Interim Commercial Finance Manager

The CFO HQ; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

10% pension

35 days holiday pro rata

Job summary

Sewell Wallis is recruiting an Interim Commercial Finance Manager for a leading South Yorkshire organisation. The role focuses on financial control, commercial partnering and business growth, with hybrid working and a fixed-term 6-month contract.

You will lead accounting activities, support pricing decisions and drive continuous improvement within a small finance team, reporting to the Head of Commercial Finance.

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification or equivalent experience.
• 1-3 years in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in a business partnering or commercially focused finance role.
• Strong product costing knowledge and pricing insight.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial and management accounting activities across the function.
• Deputise for Head of Commercial Finance when required.
• Lead, manage and develop a small team of direct reports.
• Provide commercial analysis and decision support to drive pricing and business decisions.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Product costing

Advanced Excel modelling

Business partnering

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Job description

# Interim Commercial Finance ManagerAccounting / Finance,Finance ManagerSeptember 30, 2026Contract### Job Description* Contract* Sheffield, South Yorkshire* Posted 18 hours ago* £65,000 – £70,000 per annum + car allowance + 10% pensionWebsite**CV-Library**Sewell Wallis is currently recruiting for an exciting opportunity for an Interim Commercial Finance Manager to join a leading South Yorkshire organisation to play a key role in supporting financial control, commercial decision-making and business growth.This Commercial Finance Manager role is to be initially recruited on a fixed-term contract for 6 months. Ideally, the successful candidate will work on site in north Sheffield; however, the organisation are prepared to offer hybrid working for someone travelling further afield.Reporting to the Head of Commercial Finance, you'll act as a trusted finance partner to key commercial stakeholders. This is a varied role offering the opportunity to influence business decisions, improve processes and develop a high-performing finance function.What will you be doing?Act as the financial lead across financial and management accounting activities.Deputise for the Head of Commercial Finance when required.Lead, manage and develop a small team of direct reports.Partner closely with commercial leadership teams, providing insight and explanation of financial results.Support the commercial team with product costing and pricing.Consolidate receipt forecasts and provide clear analysis of weekly variances across actuals and forecast.Provide commercial decision support and financial insight to the wider business.Oversee the implementation and control of relevant turnover and intercompany transactions.Support business change initiatives and key finance projects.Identify opportunities to challenge existing processes and drive continuous improvement. What skills are we looking for?We're looking for an experienced finance professional who combines strong technical accounting knowledge with excellent commercial and stakeholder management skills.### You'll ideally have* A recognised accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA). However, candidates with significant relevant experience who are qualified by experience will also be considered.* Experience working within a manufacturing environment, ideally with 1-3 years of relevant experience.* Previous experience in a business partnering or commercially focused finance role.* Thorough product costing knowledge.* Advanced Microsoft Excel modelling skills. What's on offer?* Salary of up to £70,000* £315 per month car allowance* 35 days holiday pro rata for 6 months* 10% pension contributionApply for this role below or contact Kayley for more information.To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions