Senior Commercial Finance & Business Insights Manager

DeMellier; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing designer fashion brand in London seeks a Senior Commercial Finance & Business Insights Manager. This role drives profitability by analyzing detailed financial data across various markets, regions, and products. Ideal candidates have strong financial modelling skills and excel in collaborative environments. Benefits include a hybrid-working policy, enhanced maternity leave, and employee discounts. Join a mission-driven firm that's committed to creating positive impact while delivering quality products.

Benefits

Hybrid-working policy (1-2 days in the office)

Annual Leave package increasing the longer you stay

Enhanced maternity policy

Yearly charity volunteering time

Employee Discount: 50% off Stock and up to 90% off Seasonal Sample Sales

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a commercial finance or business insights role.
• Strong financial modelling skills analyzing profitability.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with BI tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain profitability models across multiple dimensions.
• Analyze sales and margin trends to recommend improvements.
• Partner with teams for pricing, promotions, and product mix insights.

Skills

Financial modelling

Data analysis

Commercial insight

Collaboration

Excel

BI tools (Power BI, Tableau)

Communication

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Tableau

Job description

Job Description

About us

DeMellier is a fast-growing award-winning designer fashion brand based in London. DeMellier has been awarded twice by the British Luxury Association WALPOLE, recognising its commitment to innovation, craftsmanship and the highest standards of quality. Our handbags have become a favourite among women all over the world, including celebrities such as Beyonce, Irina Shayk, Emily Blunt, and January Jones among others.

In addition to its direct-to-consumer business, DeMellier is stocked in leading department stores such as Net-a-Porter, Selfridges, Saks Fifth Avenue and Le Bon Marche among others. Beyond creating beautiful products, DeMellier's mission is to be a force of positive influence in the fashion industry. Creating products by women for women, made with integrity while giving back to those less fortunate. For every item sold DeMellier funds vaccines and medical treatments aimed to save the life of a child in need.

Role Overview

At DeMellier, we believe that data and financial insight are at the heart of smart, sustainable growth. As our Senior Commercial Finance & Business Insights Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving profitability and supporting decision-making across all areas of the business.

This is a strategic and hands-on role, combining commercial finance expertise with analytical rigour. You’ll lead the development of profitability models by country, region, and handbag SKU, while providing the leadership team with the financial and business insights needed to make confident, data-driven decisions.

Responsibilities

• Commercial Finance & Profitability
  • Develop and maintain detailed profitability models across countries, regions, channels, and handbag SKUs to support strategic planning and margin optimisation.
  • Analyse sales, cost, and margin trends to identify areas of opportunity and recommend actions to improve profitability and efficiency.
  • Partner with the e-commerce, retail, and wholesale teams to provide commercial insight into pricing, promotions, and product mix.
  • Support the budgeting and forecasting process, ensuring alignment between strategic objectives and financial outcomes.
• Business Insights & Performance Tracking
  • Build and manage dashboards and reports that bring clarity to performance across markets, channels, and products.
  • Work with data and operational teams to ensure financial and commercial data is accurate, consistent, and timely.
  • Monitor key metrics and KPIs, highlighting performance trends and providing actionable insights for leadership and department heads.
  • Support strategic initiatives with robust business cases and scenario modelling.
• Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Partner closely with teams across Finance, Operations, Merchandising, and Marketing to ensure alignment between financial performance and business strategy.
  • Collaborate with IT and data partners to improve reporting systems and ensure the integration of financial and operational data.
  • Present insights and recommendations in clear, visual, and compelling formats suitable for senior stakeholders.

The Ideal Candidate

• Proven experience in a commercial finance, FP&A, or business insights role, ideally within retail, fashion, or consumer brands.
• Strong financial modelling skills with the ability to analyse profitability by country, region, and SKU.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Looker, or Tableau).
• Strong understanding of e-commerce, retail, and international trading dynamics.
• Comfortable working with data from multiple sources and ensuring consistency and accuracy.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills - able to turn data into clear, actionable insight.
• Highly collaborative, analytical, and commercially astute, with a proactive approach to problem-solving.

Benefits

• Hybrid-working policy (1-2 days in the office)
• Annual Leave package increasing the longer you stay with us
• Enhanced company maternity policy
• Time given yearly to volunteer for a charity of your choice
• Employee Discount : 50% off Stock and up to 90% off Seasonal Sample Sales