Head of Commercial Finance

Social network you want to login/join with: Head of Commercial Finance, warrington, cheshire col-narrow-left Client: MDM Resourcing Location: Job Category: Other – EU work permit required: Yes col-narrow-right Job Views: 2 Posted: 06.06.2025 Expiry Date: 21.07.2025 col-wide Job Description: Head of Commercial Finance | Merseyside / Cheshire | Hybrid A highly visible role for someone who thrives on driving business performance and delivering impact through people and insight. The Company The UK arm of a leading multi-national healthcare business is seeking a high-impact finance leader to head up its Commercial Finance function. With an emphasis on performance insight, business partnering and forward planning, this is a key leadership role at the heart of a complex business. The Role Reporting to the UK & Ireland Finance Director, the Head of Commercial Finance will lead on all aspects of controlling, reporting, forecasting and financial planning across 4 business units and will play a key role in driving simplification and ongoing improvement in business processes around reporting and forecasting. This role partners closely with the Executive Leadership Team, playing a strategic role in enabling sound decision-making across the organisation. Key responsibilities include: Leading the development and delivery of accurate financial and management reporting Driving the planning cycle—budgeting, forecasting and long-term strategy Designing and improving business models that inform commercial strategy Partnering senior stakeholders to manage costs and improve financial performance Leading P&L and balance sheet reviews to tight deadlines Producing board-level packs and providing clear financial commentary Managing the Commercial Finance team, developing capability and succession planning Ensuring systems, controls, and data integrity support high-quality insight and compliance Driving ongoing simplification and transformation in reporting and forecasting processes The Candidate Commercially astute qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) with at least 5 years’ PQE Strong technical grounding in UK GAAP/IFRS and advanced Excel/SAP skills Proven experience in FP&A, reporting and commercial business partnering Confident communicator and influencer at senior level Strong leadership skills and experience managing high-performing teams A key role in a global business for a commercially astute finance leader with a mind for driving business performance. #J-18808-Ljbffr