Commercial Finance Director

JSS; København; Hybrid; DKK 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

JSS is partnering with a Private Equity-backed client to build a new Commercial Finance capability. As Commercial Finance Director, you will be the senior financial partner to the leadership team, translating data into clear insights, shaping investment, pricing and resource decisions, and driving growth through analytics and commercial rigour.

This hybrid role requires influencing senior stakeholders, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on analysis, and building robust business cases.

Qualifications

• Experience in Commercial Finance, Strategy, Consulting, Sales Operations or a similar commercial/analytical environment.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and shape business decisions.
• Strong commercial acumen with a focus on growth drivers.
• Experience with technology, SaaS, or data-led business models is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Turn financial and operational data into clear insights that drive action.
• Identify drivers of performance and challenge assumptions to improve outcomes.
• Build robust business cases and guide investment, pricing and resource decisions.
• Partner with senior leaders and communicate complex issues clearly.

Skills

Commercial Finance

Strategy

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Communication

Job description

We are partnering exclusively with our Private Equity client as they build out their new Commercial Finance capability to support the next phase of growth. This is highly commercial leadership role, embedded within the business and partnering directly with senior operational and commercial stakeholders - rather than sitting within a traditional reporting function, you'll operate at the heart of decision-making, helping leadership teams navigate growth, complexity and change while shaping how commercial performance is understood and managed across the organisation.

As Commercial Finance Director, you will act as the senior commercial sparring partner to your leadership team, turning financial and operational data into clear insights that drive action. You'll identify the key drivers behind performance, challenge assumptions, evaluate strategic opportunities and ensure investment, pricing and resource decisions are grounded in sound commercial thinking. Working closely with business leaders, you'll build robust business cases, highlight risks and opportunities before they emerge in reported results, and create greater accountability around performance. Success in the role will come from your ability to influence senior stakeholders, balance commercial judgement with analytical rigour, and provide the constructive challenge needed to improve outcomes.

About You

• Experience in Commercial Finance, Strategy, Consulting, Sales Operations or a similarly commercial and analytical environment ideally within the Technology/SaaS industry.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and shape business decisions.
• Strong commercial acumen with a genuine interest in understanding business performance and growth drivers.
• Comfortable moving between strategic thinking and hands‑on analysis.
• Experience partnering with senior operational or commercial leaders.
• Confidence to challenge assumptions, push back where necessary and provide an independent viewpoint.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present complex issues clearly and concisely.
• Experience in technology, software, recurring revenue, subscription or other data‑led business models would be advantageous.
• Finance or accounting qualifications are welcomed but not essential.
• A naturally curious, proactive and commercially minded approach.
• Experience operating within a Private Equity backed environment would be beneficial

This role will operate as a hybrid engagement with circa 2-3 days onsite in the Copenhagen office - representing an excellent opportunity to network and build relationships with key stakeholders with the organisation. There may be occasional travel required within Europe, but this will be limited and only to meet business needs - expect to be largely based in Copenhagen.