Commerical Financial Controller

Kiwa UK; Dunstable; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Company Bonus Scheme

Enhanced Pension Contributions

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work Scheme

Eye Care Vouchers

Welcome Pack

Generous Annual Leave

Job summary

Kiwa UK is seeking a Commercial Financial Controller to drive sustainable, profitable growth in our NQA business. You will partner with senior leaders, shape strategic decisions and champion a data-driven approach to financial decision-making from our Dunstable base with travel to other sites.

You will oversee forecasting, budgeting, cost and margin analysis, and ROI assessments while building financial capability across stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Recognised professional accounting qualification (ACA, CIMA, ACCA).
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and challenge assumptions.
• Strategic mindset with a track record of profitability improvements.
• Strong financial modelling skills with understanding of revenue/cost recognition in service businesses.
• Experience delivering training, coaching or mentoring is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Act as strategic partner to Finance Director and NQA MD, aligning commercial decisions with robust controls.
• Oversee quarterly forecasting and annual budget process with strong understanding of business drivers.
• Review and challenge business plans, proposals and expansions for clear value creation.
• Analyse customer and project profitability to direct resources to high-value opportunities.
• Provide insightful reporting on costing, margins, forecast adherence and performance.
• Support commercial and systems projects including investments and system implementations.
• Collaborate with international Kiwa and SHV teams to identify growth opportunities.
• Analyse market trends to identify risks and commercial growth areas.
• Partner with Finance/Data teams to raise financial literacy and coach stakeholders.
• Promote data-driven decision-making and development of digital decision tools.
• Support governance, contract creation, ROI analysis and expansion activity.
• Assist with statutory audits, tax compliance and internal controls.
• Lead costing and transfer pricing activities and support audit requirements.

Skills

Stakeholder influence

Financial modelling

Profitability analysis

Strategic thinking

Data literacy

Education

ACA/CIMA/ACCA

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

BI tools

Job description

Job Summary

Kiwa UK is looking for a Commercial Financial Controller to help drive sustainable, profitable growth within our NQA business. In this role, you'll partner with senior leaders to shape strategic decisions, provide commercial insight, lead business planning and investment appraisal activities, and champion a technology-enabled, data-driven approach to financial decision-making. Acting as a trusted adviser and subject matter expert, you'll influence key initiatives while helping stakeholders build confidence and capability in making sound commercial decisions. This is a hybrid role based from our Dunstable office with travel to other sites.

About The Role

• Act as a strategic partner to the Finance Director and NQA Managing Director, shaping commercial decisions and ensuring alignment with robust financial controls.
• Oversee the quarterly forecasting cycle and annual budget process, grounded in a deep understanding of the business and its key drivers.
• Review, challenge and enhance business plans, investment proposals, and expansion initiatives, ensuring commercial logic and clear value creation.
• Analyse and challenge customer and project profitability to ensure resources are directed toward the most valuable and sustainable opportunities.
• Provide insightful reporting and analysis, including costing, margins, forecast adherence, utilisation and business performance updates.
• Support commercial and systems projects, including investments, system implementations and integration planning.
• Build relationships with international Kiwa and SHV teams to identify and promote growth opportunities, while sharing best practice across the Kiwa UK Group.
• Analyse sector and market trends, identifying key risks, opportunities and areas for commercial growth.
• Partner with Finance and Data teams to improve financial literacy, coach senior stakeholders and lead finance for non-finance training sessions.
• Promote continuous improvement, standardisation and data-driven decision-making, including the development of digital decision support tools.
• Support commercial governance, contract creation, ROI analysis and commercial expansion activity.
• Support statutory audits, tax compliance, internal controls and other compliance objectives.
• Lead annual costing and transfer pricing activities, and provide analysis and support for internal and external audit requirements.

Do you have what it takes?

• A recognised professional accounting qualification (ACA, CIMA, ACCA etc.)
• Ability and confidence to influence senior stakeholders, constructively challenge assumptions and shape commercial decisions
• A strategic and curious mindset, alongside a track record for driving continuous profitability improvements
• Strong commercial and financial modelling skills, with solid understanding of revenue and cost recognition in service-based businesses
• Experience of delivering training, coaching or mentoring is an advantage
• Openness to personal development with data systems, modelling platforms and coding
• The ability to deliver to tight timescales and deadlines consistently
• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• The ability to engage and influence colleagues to achieve common goals and objectives

What can you expect from us in return?

• £70,000 - £80,000 per annum
• Generous Annual Leave – Starting at 25 days plus Bank Holidays, with the option to buy additional leave and increased entitlement with length of service
• 37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday, hybrid role with 2 days per week in the office/ on site
• Private Medical Insurance
• Enhanced Family Leave – Enhanced maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave with 6 months full pay, plus 2 weeks full pay for paternity leave
• Salary Reviews
• Company Bonus Scheme
• Enhanced Pension Contributions
• Life Assurance – 4x your annual salary
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – Confidential support, advice, and counselling available 24/7, 365 days a year
• 24/7 GP Service – Access to medical advice anytime
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Eye Care Vouchers – Supporting your health and well-being
• Welcome Pack – Filled with company-branded goodies to kickstart your journey with us

At Kiwa, we deliver results driven by our core values: Ambitious, Reliable, and Engaged the principles that guide how we work with colleagues, customers, and everyone we encounter. We are committed to fostering personal development, encouraging you to be ambitious, explore new ideas, and contribute to making the world a safer, more sustainable place. Here, you’ll thrive in a dynamic environment with ample opportunities for growth and self-development.

As an equal opportunity employer, Kiwa celebrates diversity and is dedicated to building an inclusive, supportive workplace. We embrace flexibility in hiring talented individuals from all backgrounds globally, ensuring a work environment free from prejudice, discrimination, and intimidation. Inclusivity and equality are core to who we are, and we uphold these values without exception.

If you have any questions about this role and would like to speak a member of the Talent Team, please e-mail us at [e-mail].