Director of Group FP&A & Commercial Finance

Role Overview

The Director of Commercial Finance leads FP&A, Finance Business Partnering, and Executive and Investor Reporting. The role is responsible for the budgeting and forecast cycles, executive and investor reporting, and the quality of insight provided to commercial and functional leaders.

What You Will Do

Key responsibilities include leading performance tracking across ARR, bookings, revenue, and margin, providing analysis of bookings, retention, and unit economics, and owning the definitions, governance, and tracking of ARR, churn, Gross Revenue Retention, and Net Revenue Retention.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have a track record of partnering with Sales or CRO-level leadership and with commercial business unit leaders, and experience preparing board-ready materials for Boards, executives, investors, and lenders.

Requirements

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent)
• Exposure to multi-product or multi-vertical SaaS platform businesses
• Senior finance leadership in a SaaS or recurring-revenue business, with experience of building and developing FP&A and Business Partnering teams with exposure to commercial leadership
• Experience in PE-backed SaaS, including investor reporting, value creation plans, and operating to sponsor expectations
• Experience of working in a matrixed environment, delivering through influence across business units and functions
• Proven ownership of ARR, GRR, NRR, and churn metrics at company level, with a thorough understanding of SaaS unit economics and cohort analysis
• Track record of partnering with Sales or CRO-level leadership and with commercial business unit leaders
• Advanced financial modelling capability, including scenario planning, capacity modelling, and long-range forecasting
• Demonstrable experience of using AI or automation to improve forecasting, reporting, or analysis, and the credibility to lead change in this area

Benefits

• 26 days’ holiday + bank holidays (and the option to buy more)
• 1 paid volunteering day every year
• Exceptional family leave
• Robust sick pay of up to 13 weeks full pay + 13 weeks half pay
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme for confidential support
• Private medical insurance for everyone, no medical-history exclusions
• Performance-based rewards tailored to your role
• Income protection: up to 75% salary for 5 years if you ever need it
• Pension with 5% matched company contributions
• Life assurance worth 4x your salary from day one
• Free financial planning session with the option to engage in more tailored financial coaching
• SkillsHub learning platform with leadership pathways, future-manager training, and a huge online library
• Access to external training and apprenticeships
• MatchIt! Fundraise for a cause close to your heart and OneAdvanced will match part of the funding
• Pennies from Heaven donate the pennies from your pay check to help make a difference without lifting a finger
• ULEV car scheme with 1,000+ models
• Dental insurance, Health Cash Plan, Critical Illness Cover, Partner Life Cover, Health Assessment, Gym Membership