Senior Commercial Finance Manager (Contract)

Interim Head of Commercial Finance for a large FMCG business Your new company The business is investing heavily in strengthening its financial leadership and commercial capability, creating the need for an interim to provide stability, insight, and high-impact decision support. You’ll be joining a leadership team that values pace, clarity, and a pragmatic approach to driving performance. You will act as a key partner to the CFO, CEO, and senior commercial leaders. Your remit will include sharpening financial insight, improving forecasting accuracy, strengthening pricing and margin analysis, and ensuring the business has the commercial intelligence needed to make confident, data-led decisions. You’ll embed improved processes, and provide hands-on support during budgeting, trading cycles, and strategic planning. A proven track record in senior commercial finance leadership, ideally at Head of Commercial Finance or Finance Director level. Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to challenge constructively and influence senior stakeholders. Excellent analytical capability, with a focus on driving margin improvement, pricing strategy, and commercial performance. The confidence and adaptability expected of an interim, able to hit the ground running, build credibility quickly, and deliver impact from day one. Experience from an FMCG or retail background could be advantageous. A competitive day rate, hybrid working and the opportunity to work in a high-performing finance team.