-on modelling and analysis capability
• Demonstratable track record of FP&A
• Leadership within commercial finance

This opportunity is ideal for someone who is ambitious, thrives in a dynamic environment and is used to leading commercial finnance through change & transformation. The appointed candidate will have a track record of working in a fast paced retail and multi-site environment, and can be a positive contributor to the senior leadership team and commercial finance function to support the company's exciting growth journey.