The Company
The UK arm of a leading global organisation delivering critical healthcare products and services is seeking a high-impact finance leader to head up its Commercial Finance function. With an emphasis on performance insight, business partnering and forward planning, this is a key leadership role at the heart of a complex, regulated business.

The Role
Reporting to the UK & Ireland Finance Director, the Head of Commercial Finance will lead on all aspects of controlling, reporting, forecasting and financial planning. This role partners closely with the Executive Leadership Team, playing a strategic role in enabling sound decision-making across the organisation.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the development and delivery of accurate financial and management reporting
• Driving the planning cycle—budgeting, forecasting and long-term strategy
• Designing and improving business models that inform commercial strategy
• Partnering senior stakeholders to manage costs and improve financial performance
• Leading P&L and balance sheet reviews to tight deadlines
• Producing board-level packs and providing clear financial commentary
• Managing the Commercial Finance team, developing capability and succession planning
• Ensuring systems, controls, and data integrity support high-quality insight and compliance

This is a highly visible role for someone who thrives on shaping financial narratives and delivering impact through people and insight.

The Candidate

• Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) with at least 5 years’ PQE
• Strong technical grounding in UK GAAP/IFRS and advanced Excel/SAP skills
• Proven experience in FP&A, reporting and commercial business partnering
• Confident communicator and influencer at senior level
• Strong leadership skills and experience managing high-performing teams

If you’re looking to shape financial strategy, partner the business and lead from the front—this could be the right move.