Senior Commercial Finance Business Partner - EMEA

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Commercial Finance Business Partner to lead financial strategies across EMEA. This role emphasizes collaboration with senior stakeholders to enhance commercial profitability through insightful analysis and reporting. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in commercial finance, exceptional communication skills, and a strategic mindset to navigate complex financial landscapes. You will drive decision-making processes, mentor teams, and implement financial controls, ensuring that the organization meets its financial goals while fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration. Join a dynamic team where your expertise will make a significant impact on the business.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of experience in Commercial Finance with proven leadership abilities.
• Strong analytical skills to translate financial data into actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support commercial finance initiatives while fostering collaboration.
• Provide strategic financial planning and reporting to senior management.

Skills

Commercial Finance Expertise

Analytical Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Leadership Skills

Strategic Mindset

Time Management

Education

Chartered Accountant

Tools

ERP Systems

Microsoft Suite

Microsoft D365

Job description

Senior Commercial Finance Business Partner - EMEA, London

Client:

Control Risks

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

99f490dea317

Job Views:

7

Posted:

06.04.2025

Expiry Date:

21.05.2025

Job Description:

A strategic Finance leader who serves as the regional point of contact for Partners and senior stakeholders, providing expertise in commercial finance, commercial profitability initiatives, and comprehensive P&L performance analysis. This role collaborates heavily with other Finance teams within Group and other regions, as well as other Corporate Services departments.

What You'll Do:

Leadership and enablement:

• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation and One Firm behaviour.
• Provide impactful leadership to Commercial Finance Business Partner - EMEA.
• Excellent communication skills (at all levels, including Regional Executive Committees) and be able to digest and subsequently deliver succinct and powerful finance information to support commercial decision making.

Business Partner Support:

• Build strong and positive relationships with budget holders and senior managers, providing the necessary assistance and professional advice to assist them with the financial aspects of their duties.
• Ensure the analysts are supporting each area of the business appropriately so that leaders understand and ‘own’ their numbers and receive analysis that informs and supports effective decision making.
• Strong ability to translate complex financial data into actionable insights for non-financial stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to challenge senior managers on financial decisions.
• Be the focal point for commercial financial queries, providing advice to stakeholders.
• Apply various tools such as investment appraisal techniques to better inform decision making and adopt a partner/challenger role in evaluating business plans and business cases.
• Responsible for providing senior management with regular and ad-hoc performance insight in various forums (e.g. Flash, Trading, ad-hoc presentations).
• Active involvement with the business on: Bid support / RFPs; setting annual rate card / pricing to ensure margins are maintained or improved; challenging the business on take-on activities to meet gross margin thresholds.

Reporting:

• Work alongside FP&A team to ensure that BAU reporting is focused on aiding decision making.
• Collaborate regularly with peer groups in weekly Global Commercial Finance meetings to align on and standardize best-in-class reporting aspects.
• Contribute towards continuous improvement of BAU reporting packs as group priorities / structures change.
• Ensure that Partners are thoroughly briefed on the planning process, empowering them to own their numbers and obtain Regional CEO sign off prior to formal submission.
• Work alongside the FP&A team in delivery of the budget and subsequent quarterly forecast.
• Review / challenge business submissions and ensure that plans remained balanced between risks and opportunities.
• Drive margin improvement conversations and aid business stakeholders in forming plans which reflect this.
• Ownership of high quality and insightful Quarterly Business Review material.
• Provide strategic and long-term financial planning support to senior management including capital allocation recommendations.

Systems, Processes & Controls:

• As senior member of the Global Finance team you are expected to identify and implement efficiency and value improvements.
• Work with the Systems Team and Regional Financial Controllers to investigate and implement improvements in ‘self-service’ budgeting / forecasting and reporting.
• Work with Financial Control to ensure the integrity of the financial data supplied is robust and accurate.

Other / ad hoc:

• Contribute to the calibration and creation of commercial financial controls policies and coordinate proper policy interpretation and execution in the region.
• Develop and roll out any Commercial training initiatives within the Region.

Who You Are:

• Chartered Accountant.
• 10-15 years’ experience as a Commercial Finance professional.
• Exceptional interpersonal and influencing skills, able to challenge and collaborate with diverse stakeholders at all levels.
• Clear and concise communicator, adept at conveying financial concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strategic mindset with ability to understand business goals beyond the numbers and interpret broader organizational context.
• Proven experience as a true business partner to an organisation and aiding in decisions which have directly resulted in increased profitability/margins.
• 3+ years’ experience as an effective people manager, capable of developing talent and addressing performance issues.
• Proven ability to prioritize competing demands and meet deadlines while maintaining quality.
• Advanced technical proficiency in ERP systems and Microsoft Suite (particularly Excel modelling).

Preferred:

• Professional Services experience.
• Microsoft D365 experience.