Head of Commercial Finance:

Cherry Professional; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Head of Commercial Finance to join an exciting growth environment in Nottingham. The ideal candidate will be a dynamic finance leader who can turn numbers into strategy and drive commercial success while managing a team of finance professionals. This full-time role offers a salary between £70,000 to £80,000 depending on experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years post qualification experience.
• Demonstrated leadership experience.
• Strong analytical mindset with confidence to challenge details.
• Exceptional communication skills at all business levels.
• Proactive and collaborative leader in a performance-driven culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead the production of insightful management accounts and performance analysis.
• Own the end-to-end planning cycle: budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning.
• Oversee balance sheet reconciliations and income recognition.
• Manage cash settlements and compliance with revenue recognition policies.
• Support internal and external audits.
• Collaborate on VAT and customs compliance.
• Drive commercial performance through strategic business partnering.
• Enhance financial systems, controls, and processes.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical mindset

Communication

Influencing skills

Collaboration

Education

Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Job description

Head of Commercial Finance (Interim to Perm)

Nottingham (Office Based)| Full Time
£70,000 to £80,000, depending on experience

Are you adynamic finance leaderready to make your mark in afast paced,exciting,growth environment? Do you thrive on turningnumbers into strategy, drivingcommercial success, and buildinghigh performing teams?
We’re looking for aninspiringandcommercially astuteHead of Commercial Financewho will play apivotal rolein shaping ourfinancial directionand enabling smart,data led decision makingacross the business.
You’ll report directly to theFinance Directorand lead a team ofManagement AccountantsandFinance Business Partners— empowering them to delivervalue,insightandinnovationevery step of the way.
You’ll be akey playerinstrategic decisions, atrusted commercial partner, and amentorto a growing team.
If you’rehands on,solutions focusedand ready tolead with purpose, we want to hear from you.
Responsibilities

• Leadthe production of clear, insightfulmanagement accountsandperformance analysis
• Owntheend to end planning cycle:budgeting,forecastingandlong term strategic planning
• Overseerobustbalance sheet reconciliationsand accurateincome recognition
• Managecash settlementsand ensure compliance withrevenue recognition policies
• Supportbothinternalandexternal audits
• CollaborateonVATandcustoms compliance
• Drivecommercial performancethrough strategicbusiness partneringwith key stakeholders
• Enhancefinancial systems,controlsandprocesseswhile fosteringteam development

Experience Required

• Afully qualified accountant(ACA,ACCA, orCIMA) with5+ years post qualification experience
• Demonstratedleadership experience— someone wholeads by exampleandinspires others
• Stronganalytical mindsetwith the confidence tochallengeandinterrogatethe detail
• Exceptionalcommunicationandinfluencing skills, comfortable at all levels of the business
• Aproactive,collaborative leaderwho thrives in adynamic,performance driven culture

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