Role summary
The Head of Commercial Finance will act as the primary finance partner to Sales, Marketing, Customer Success and Product leadership. The role owns the commercial P&L, revenue forecasting and pipeline analysis, and plays a central role in board reporting, investor engagement, and PE value creation initiatives.
This is a hands‑on, delivery‑focused role combining operational depth with strategic exposure. The mandate includes building scalable commercial finance capability, improving forecast accuracy, and driving insight that directly influences commercial decisions.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as lead finance partner to commercial leadership across Sales, Marketing and Customer Success
- Own the commercial P&L, revenue bridge and variance analysis, clearly articulating performance drivers
- Lead bottom‑up revenue forecasting, pipeline conversion analysis and reforecasting cycles
- Drive annual budgeting for commercial functions and build scenario models for pricing, headcount and go‑to‑market decisions
- Design and own commercial KPIs including ARR, NRR, churn, CAC, LTV, payback and unit economics
- Deliver monthly commercial performance packs to Executive Leadership and the Board
- Develop automated and self‑serve reporting to improve insight quality and reduce manual effort
- Support the CFO on investor reporting, board packs and PE value creation tracking
- Contribute to strategic initiatives including M&A screening, commercial due diligence and integration planning
- Build and maintain long‑range plans and the commercial equity story
- Lead and develop a small commercial finance team, balancing BAU reporting with value‑add analysis
To Be Suitable
- Proven experience in commercial finance, FP&A, transaction advisory, investment banking or corporate development
- Strong track record partnering with Sales, Marketing or other commercial leadership teams
- Deep understanding of SaaS or subscription economics and metrics
- Advanced financial modelling and Excel capability, with experience building models from first principles
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders and translate analysis into clear, actionable insight
- Comfortable operating autonomously in a fast‑paced, PE‑backed environment
- Structured, outcome‑focused mindset with a bias towards delivery and value creation
This role offers the opportunity to play a pivotal part in shaping commercial decision‑making within a PE‑backed growth business. It provides meaningful exposure to board and investor stakeholders, alongside the chance to build and embed best‑in‑class commercial finance capability during a critical phase of scale.
Due to the high volume of applications, we may not be able to provide individual feedback to all unsuccessful candidates.
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The Head of Commercial Finance will act as the primary finance partner to Sales, Marketing, Customer Success and Product leadership. The role owns the commercial P&L, revenue forecasting and pipeline analysis, and plays a central role in board reporting, investor engagement, and PE value creation initiatives.
This is a hands‑on, delivery‑focused role combining operational depth with strategic exposure. The mandate includes building scalable commercial finance capability, improving forecast accuracy, and driving insight that directly influences commercial decisions.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as lead finance partner to commercial leadership across Sales, Marketing and Customer Success
- Own the commercial P&L, revenue bridge and variance analysis, clearly articulating performance drivers
- Lead bottom‑up revenue forecasting, pipeline conversion analysis and reforecasting cycles
- Drive annual budgeting for commercial functions and build scenario models for pricing, headcount and go‑to‑market decisions
- Design and own commercial KPIs including ARR, NRR, churn, CAC, LTV, payback and unit economics
- Deliver monthly commercial performance packs to Executive Leadership and the Board
- Develop automated and self‑serve reporting to improve insight quality and reduce manual effort
- Support the CFO on investor reporting, board packs and PE value creation tracking
- Contribute to strategic initiatives including M&A screening, commercial due diligence and integration planning
- Build and maintain long‑range plans and the commercial equity story
- Lead and develop a small commercial finance team, balancing BAU reporting with value‑add analysis
To Be Suitable
- Proven experience in commercial finance, FP&A, transaction advisory, investment banking or corporate development
- Strong track record partnering with Sales, Marketing or other commercial leadership teams
- Deep understanding of SaaS or subscription economics and metrics
- Advanced financial modelling and Excel capability, with experience building models from first principles
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders and translate analysis into clear, actionable insight
- Comfortable operating autonomously in a fast‑paced, PE‑backed environment
- Structured, outcome‑focused mindset with a bias towards delivery and value creation
This role offers the opportunity to play a pivotal part in shaping commercial decision‑making within a PE‑backed growth business. It provides meaningful exposure to board and investor stakeholders, alongside the chance to build and embed best‑in‑class commercial finance capability during a critical phase of scale.
Due to the high volume of applications, we may not be able to provide individual feedback to all unsuccessful candidates.
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