About the role
The Commercial Finance Manager supports profitable growth by delivering high quality financial analysis, forecasting, commercial insight and decision support across the business. Working closely with Sales, Marketing, and Supply Chain, the role provides timely financial information that enables better pricing decisions, improved profitability and stronger commercial performance. The role will also support the Head of Commercial Finance & Business Performance in developing a best-in-class Commercial Finance function.
Key Responsibilities
Commercial Performance
Prepare weekly and monthly commercial performance reports.
Analyse revenue, margins, customer profitability and product performance.
Monitor business performance against budgets and forecasts.
Financial Planning & Analysis
Support annual budgeting and rolling forecasts.
Develop financial models and business cases.
Conduct scenario and sensitivity analysis.
Pricing & Commercial Support
Support pricing decisions through margin and profitability analysis.
Evaluate promotional effectiveness and commercial trade investments.
Assist with tender pricing and customer profitability reviews.
Business Partnering
Work closely with Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing and Supply Chain.
Provide financial insight to improve commercial decision-making.
Working Capital
Support customer credit management, receivables reporting and inventory analysis.
Monitor working capital performance and identify improvement opportunities.
Continuous Improvement
Improve reporting processes and financial dashboards.
Support finance transformation initiatives and ERP enhancements.
Any other duty assigned by the Head, Commercial Finance
Qualification & Experience
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related discipline.
ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification preferred.
Minimum of 5 - 8 years' experience in commercial finance, FP&A or Business Finance.
Experience within Pharmaceutical, FMCG, Healthcare or Manufacturing environment preferred
Strong Excel, ERP (SAP) and financial modelling skills experience
Key Competence
Commercial acumen
Financial analysis
Planning and forecasting
Business partnering
Communication
Analytical thinking
Attention to detail
Continuous improvement
Success Measures
Forecast accuracy
Reporting quality and timeliness
Customer and product profitability insights
Pricing support effectiveness
Stakeholder satisfaction
Working capital reporting
Contribution to commercial performance