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Head of Commercial Finance
West Midlands
Full-Time | Permanent
Competitive Salary + Benefits
Are you a commercially astute finance leader looking for your next challenge? We're on the hunt for a Head of Commercial Finance to join a high-performing team and help shape the financial strategy of the business.
In this pivotal role, you'll partner with the Category Director and wider category team, providing expert financial insight and decision support to drive both strategic and tactical growth. You'll be at the heart of delivering net margin targets while ensuring robust financial controls and streamlined processes.
What You'll Be Doing:
*Acting as a trusted business partner to the Category Director, challenging and shaping financial performance and strategy.
*Leading and developing a team of Category Finance Business Partners and the External Contract Support (ECS) team.
*Driving standardisation and efficiency across financial reporting and decision support processes.
*Modelling and forecasting supplier rebate opportunities and risks, and advising on supplier deal scenarios.
*Delivering margin analysis to uncover insights and opportunities.
*Providing independent risk assessments on system price realignments and capital investment decisions.
*Supporting category reviews with internal and external financial insights
*Leading the development of rebate budgets and financial targets for brands.
*Managing short-term projects and providing ad-hoc financial analysis to support key decisions.
What You'll Bring:
*Graduate with a CIMA qualification (or equivalent) and minimum 3 years PQE.
*Proven experience in a commercial finance leadership role.
*Skilled in Microsoft Excel and experienced with BI/MI tools.
*Strong people management capabilities with a collaborative leadership style.
*Excellent communicator, confident influencer, and credible stakeholder manager.
*Naturally analytical and highly numerate, with a passion for driving insight-led decisions.
*Able to juggle multiple priorities under pressure, with a solutions-focused mindset.
*Driven to exceed expectations and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
Why Join?
You'll be joining a dynamic, forward-thinking business where finance plays a critical strategic role. You'll have the opportunity to lead, influence, and make a tangible impact, while also supporting the growth and development of a talented team.
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