Job Description

Head of Commercial Finance
Location: West Midlands (Hybrid)
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Salary: circa 80k & Car Allowance & Bonus
Are you a qualified accountant with strong commercial experience and team leadership skills? We're hiring a Head of Commercial Finance to join a national brand in the building materials and distribution sector. If you thrive on business partnering, influencing strategy, and leading high-performing finance teams this could be your next move.
Role Overview:
As Head of Commercial Finance, you'll partner with Category Directors to provide key financial insight and challenge decisions to drive profitability. You'll lead a team of 10 finance professionals covering Category Finance and External Contract Support (ECS), supporting multi-million portfolios and delivering proactive commercial finance leadership.
Key Responsibilities:
Act as a senior business partner to Category Directors and their teams.
Lead and develop a team of Finance Business Partners and ECS analysts.
Drive rebate forecasting and identify margin opportunities and risks.
Support pricing decisions, supplier deal modelling and investment analysis.
Deliver SKU and branch-level net margin analysis and insight.
Present monthly finance updates and strategic recommendations.
Improve processes, streamline reporting, and embed best practice.
What You'll Need:
CIMA, ACCA or ACA qualified (CIMA preferred), with 3+ years PQE.
Strong background in commercial finance, FP&A or business partnering.
Previous experience managing a team.
High level of Excel and confidence with BI/MI tools.
Commercially savvy with excellent stakeholder engagement skills.
Able to work at pace and prioritise multiple workstreams.
What's on Offer:
Senior role in a national, well-established business.
Lead strategic finance projects with real impact.
Excellent salary and benefits package.
Supportive, team-focused working culture.
Career development opportunities.
Keywords:
Head of Commercial Finance | Finance Business Partner | Commercial Accountant | Rebate Analyst | Strategic Finance | CIMA Qualified | Management Accountant | Financial Controller | Building Materials | Construction | Net Margin | FP&A | BI Tools | Excel Advanced | Midlands Finance Jobs | Coventry | Hybrid Finance Role | Category Finance
Ready to lead, influence, and make a commercial impact?
Apply now to take your finance career to the next level.
Mandeville is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.