Commercial Finance Director

About Our Client

Large, complex matrix organisation operating in a fast moving business sector on a UK & International basis and undergoing a major change and transformation. Excellent opportunity for career progression and personal growth within a large International organisation.

Job Description

A high profile opportunity for an experienced senior finance leader to shape financial strategy across a business critical division with an annual budget in excess of £300m. This role partners closely with C Suite executives, influencing major transformation programmes while driving commercial performance, financial governance, and long term strategic planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead financial strategy, planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting across the Division.
• Act as a strategic business partner to senior leaders, providing insight, challenge and commercially focused decision support.
• Oversee financial controls, governance, investment appraisal, ROI decisions and major project finance support.
• Lead, coach and develop a high performing commercial finance team with strong analytical and business partnering capability. Team size currently circa 20 with 4 Direct Line reports.
• Drive transformation across the broader finance community sponsoring continuous improvement in capability, process, reporting and systems.
• Ensure compliance with group policies, audit standards, regulatory requirements and transfer pricing rules.
• Manage cross functional relationships and hold business areas accountable for achieving financial and strategic targets.

The Successful Applicant

• Qualified accountant ACA/ACCA/CIMA with a Commercial Finance and Business Partnering background.
• Proven track record operating at senior director level within very large and complex matrix environments.
• Strong experience partnering with business critical business support functions at Director & C suite level.
• Background in leading finance transformation, technology change, digital innovation and operating model redesign.
• Exceptional communication, influencing, stake-holder management and relationship building skills.
• The ability to operate at pace; inspiring, motivating and challenging at all levels in the business.
• Commercially minded, strategic thinker with excellent analytical capability.
• An inspirational leader with the ability to motivate and develop a team through a period of rapid growth and transformation.

What's on Offer

This is a rare opportunity to take a pivotal senior finance leadership role at the heart of a large scale organisation undergoing major technology and digital transformation. You will influence strategic direction, drive enterprise value, shape future facing capabilities, and play a critical role in the organisation's next phase of development.