Head of Commercial Finance

Pratap Partnership Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A high-growth multi-site business in the City of London is seeking a Head of Commercial Finance. This is a pivotal role that will influence the financial strategy and support business expansion, with a six-figure salary on offer. The ideal candidate will be a fully qualified senior finance professional with extensive experience. You will lead financial insights, budgeting, and support acquisitions while ensuring financial discipline.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading and developing a high performing Commercial Finance team.
• Ability to adapt to high-growth and fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide clear, practical financial insights to improve profitability.
• Support contract reviews and investment decisions with financial input.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and planning processes.
• Monitor and report on financial performance through dashboards and KPIs.
• Deliver MI tailored for different audiences.
• Develop models and scenario analysis for decision-making.
• Support strategic projects including acquisitions and integration.
• Provide financial leadership for effective scaling.

Skills

Financial insights

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial leadership

Education

Fully qualified senior finance professional

Job description

Overview

We're delighted to be supporting a high growth, multi-site business in their search for a Head of Commercial Finance. This is a newly created role reporting to the Group CFO and will be the driving force behind building a best in class commercial finance function.

A six-figure package is on offer for the right individual and please be note this is a site-based position.

Through organic growth and a number of strategic acquisitions the turnover will increase to over £150m in the next 12-18 months. This role will play an integral part in that growth and help shape the financial future of the business.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the leadership teams to provide clear, practical financial insights to help improve profitability
• Support contract reviews, tenders and investment decisions with robust financial input
• Lead the budgeting, forecasting and planning processes across the business
• Monitor and report on financial performance through clear dashboards and KPIs
• Design and deliver timely, accurate, and relevant MI tailored for different audiences
• Develop forward-looking models and scenario analysis to support decision-making
• Support strategic projects, including acquisitions, due diligence and integration of new teams
• Provide financial leadership to help the business scale effectively while maintaining strong financial discipline

Qualifications

We are seeking a fully qualified senior finance professional with extensive experience leading and developing a high performing Commercial Finance team. You will be comfortable in a high-growth and fast paced environment where you will need to be agile to adapt to business needs.

This is a rare opportunity to join a business at a very exciting time where you will have a genuine opportunity to make an impact.