Commercial Director (FP&A)

Overview

As the Commercial Director (FP&A), you will be the UK Leadership Team’s FP&A partner, delivering strategic financial insight and commercial challenge to support growth. You will own budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning, and translate data into clear business narratives that drive decisive action. You’ll collaborate with Product, Commercial, Client and Operations leaders to unlock profitability opportunities and shape strategic decisions. This role blends finance and storytelling to enable sustainable, profitable growth and acts as a trusted advisor to senior leaders.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive compensation
• great benefits package
• hybrid working opportunities
• career advancement opportunities
• global exposure
• inclusive and diverse workforce

Responsibilities

• Lead FP&A partner to the UK Leadership Team with strategic financial insight and commercial challenge
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning for the UK
• Coordinate with Publicis UK Finance for monthly and periodic reporting deadlines
• Provide performance reporting, variance analysis, and actionable recommendations
• Evaluate growth opportunities, pricing strategies, and profitability initiatives with cross-functional leaders
• Develop financial models, business cases, and scenario analyses for strategic decisions
• Translate financial performance into compelling business stories for stakeholders
• Track and communicate KPIs, risks, and opportunities to leaders
• Lead and develop the FP&A team, driving automation and reporting excellence

Key requirements

• 8+ years in FP&A, Commercial Finance, or Strategic Finance with leadership experience
• Professional accounting or finance qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent)
• Proven experience partnering with senior executives and influencing decisions
• Ability to tell data-driven stories and simplify complex information
• Strong commercial acumen linking finance to strategy
• Advanced financial modelling, forecasting, and analytical skills
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management
• Experience with ERP, planning and analytics tools, including Power BI and similar platforms
• Proven track record of leading high-performing teams in a fast-paced environment

• strong communication
• stakeholder management
• storytelling with data
• advanced financial modelling
• forecasting and analytics
• Power BI

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