Commercial FP&A Lead

JR United Kingdom; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Commercial FP&A Lead to transform data into strategic insights that will shape the future of the business. This role involves creating rolling forecasts, decision-ready dashboards, and investment cases that drive capital and talent allocation. You will collaborate across departments, ensuring financial fluency and embedding ESG metrics into daily decisions. Join a mission-driven organization dedicated to simplifying healthcare information, where your contributions will enhance customer loyalty and improve outcomes through smarter investment decisions.

Benefits

Life insurance

Medical insurance

Gym membership discounts

25 days holiday per year

Qualifications

• Significant FP&A or commercial finance experience required.
• Advanced skills in Power BI and Excel modelling essential.

Responsibilities

• Turn data into strategic insights for capital allocation.
• Guide New Product Development with rigorous financial analysis.

Skills

FP&A experience

IRR/NPV/ROI business case building

Power BI modelling

Excel modelling

Data visualization

Communication skills

Commercial curiosity

Attention to detail

Collaborative mindset

Ability to influence teams

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

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CommercialFP&A Lead

As a CommercialFP&A Lead, you will turn data into strategic insights for the business. You will focus on the forward-looking view of Datapharm’s performance, unifying inputs from Commercial, Product, Technology, and Finance to create rolling forecasts, decision-ready dashboards, and investment cases that influence capital and talent allocation. You will guide New Product Development with rigorous TAM/SAM/SOM analysis and IRR/NPV modelling, and apply the same discipline to pricing strategy, M&A screening, and company-wide risk scenarios—ensuring initiatives meet return targets and B Corp impact goals. Your role involves translating complex data into clear narratives, raising financial fluency across the organization, embedding ESG metrics into daily decisions, and enabling leadership to act swiftly in a fast-paced market.

Impact of Your Role

• On Datapharm: Your investment cases and scenario planning will guide capital allocation, improve outcomes, and maximize shareholder value.
• On the wider team: Providing a clear financial perspective within cross-functional teams will accelerate decision-making and foster a data-driven collaborative culture.
• On customers: Smarter product investment decisions will lead to better solutions, longer-term customer value, and increased loyalty.

What You'll Need to Succeed

• Significant FP&A or commercial finance experience
• Proven ability to build IRR/NPV/ROI business cases
• Advanced Power BI and Excel modelling skills
• Experience translating market research into credible TAM/SAM/SOM assumptions
• Strong data visualization skills; ability to tell compelling stories with numbers
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence non-finance teams
• Commercial curiosity and results-oriented mindset
• Collaborative and coaching mindset
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

What’s in it for You

• Life insurance
• Medical insurance
• Discounts on gym memberships and retail
• 25 days holiday per year

Don’t meet every requirement? At Datapharm, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. Since 1977, we’ve been a trusted source of clear, accurate medicines information in the UK, with over 80 million visits annually. We support patients, carers, healthcare professionals, and the pharmaceutical industry in making informed decisions through reliable, modern digital platforms.

Our mission is to make healthcare information simple, effective, and accessible for everyone. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we still encourage you to apply. You might be the right candidate for this role or another within our company.