Head of Finance – Commercial & Control

Overview

In this role you will lead the UK commercial finance function, reporting to the UK CFO and guiding a mid-sized finance team. You will own FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, and project profitability across a consulting operation generating over £20m revenue. The position combines commercial and operational finance to improve reporting, controls, and decision-making during a period of growth and transformation. It offers a clear path to Director-level progression and a chance to shape the future finance function.

Pay / Benefits

• 25 days holiday
• 6% employer pension contribution
• private medical insurance
• life assurance
• employee assistance programme
• wellbeing benefits

Responsibilities

• Act as the lead commercial finance partner to the UK CFO and senior leadership
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and financial planning processes
• Improve forecasting accuracy, revenue visibility and commercial decision-making
• Provide insight into project profitability, utilisation, resource deployment and margin performance
• Strengthen management information, reporting capability and financial controls
• Build and enhance commercial reporting processes and reporting infrastructure
• Lead operational finance activities across a project-based consulting environment
• Challenge and support senior stakeholders on financial performance and business decisions
• Oversee revenue recognition, project accounting and engagement profitability analysis
• Manage and develop a medium-sized finance team
• Drive process improvement, automation opportunities and operational efficiency initiatives
• Support the business through its ongoing transformation and growth programme
• Partner with the wider international finance organisation to improve consistency and reporting standards

Key requirements

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Commercial finance, FP&A or finance leadership experience within consulting, professional services, technology services or project-based environments
• Strong forecasting, budgeting and financial planning experience
• Experience managing and developing finance teams
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and challenge commercial decision-making
• Strong understanding of project profitability, utilisation and revenue drivers
• Track record of improving processes, controls and management reporting
• Hands-on in a developing finance environment
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling capability
• Strong communication and business partnering skills

• effective communication
• stakeholder management
• problem solving
• Advanced Excel
• Financial modelling
• Project profitability analysis

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