Commercial Finance Business Partner
Hertfordshire
Circa -60,000 (depending on experience)

Are you a commercially minded finance professional who thrives in fast-paced, hands-on environments?

This is an opportunity to join a scaling PE-backed business services group in a newly created Commercial Finance Lead role with real influence, autonomy and visibility across the organisation.

Working closely with the Finance Director and senior operational leaders, you will act as a key commercial partner across the business, analysing performance, challenging decisions and identifying opportunities to improve margins, strengthen pricing discipline and optimise costs.

This role will take a joined-up view across the business, examining everything from customer and product margins through to cost of sales, headcount, overheads and supplier contracts.

Your insight will help drive better decisions across Sales, Operations and Finance, ensuring the business remains commercially disciplined as it continues to grow.

This is a hands-on, high-impact role suited to someone who enjoys autonomy, working with complex data and translating analysis into practical actions that improve profitability.

Key Responsibilities
* Partner with Sales and Operations to provide data-driven insight into pricing, margins and product mix.
* Analyse customer, contract and product profitability, identifying opportunities to improve margins.
* Review cost of sales including products, consumables, service delivery and operational costs.
* Build clear performance dashboards and KPIs across customers, sectors and product lines.
* Provide financial modelling and scenario analysis to support commercial decisions.
* Review headcount, labour costs and overhead spend against productivity and revenue metrics.
* Work with procurement and budget holders to review supplier contracts and identify savings opportunities.
* Support forecasting, reporting and financial planning with commercially focused insight.

About You
* Proven experience in Commercial Finance, FP&A or analytical finance roles.
* Strong track record of using data and analysis to improve margin and cost control.
* Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills.
* Excellent stakeholder management with the confidence to challenge and influence senior leaders.
* Comfortable operating in a PE-backed, high-growth SME environment where you will be close to the detail.
* Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) or qualified by experience.

Why Join?
This role offers the opportunity to sit at the centre of commercial decision making, working closely with leadership to shape strategy and drive measurable improvements in profitability across a growing business.

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