Commercial Finance Director

1 week ago

London Area, United Kingdom New Avenues Full time

An opportunity has arisen within a high growth, globally renowned Media/Saas organisation for a Commercial Finance Director. This innovative PE backed business is a leader in its field and continuously strives to improve the its offering of real-time information to its customers.

Their advanced analytics, artificial intelligence and industry expertise transforms unparalleled data into unique insights through data and analytics services.

Reporting to the CFO, this is a fantastic opportunity for a world-class finance leader to shape the commercial and strategic direction of a global SaaS business at a pivotal point in its growth journey. This newly created role is a rare chance to play a key role in scaling a data-driven enterprise with private equity backing and significant growth potential.

As Commercial Finance Director, you'll lead and elevate the global Commercial Finance team, embedding a culture of high performance, collaboration, precision, and partnership. You'll work closely with the CFO, Executive Leadership Team, and investors to deliver strategic financial insight, commercial clarity, and relentless performance improvement.

You'll oversee budgeting, forecasting, pricing, and commercial analysis — turning complexity into strategy, and data into stories that drive confident decision-making at board level.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a high-performing global Commercial Finance team, fostering a culture of excellence, accountability, and innovation. Being a visible and present leader for both the team and business
  • Partner with the CFO and Executive Team to shape financial strategy, investor engagement, and board reporting.
  • Own and refine financial planning processes — budgeting, forecasting, long-range modelling, and scenario analysis.
  • Build and evolve SaaS-aligned reporting frameworks and KPIs (ACV, profit by product/customer, headcount, cost analysis).
  • Deliver timely, accurate, and actionable financial insights to drive commercial performance and growth.
  • Oversee management reporting from P&L to EBITDA, R&D, Capex, and OKR tracking.
  • Act as a strategic partner to Sales, Marketing, Product, Data, and Content teams to drive value creation.
  • Prepare clear, data-driven narrative reports for board, PE partners, and investors.
  • Support M&A and due diligence processes.
  • Champion system automation and data integrity across BI, ERP, and planning tools to enhance reporting efficiency.

Candidate Profile

  • Fully qualified accountant with extensive PQE (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)
  • Proven success leading high-performing Commercial Finance or FP&A teams in global environments.
  • Experience in SaaS, data-driven, or PE-backed businesses desirable.
  • Strong communicator able to translate complex data into simple, strategic narratives.
  • Expert in financial modelling and analytics (Excel, VBA, Python, Power BI).
  • Track record of implementing FP&A systems, process improvements, and scalable reporting frameworks.
  • Strategic thinker with hands-on leadership style and strong stakeholder influence.
  • Exposure to maritime, compliance, or risk analytics sectors a plus.

Please note only suitable applicants will be contacted regarding this position.

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