Head of Commercial Finance £80,000-£100,000 car allowance bonus medical benefits West Midlands This is a high profile role within the financial services division of this FTSE PLC. It is essential that applicants are from a Financial Services background. You will have high-level, commercial finance experience within financial services / banking in the last 5 years (ideally you will be currently working in the financial services / banking sector). Reporting to CFO Oversee the provision of commercial analysis to senior management & the executive. Lead commercial finance team (8) and support the business in understanding & controlling performance including sales pipeline & recruitment/churn performance, departmental spend, gross profit & margin, labour spend, development & investment capex: Commercial analysis & Insight Operational Performance monitoring Business support Holding the business accountable Detailed story Supervise & manage financial department staff Deputise for CFO as needed Responsibilities: Business partner Financial Services Executive & management team Ensure ownership & accountability of key stakeholders Production & delivery of budgets/forecasts Creation of operational plan alongside key stakeholders Establish & monitor KPI's Sales business partner Trading updates Pipeline & churn analysis Establish Activity based costing (ABC) models Management accounts Cost centre reporting Market & competitor analysis Design Sales incentives scheme & manage payout Business loans Investment & development spend Monitor departmental spend Detailed Month end analysis Business cases Bottom-up business plan Analysis of commercial data Business insight Support on investment opportunities Develop market appropriate sales offering alongside key stakeholders Interrogate & interpret Data Oversea FP&A Manager & associated activities Working Relationships: CFO Head of Sales Departmental heads Ops Directors Data & BI Team Operational Finance Commercial Finance FP&A Skills & Qualifications: Current/Recent experience of working in financial services industry ESSENTIAL Educated to degree level or equivalent Professional accountancy qualification (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, or equivalent) Provide evidence-based recommendations and influence decisions using insights Produce professional reports Understand the financial performance of business Business partnering at all levels including senior management Proactive and positive change agent Work autonomously and as part of a team Employ a flexible business partnering approach Communicate complicated information to a wide range of audiences Composure under pressure and experience of managing in challenging and pressurised circumstances Prioritise workload and meet deadlines A team player who can work with stakeholder in other functions to achieve objectives. Please send your CV and a short-cover note to highlight your relevant experience. Please only apply if you have very recent, senior level, commercial finance experience within the financial services sector.