Head of Commercial Finance

Our client is seeking a Head of Commercial Finance to provide essential financial leadership and oversight for their finance division. This role offers the unique opportunity to shape the future of a major brand, working closely with senior leaders to manage performance cycles and develop comprehensive financial reporting. The successful candidate will be instrumental in providing clear understanding of business performance, risks, and opportunities. This is an exciting time to join as they are shaping their business for the future.

What you'll do:

As a senior leader you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the organisations commercial finance function. You will be responsible for managing the performance cycle, delivering crucial insights into business / market performance, risks, and opportunities. Your excellent communication skills will enable you to effectively convey these insights to senior colleagues and stakeholders. You will also lead a dedicated FP&A and business partnering function fostering strong relationships across all levels of the organisation.

• Oversee and manage a team of 5 people
• Manage the performance cycle, providing clear understanding of business performance, risks and opportunities.
• Responsible for all forecasting and budgeting processes across the organisation
• Respond to the needs of the business and provide key insights and scenario planning for senior colleagues.
• Support the executive stakeholders and CFO requests in relation to ad-hoc analysis and projects.
• Deliver financial insight that drives our financial plan, including peer benchmarking, trend analysis, and inputs to the planning process.
• Lead and develop a financial planning and analysis team.
• Deliver high level financial analytics / models and in turn key MI / commercial reports to the executive team
• Build and manage meaningful relationships at all levels.
• Communicate performance outcomes, providing the story behind the numbers.

What you bring:

The ideal candidate for this Head of Commercial Finance position brings a wealth of experience in financial leadership roles. Your strong organisational skills allow you to work accurately at pace amidst changing priorities. Your excellent written and verbal communication skills enable you to bring financial information to life through storytelling. You have proven ability in building strong working relationships and can work collaboratively to deliver through others. Your excellent analytical skills allow you to spot trends quickly and make sense of complex data.

• Strong organisational skills with a flexible approach.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to build strong working relationships.
• Excellent analytical skills with ability to spot trends quickly.
• Experience in leading teams and developing talent.

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