Job Description

Role Description

These roles help commercial, divisional, and manufacturing leaders understand what drives profitability and where to act when results differ from plan. They work with Sales, Operations, and Accounting to build forecasts, explain variances, and evaluate spending and investment decisions.

The Commercial Finance Executive analyses sales and margins by product, customer, or channel, and assesses how pricing, discounts, and changes in sales mix affect profitability. The Divisional Finance Manager leads budgeting and forecasting for a business division, reviews results with budget owners, and advises divisional leaders on investment and resource allocation. The Plant Controller oversees plant accounting and financial controls, reviews standard costs and inventory valuation, and works with production teams to explain material, labour, and overhead variances.

Qualifications

Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Experience in commercial finance, divisional financial management, or manufacturing accounting relevant to the position.
Understanding of financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
Proficiency in Excel and experience with enterprise resource planning or financial planning systems.
For commercial finance roles, experience analysing pricing, discounts, sales mix, and contribution margins to support commercial decisions.
For divisional finance roles, experience leading planning cycles, reviewing forecasts with budget owners, and evaluating investment proposals.
For plant controller roles, experience with standard costing, inventory controls, manufacturing variance analysis, and month-end close.
Ability to explain financial results to non-finance colleagues and agree on practical follow-up actions. A professional accounting qualification such as ACCA, CPA, or CA is an advantage for manager and controller roles.