Financial Controller

4 days ago


Northampton Northamptonshire, United Kingdom MacGregor Black Full time

Head of Commercial Finance & FP&A Are you an experienced Financial Controller ready to step into a broader commercial and strategic leadership role? Do you thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments where hands-on execution sits alongside strategic influence? Are you motivated by building teams, shaping processes, and driving performance across a growing business? MacGregor Black are partnering with an international organisation experiencing rapid expansion to appoint a Head of Commercial Finance & FP&A . This opportunity is ideal for a finance leader with strong commercial finance and FP&A experience who is ready to take on a wider, business-facing leadership position. This high-impact role blends commercial business partnering, strategic planning, and ownership of the Group FP&A agenda. Working closely with the CFO and Executive Team, you will provide insight, drive performance, and help build the finance capability needed to support ambitious growth. Key Responsibilities Commercial Finance Leadership Act as a strategic partner to Sales, Marketing, and Operations, delivering actionable insights on pricing, margin optimisation, customer performance, and growth opportunities. Use your Financial Controller grounding to strengthen commercial decision-making, financial governance, and overall financial discipline. FP&A & Strategic Planning Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes across multi-entity operations. Align financial planning with commercial and operational priorities, integrating S&OP where required. Insight, Reporting & Performance Deliver clear, data-driven analysis across business units, products, and markets to highlight risks, opportunities, and value creation levers. Enhance dashboards, reporting capability, and financial visibility to improve speed and quality of decision-making. Team Development & Leadership Build, shape, and lead a high-performing Commercial Finance & FP&A team from the ground up. Establish scalable processes, reporting structures, and finance routines fit for a fast-moving, high-growth environment. Stakeholder Engagement Work closely with senior leaders to challenge strategy, support investment decisions, and influence business performance. Prepare high-quality financial materials for the Executive Team and Board. Engage with private equity investors where relevant (prior PE experience is beneficial but not essential). What We’re Looking For Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with strong post-qualification experience. Background as a Financial Controller or senior finance professional with substantial commercial finance and FP&A responsibility. Comfortable working hands-on, building processes, and driving delivery while also stepping up strategically. Experience in fast-paced, high-growth, or scaling environments. Strong analytical skills with confidence using BI tools (e.g., Power BI) and building dynamic financial models. Experience managing multi-entity or multi-currency structures is useful but not essential. Proven ability to build, mentor, and develop teams. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at senior levels. Private equity experience is a bonus but not a requirement. Commercially minded, proactive, and committed to driving value, profitability, and performance.



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