Head of Commercial Finance

SF Executive is partnered with a private equity backed, manufacturing business that is seeking a Head of Commercial Finance (HCF). You will report to Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) and have a dotted line to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

The HCF must thrive in an ultra-fast-paced, dynamic environment, demonstrating agility, resilience, and the ability to robustly challenge and influence senior stakeholders. The role demands superior analytical capabilities, a relentless focus on profitable growth and cash generation, and the ability to lead a lean, high-performing team

The HCF will be responsible for the following.

- Accountable for the commercial financial strategy for the business and supporting the CCO in financial value creation
- Oversee weekly and monthly operations financial reporting processes, ensuring accuracy and timeliness and which are action-oriented
- Design, implement and continuously improve reporting system throughout the business to ensure that stakeholders get the right data and insights in a timely and actionable manner
- Responsible for the commercial budget and forecasting process, including sales, trade promotions, gross margins and marketing spend
- Working with the Group Financial Control, ensure ongoing monitoring of key controls in the areas of commercial finance to provide reasonable assurance to the board that the system of internal controls is fit for purpose
- Ensure appropriate business partnering capability to ensure in equal measures, both support and constructively challenge to the commercial organisation
- Support the customer negotiations that the commercial function undertakes, by providing a data-driven approach and scenario analysis
- Perform ROI and payback analysis to ensure constant value creation
- Ensure full understanding of margin drivers and to highlight/advise stakeholders on margin variances and how to capitalise/correct on margin trends.
- Working with the Head of Shared Service in terms of driving working capital improvements in the area of debtor management
- Ensure robust processes in the way that commercial finance functions. Advising the commercial function in terms of wider process improvements

The successful HCR will be a qualified (ACA/ACCA/ACMA) and experienced finance lead. You will have worked within a manufacturing environment and you will have ideally been exposed to the pace of private equity backed business.

This role is being offered on a hybrid basis. The expectation is to work 4 days from site with a flexible day from home.