Stanton House
Interim Head of Commercial Finance
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Interim Head of Commercial Finance
Interim Head of Commercial Finance
The Opportunity
We are seeking an exceptional Head of Commercial Finance to play a pivotal role in a fast-growing, customer-centric business. With millions of customers and ambitious expansion plans, this is a high-impact leadership role at the heart of commercial decision-making.
The role will partner closely with the CFO and senior leadership team to drive performance, improve insight, and support transformational change. As a commercially-minded finance leader, you’ll move beyond traditional reporting to become a trusted business partner.
This opportunity requires you to enhance financial planning, commercial analysis, management reporting, and customer profitability insight, ensuring leaders have the tools required to make informed, strategic decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
Commercial Finance Leadership
- Lead the commercial finance function, fostering a culture of insight-led decision-making.
- Collaborate closely with senior stakeholders across Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Executive Leadership.
- Challenge assumptions and deliver robust financial analysis to support strategic initiatives.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to the CFO and wider leadership team.
Financial Planning & Analysis
- Oversee and refine budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
- Develop more sophisticated financial models to enhance business visibility and accuracy.
- Ensure meaningful performance reporting driven by key business metrics, rather than historical data alone.
- Establish consistent KPIs and reporting frameworks across multiple business units and regions.
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Commercial Insight & Performance
- Drive deeper understanding of customer behaviour, profitability, and growth opportunities.
- Analyse critical metrics such as customer acquisition, retention, churn, and lifetime value.
- Evaluate product, channel, and customer segment performance to identify optimisation opportunities.
- Provide insights into margins, pricing, cost drivers, and operational efficiency.
- Support strategic decisions through scenario modelling and business case development.
Transformation & Change
- Improve reporting, data quality, and management information through targeted interventions.
- Promote a joined-up operational approach across regions, functions, and business units.
- Identify opportunities to automate processes and enhance finance capabilities.
- Build a high-performing commercial finance team and contribute to the future organisational design of the finance function.
About You
We are looking for a proactive, influential finance leader who merges strong technical expertise with exceptional commercial acumen.
Essential Experience
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
- Significant experience in commercial finance, FP&A, or business partnering leadership roles.
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and executive teams.
- Track record of driving change, transformation, and performance improvements.
- Advanced analytical skills and financial modelling expertise.
- Expertise in translating complex data into actionable commercial recommendations.
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Desirable Experience
- Experience in subscription-based, consumer, technology, or high-growth businesses.
- Familiarity with customer metrics, retention, churn, pricing, and profitability analysis.
- Exposure to multi-entity or international organisations.
- Experience working in private equity-backed or rapidly scaling enterprises.
What Success Looks Like
Within your first 12 months, you should:
- Transform the quality and consistency of commercial reporting.
- Strengthen forecasting and planning capability across the business.
- Deliver actionable insights into customer, channel, and product profitability.
- Introduce meaningful KPIs that drive accountability and performance.
- Become a strategic business partner to the CFO and executive leadership.
- Establish the foundations for an effective, scalable commercial finance function.
If you’re a commercially focused finance leader who thrives on leveraging data, insight, and influence to drive business performance and change, we’re eager to hear from you.
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