Head of Commercial Finance

  • Michael Page Finance
  • Apr 30, 2026
Full time Banking

Job Description

This is a senior leadership role responsible for driving financial performance, supporting strategic decision-making, and partnering with commercial teams to maximise revenue and profitability.

Client Details

Market leading, East Midlands based international Consumer Goods Group, long established and embarking upon an exciting new chapter following change of ownership

Description

We are seeking a commercially astute and forward-thinking Commercial Finance head to lead a high performing team of .Finance professionals. This is a senior leadership role responsible for driving financial performance, supporting strategic decision-making, and delivering actionable insights that shape the direction of the business.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop the commercial finance team, fostering a high-performance culture
  • Partner with senior stakeholders across sales, marketing, operations, and executive leadership
  • Provide strategic financial insight to support growth initiatives, pricing strategies, and investment decisions
  • Own budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes
  • Deliver clear, data-driven analysis on business performance, risks, and opportunities
  • Drive continuous improvement in financial processes, systems, and reporting
  • Support M&A activity, business cases, and scenario planning
  • Ensure strong financial governance and alignment with overall business objectives

Profile

You will be a Qualified, Commercial Finance leader, comfortable supporting a diverse stakeholder community, bringing astute and data driven big picture perspective to business performance, driving a culture of inquisitiveness, accountability and fun within your high performing team.

You will be a proven Business Partner in a fast paced, multi entity, values driven environment, solution driven and pragmatic in approach.

Job Offer

£95-£110k plus car, bonus, and unlimited career progression