Head of Commercial Finance

Morgan McKinley (Milton Keynes); Bletchley; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

An established PLC in the UK is seeking a Head of Commercial Finance to partner with the senior leadership team. This role involves leading a finance team, providing insights for business planning, and driving strategy to exceed budget targets. The ideal candidate is a qualified accountant with proven commercial finance experience and strong ERP skills. The position offers a salary of £110,000 - £115,000 annually on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

Qualifications

• Ability to work within tight deadlines.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to challenge and support stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing the commercial finance team to provide strong business partnering, insights, and decision support.
• Providing financial insight, challenge, and understanding into planning processes to drive the optimum development of business plans.
• Providing accurate data and commentary on performance to support and influence the SLT on strategy.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Proven experience in commercial finance

Strong ERP and Excel skills

Results-oriented

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)

Job description

Morgan McKinley is exclusively partnering with an established PLC to recruit a Head of Commercial Finance.

This is a highly commercial role where you will partner with the Commercial Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to support joint business plans, pricing strategies, promotions, and drive incremental margin growth.

Role

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, you will have an exceptional opportunity to embed KPI-driven and data-led decision-making across commercial operations.

Responsibilities for the Head of Commercial Finance will include:

• Leading and developing the commercial finance team to provide strong business partnering, insights, and decision support.
• Providing financial insight, challenge, and understanding into planning processes to drive the optimum development of business plans.
• Providing accurate data and commentary on performance to support and influence the SLT on strategy, including highlighting areas of concern.
• Developing plans to meet and exceed budget targets across the business.

Profile

We are looking for a candidate with the following profile:

• A Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA).
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to challenge and support stakeholders.
• Proven experience in commercial finance.
• Strong ERP and Excel skills.
• Ability to work within tight deadlines.
• Results-oriented, with a desire to succeed.

Company

The company's head office is in Milton Keynes. They foster a fantastic culture that welcomes fresh ideas, challenge, and autonomy to drive change. The team is high calibre, driven, and keen to add a like-minded individual.

This role is initially being offered on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

Salary & Benefits

110,000 - 115,000, plus additional benefits.