Head of Commercial Finance

Here at innocent, we're on a mission to make it easier for everyone to get more fruit and veg into their bodies. We started back in 1999 and since then we've gone from selling a few smoothies at a music festival to becoming one of Europe's biggest drinks companies with around 1,000 people (and the B Corp seal of approval).

It's nice to be able to say things like that but we're not patting ourselves on the back just yet. We want to show everyone that it's possible to be a successful business while looking after people and the planet too, so we're trying to get better in pretty much every way. And that's where this job comes in.

what you'll be doing

We're on the hunt for our next Head of Commercial Finance-someone ready to roll up their sleeves and help shape the future of our business. This isn't just about crunching numbers. It's about partnering with our GTM (Go-To-Market) Director and country leads to drive performance, make smart choices, and keep us growing in the right way.

You'll lead and develop our European commercial finance business partners, each aligned to their market's P&L (UK&I, France, DACH, Nordics, Benelux). Your job? Make sure they've got the tools, insights and support to steer their markets-while keeping things tight on controls and best practice.

You'll also be the GTM Director's right hand on the big stuff-consolidating regional performance, surfacing risks and opportunities, and helping shape strategy across RGM, channels, and new market growth.

What you'll be doing

• Lead our European commercial finance business partners - keeping them engaged, motivated, and delivering real commercial value.
• Own the numbers and make the right trade-offs to hit our targets, with a strong focus on Operating Profit (OP).
• Partner with regional teams to drive profitable growth and improve the quality of the P&L.
• Be a key voice in shaping financial direction across RGM, channel acceleration, and category strategy.
• Lead our forecasting, planning and month-end routines - helping our GTM teams understand choices and trade-offs through the lens of the triple win (customers, consumers, and innocent).
• Turn complex financial data into compelling, actionable narratives that resonate with commercial teams and senior leaders.
• Champion a culture of curiosity and continuous improvement - encouraging challenge, learning and innovation across the team.
• Being an advocate and demonstrating leadership on ensuring we have the right internal controls environment.

you'll have

• Strong leadership in commercial finance, and previous experience of developing and building high-performing teams.
• Strong people skills - you know how to coach, develop and get the best from your team.
• A genuine passion for innocent and what we stand for.
• Strong influencing skills - you get what motivates different stakeholders and know how to engage them.
• A balance of data-driven thinking and commercial intuition.
• The ability to be an effective and value-adding member of our Finance and wider business leadership groups.
• A curious, solutions-led mindset-always looking for a better way of doing things.

you'll get

• The chance to lead a Commercial Finance team of c. 20 and help shape the broader Finance team of c.90.
• Influence over the direction of the business across one-year and multi-year horizons.
• Be at the heard of reshaping our P&L - freeing up investment for brand and deliver our ambitions for the future.
• Exposure to our shareholder (The Coca-Cola Company) and opportunities to broaden your network beyond innocent.

We want innocent to be a great place to work , so we do lots of stuff to make people feel at home and try to make sure everyone's career is shaping up the way they want it to. There are plenty of opportunities to have a go at something new or take things further.

In exchange for helping us do business in the right way, you'll get a solidrewards package that includes a salary (phew), private healthcare, a target-based bonus, and a bunch of other nice things like a day off on your birthday. And yes, you get free smoothies.

We also know that not all our drinkers come from the same background, or think the same - so why should we? At innocent, we want to be a great place to work where a diverse bunch of people from all backgrounds can turn up and thrive. When we hire, we want all the juice, bits, and pulp that make you who you are.

Even if you don't think you can tick all the boxes, if the job sounds right for you, come and throw your hat in the ring.

Probably best to get your skates on though, as applications close 20th June at 12pm.