Commercial Finance Lead

Responsibilities: - Serve as a strategic finance business partner to Commercial and Cross-Functional teams to drive profitable growth and support business priorities. - Lead commercial financial planning, performance analysis, and strategic evaluation across channels, customers, and product portfolios. - Provide financial leadership and insights to support pricing strategies, customer negotiations, promotional investments, and route-to-market initiatives. - Drive value creation through robust profitability analysis across brands, packs, channels, and customers. - Partner with Commercial and Marketing teams to evaluate trade promotions, rebates, and commercial investments to ensure strong ROI and effectiveness. - Lead financial assessment and business case development for new product launches, innovation projects, and commercial initiatives. - Influence strategic decision-making through scenario planning, forecasting, trend analysis, and risk/opportunity identification. - Support long-term business planning and annual budgeting processes by providing actionable commercial and financial insights. - Build and enhance financial models, dashboards, and reporting capabilities to improve visibility, forecasting accuracy, and decision-making. - Drive automation, simplification, and continuous improvement initiatives within commercial finance reporting and analytics processes. - Lead monthly commercial performance reviews with stakeholders, identifying key drivers and recommending corrective actions where required. - Ensure strong governance and financial controls over trade spend, deductions management, and commercial investments. - Collaborate closely with regional and functional stakeholders to align financial strategies with broader business objectives. - Mentor and guide junior finance team members while fostering a high-performance and collaborative culture. Qualifications: - Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related discipline. - Ideally 6–8 years of experience in Commercial Finance, FPNA, or Finance Business Partnering within FMCG or other fast-paced commercial environments. - Strong commercial acumen with proven ability to influence and challenge business stakeholders. - Demonstrated experience in strategic business partnering and cross-functional collaboration. - Strong financial modeling, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities. - Experience supporting pricing strategies, trade investment analysis, and profitability management. - Proficiency in SAP, Power BI, and data analytics/reporting tools. - Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with ability to manage and interpret complex datasets. - Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to simplify complex financial insights into actionable recommendations. - Agile, proactive, and results-oriented mindset with strong attention to detail. - Experience managing ambiguity and operating effectively in a dynamic business environment.