Head of Sales Finance & Commercial Growth

Red Bull GmbH; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Bull UK seeks a Head of Sales Controlling in London to partner with Commercial Directors and steer performance across volume, revenue, and investments. You will lead a high-performing Sales Controllers team, ensuring compliance and delivering actionable insights.

The role combines strategic finance leadership with hands-on analysis, budgeting, and forecasting, driving value creation in a fast-paced consumer environment.

Qualifications

• Director level finance business partnering experience in consumer goods is required.
• Sales finance experience including volume, price, and mix variance analysis.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Fast-paced environment experience with proactivity and initiative.

Responsibilities

• Act as co-pilot to Commercial Directors, shaping financial strategy and performance.
• Lead, develop and coach a high-performing Sales Controllers team.
• Coordinate month-end closing, revenue recognition, and data integrity.
• Build a robust reporting and analysis suite for weekly/monthly insights.
• Lead forecasting processes and scenario modelling with stakeholders.
• Drive finance business partnering across the organization.

Skills

Finance partnering

Sales finance

Leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Analytical thinking

English fluency

Budgeting

Forecasting

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Tools

MS Excel

SAP BI

Hyperion

Job description

Red Bull UK seeks a Head of Sales Controlling in London to partner with Commercial Directors and steer performance across volume, revenue, and investments. You will lead a high-performing Sales Controllers team, ensuring compliance and delivering actionable insights.

The role combines strategic finance leadership with hands-on analysis, budgeting, and forecasting, driving value creation in a fast-paced consumer environment.