Commercial Finance Director - Group Level - #2157732

Commercial Finance Director
London | Hybrid | Flexible

Commercial Finance Director for a global market-leading business operating at the intersection of technology, media, live events and entertainment.

This is a newly created role with significant visibility and influence, partnering directly with divisional leadership and group finance to drive performance, support strategic decision-making and build a best-in-class commercial finance capability.

This role will act as the trusted commercial finance partner to a major global division, providing insight, challenge and strategic support across performance management, forecasting, pricing, investment decisions and growth initiatives.

Key responsibilities include:

* Owning the consolidated commercial view of divisional performance globally
* Leading budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning activities
* Developing financial models, business cases and investment appraisals
* Supporting major commercial bids and pricing decisions
* Building KPI frameworks and performance reporting
* Driving insight around profitability, utilisation and operational performance
* Partnering with senior leadership to support strategic decision-making
* Acting as the key interface between divisional and group finance teams
* Supporting transformation, data and reporting improvement initiatives

The business operates internationally across multiple regions and is investing heavily in:

* Data and reporting transformation
* Enhanced commercial insight
* Forecasting and planning capability
* Pricing optimisation
* Operational efficiency and value creation programmes

This is a highly visible role where success will depend on your ability to influence senior stakeholders, navigate complexity and turn data into meaningful commercial decisions.

We're interested in speaking with experienced commercial finance professionals who can demonstrate:

* Commercial finance support within medium to large, complex organisations
* FP&A, budgeting and forecasting expertise
* Financial modelling, investment appraisal and business case development
* Experience partnering with high senior operational and commercial stakeholders
* The ability to challenge, influence and drive and influence change
* Delivering improvement and change initiatives

Backgrounds of interest include:

This is a rare opportunity to join a high-profile international business in a role with significant exposure to senior leadership and genuine long-term progression potential.