Ref - CIMA Senior Finance Business Partner / Head of Commercial Finance – Ref 10955

Senior Finance Business Partner / Head of Commercial Finance

Are you recruiting for a Senior Finance Business Partner or Head of Commercial Finance? CIMA-qualified Senior Commercial Finance Business Partner with 19 years’ experience across FMCG, manufacturing and agriculture, including high-growth, acquisition-led and evolving organisations. Trusted partner to Managing Directors and senior commercial leaders, translating complex trading data into clear insight, robust forecasts and constructive challenge that improves growth, margin and EBITDA performance. Strong track record in pricing, customer and product profitability, trade spend, forecasting, scenario modelling and business cases. Experienced in supporting external customers and key retail accounts, identifying commercial risks and opportunities, and building consistent reporting across sales, operations and finance. People-focused finance leader with experience developing teams, simplifying processes, integrating planning and reporting systems, and supporting acquisition due diligence and post-deal transformation.
  • Partner divisional Managing Directors and leadership teams, providing clear financial insight and constructive challenge on trading performance, strategic priorities and investment decisions
  • Lead budgeting, quarterly forecasting and five-year planning, using scenario modelling to identify risks, opportunities and actions across global operations
  • Analyse pricing, trade spend, customer profitability and commercial initiatives to support growth and margin improvement
  • Lead the financial appraisal of global NPD and investment business cases, testing assumptions and long-term value creation
  • Combine financial, commercial and market analysis to identify performance improvement opportunities and support evidence-based decisions
  • Build strong relationships across finance, commercial and operational teams, influencing senior stakeholders through concise reporting and robust challenge
  • Improve the clarity and consistency of performance reporting, turning complex data into actionable insight for senior decision-makers
  • Coach and support junior finance analysts, strengthening commercial awareness and analytical capability

 

Key Skills

  • Senior Commercial Business Partnering
  • FP&A, Budgeting & Forecasting
  • Trading, Customer & Product Profitability
  • Pricing, Trade Spend & Margin Optimisation
  • Financial Modelling & Scenario Analysis
  • External Partners & Retail Account Support
  • Executive Challenge & Influence
  • Team Leadership & Development
  • Planning, Reporting & Systems Integration
  • Advanced Excel, SAP, QlikView & IBM TM1
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