Senior Commercial Finance Manager

Agora Talent; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent consumer group in Greater London is seeking a Senior Commercial Finance Manager to oversee a £700m+ P&L. This hybrid role focuses on shaping trading decisions, improving customer terms, and driving trade investment. The ideal candidate will have significant commercial finance experience, P&L ownership, and the ability to lead a team effectively. A strong emphasis on building processes in an evolving environment is essential. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence pricing strategies and drive high performance within the finance function.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified in finance (CIMA / ACA / ACCA or equivalent).
• Proven commercial finance experience with genuine P&L ownership.
• Able to influence and challenge senior stakeholders constructively.
• Proficient in creating structure amidst ambiguity.
• Experience in leading teams with varying experience levels.

Responsibilities

• Own forecasting, budgeting, and performance tracking.
• Challenge decisions across promotions, pricing, and customer terms.
• Lead a team in driving meaningful improvements in processes.
• Influence pricing strategies and support customer term enhancements.
• Build a 'no surprises' culture within the finance team.

Skills

Fully qualified (CIMA / ACA / ACCA or equivalent)

Commercial finance experience with P&L ownership

Influencing senior stakeholders

Building structure in ambiguity

Experience leading a similar sized team

Education

CIMA / ACA / ACCA or equivalent

Job description

Senior Commercial Finance Manager | Consumer FMCG Group

Greater London, Hybrid (2–3 days)

Own a £700m+ P&L, supporting Account Directors and delivering growth across the customer portfolio. Role's been created due to a period of internal growth and transformation, so you'll have a direct say in scoping new processes and shaping ways of working.

A genuine commercial finance role, so you'll be able to shape trading decisions in real time, support improvements to customer terms, drive trade investment, influence pricing and help deliver on your channel's strategies.

What you'll be doing

Channel performance & forecasting – Own forecasting, budgeting and in-year performance tracking across your customer base. The real value is in separating short-term promotional noise from genuine shifts in mix, pricing or demand and making that legible to commercial stakeholders who may not think in those terms.

Trade investment & value creation – Challenge and shape decisions across promotions, pricing and customer terms. Rigorous ROI evaluation, margin rebuilding across SKUs and channels, and the commercial courage to push back when the numbers don't stack up.

Leadership & operating model – Lead a team of four across varying experience levels while driving meaningful improvements in process, reporting and governance. The goal is a "no surprises" culture, in your team and across the wider commercial function. You're building an environment of proper finance business partnership!

What you'll need

• Fully qualified (CIMA / ACA / ACCA or equivalent)
• Commercial finance experience with genuine P&L ownership in FMCG or consumer
• Track record of influencing and constructively challenging senior stakeholders
• Comfortable building structure in ambiguity rather than waiting for it, proven background in developing processes.
• Experience leading and a similar sized team

About the business

Large-scale, listed consumer group operating across the F&B space. They have a strong UK market position, clear growth agenda and are performing well. The complexity is real and so is the scope for finance to shape how decisions get made, how performance gets measured, and ultimately what ends up on the shelves for customers. High-support, high-challenge. You'll be expected to drive high performance, but bring people with you and support your team in getting there.