The Director of Commercial Finance plays a key role in driving strategic financial planning and decision-making, collaborating closely with commercial and marketing teams to develop short- and long-term strategies. This role includes budgeting and forecasting, creating models for growth projections, and leading special projects such as pricing strategies, process optimization, and market research to enhance business performance and competitiveness.
Key Responsibilities
- Market Research: Delivery of competitor analysis, market trends and associated commentary to the Leadership team.
- Process optimization: Reviewing existing processes and procedures to develop recommendations for improvement efforts.
- Analyzing financial and operational results to better understand company performance
- Utilizing BI tools to delivery meaningful insights into business performance
- Communicating to senior management the reasons behind the product/market performance and results
- Providing detailed analysis and commentary on customer activities (new wins, losses, product life cycle.
- Preparing business cases to support new investment, strategic and other business decisions
- Communicating results and recommendations to key partners on revenue and profitability generation
- Determining key drivers of pipeline activity
- Providing insights to senior management around financial modelling, forecasts and profitability
- Other duties as assigned
- This position has two direct reports
Skills and Requirements
- A Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance is required, with professional qualifications such as CA, CPA, or CFA strongly preferred.
- A minimum of 10–14 years of relevant analytical experience, demonstrating a high level of business acumen.
- Advanced proficiency in business intelligence (BI) tools and reporting software, along with exceptional quantitative and analytical capabilities.
- Proven ability to address and resolve complex challenges effectively.
- Excellent communication skills, with a talent for building strong relationships and influencing stakeholders.
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, coupled with enthusiasm, high energy, and a collaborative mindset.
- Comfortable in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment, with a willingness to roll up your sleeves and manage an increasing workload as needed.
- The role reports directly to the CFO, emphasizing a high level of accountability and leadership.
Salary range: $175,000 - 230,000.00
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