Commercial Finance Manager

Talentedge; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Talentedge is seeking a Commercial Finance Manager for a high-growth consumer brand in London. The role leads FP&A activities and commercial finance, reporting to the Finance Director, with ownership of budgeting, forecasting, and profitability insights.

The position offers a 6-month FTC with potential to perm and a hybrid setup (one day in the office per week). Key duties include analysing pricing, customer profitability, and channel economics, while partnering with commercial teams on pricing

Qualifications

• CIMA qualification preferred, ACA/ACCA considered.
• Proven FP&A or commercial finance experience.
• Experience budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Pricing, promotions, or margin analysis experience.

Responsibilities

• Own annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting.
• Lead P&L reporting, variance analysis, and scenario planning.
• Analyze pricing, promotions, customer profitability, and marketing ROI.
• Maintain profitability view by channel and market.
• Collaborate with commercial teams on pricing, negotiations, and investments.
• Improve financial models, reporting processes and automation including AI tools.
• Help shape FP&A and commercial finance capability as the business grows.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

P&L reporting

Variance analysis

Scenario planning

Pricing analysis

Customer profitability

Margin optimisation

Excel modelling

Google Sheets modelling

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder influence

Education

CIMA qualified

ACA/ACCA qualified

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

Job description

Commercial Finance Manager - Consumer SME

Up to £75,000 DOE

6-Month FTC – Temp to Perm

London – hybrid, just one day per week in the office

I'm partnering with an exciting, high-growth consumer brand to recruit a Commercial Finance Manager who will play a pivotal role in driving profitable growth and shaping the business's commercial strategy.

This is a newly created role and the business's first dedicated FP&A and commercial finance hire. Reporting directly to the Finance Director, you'll have real ownership, visibility with senior leadership and the opportunity to build the foundations of a best-in-class commercial finance function as the business continues to scale.

The Opportunity

You'll work closely with sales, marketing, and operations, turning complex financial and commercial data into actionable insights that influence business strategy and investment decisions.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Owning the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes.
• Leading P&L reporting, variance analysis, and scenario planning to support strategic decision-making.
• Analysing pricing, promotional effectiveness, customer profitability, and marketing ROI.
• Build and maintain a clear view of profitability by channel (retail, Amazon, DTC, B2B) and by market,
• accounting for different cost structures and go-to-market layers, including US distributor economics. Identifying opportunities to improve margins, optimise product ranges and strengthen unit economics.
• Partnering with commercial teams on pricing strategies, retailer negotiations, and investment decisions.
• Driving cost efficiencies and improving financial models, reporting processes and automation, including the use of AI tools.
• Helping shape and develop the wider FP&A and commercial finance capability as the business grows.

What We're Looking For

• CIMA qualified preferred, although ACA/ACCA-qualified candidates with strong commercial finance or FP&A experience are encouraged to apply.
• Proven experience across FP&A, commercial finance or finance business partnering.
• Demonstrable ownership of budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Experience in pricing, promotional analysis, customer profitability or margin optimisation.
• Strong Excel/Google Sheets modelling skills and excellent analytical capabilities.
• Experience within consumer goods, retail or e-commerce would be highly advantageous.
• A proactive, commercially minded individual who enjoys challenging assumptions, influencing stakeholders and operating with autonomy.