Business Finance Manager

Role & responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Finance & Business Partnering

• Partner with Business Heads and the Leadership Team to drive business growth, profitability, and long-term value creation.
• Act as a trusted advisor on strategic initiatives.
• Provide financial insights and recommendations to support key business decisions.
• Lead the organisation's annual budgeting, long-range planning, rolling forecasts, and monthly business reviews.
• Establish robust forecasting models to improve predictability and business performance.
• Drive variance analysis and provide actionable recommendations to leadership.
• Develop financial dashboards and management reporting frameworks for business performance tracking.

2. Commercial Finance & Profitability Management

• Own revenue, gross margin, contribution margin, EBITDA, and business profitability analysis.
• Identify opportunities to improve margins, optimise costs, and enhance operational efficiency.
• Partner with business teams to drive revenue growth while maintaining profitability.

3. Financial Governance & Controls

• Work closely with Controllership, Accounting, and Compliance teams to ensure financial integrity and reporting accuracy.
• Establish strong governance frameworks around budgeting, forecasting, business reviews, and capital allocation.

4. Leadership & Team Management

• Lead a high-performing Business Finance team for the respective clusters. Develop finance business partners capable of supporting multiple Division units.
• Drive a culture of accountability, data-driven decision-making, and continuous improvement.

Preferred candidate profile

• 10+ years of progressive experience in Business Finance, FP&A or Commercial Finance roles.
• Demonstrated success in partnering with senior business leaders, influencing strategic decisions, and scaling up business.
• Strong commercial acumen with a deep understanding of revenue models, profitability, pricing, and unit economics.
• Experience in handling finance teams and building robust and scalable finance processes.