Strategic Commercial Finance & FP&A Transformation Lead

Carl Zeiss Vision UK Ltd.; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus Scheme

Private Healthcare

Pension (10%)

Free ZEISS lenses

Discounted ZEISS lenses

Job summary

Carl Zeiss Vision UK Ltd. in Birmingham seeks a Head of Commercial Finance & FP&A to lead the Commercial Finance Business Partnering team and drive transformation of planning, reporting, data and AI-enabled insights.

You will partner with senior stakeholders to deliver profitable growth, oversee budgeting, forecasting and performance management, and build a high-performing, commercially focused finance function.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with post-qualification experience in commercial finance.
• Proven leadership of finance teams and business partnering.
• Strong commercial acumen and stakeholder influence.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, and financial modelling.
• Experience leading finance transformation and automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop the Commercial Finance Business Partner team with clear objectives.
• Provide financial and commercial insight across revenue, cost, and investment levers.
• Oversee customer financing activity and governance of lending cases.
• Direct the annual budgeting, rolling forecasts and medium-term planning.
• Drive data, reporting and AI-enabled transformation with robust controls.

Skills

Finance leadership

Stakeholder management

Budgeting & forecasting

Financial modelling

Financial analysis

Strategic partnering

Data-driven insights

AI in finance

Governance & controls

Communication

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

BI tools

Financial planning software

Job description

Carl Zeiss Vision UK Ltd. in Birmingham seeks a Head of Commercial Finance & FP&A to lead the Commercial Finance Business Partnering team and drive transformation of planning, reporting, data and AI-enabled insights.

You will partner with senior stakeholders to deliver profitable growth, oversee budgeting, forecasting and performance management, and build a high-performing, commercially focused finance function.