Interim Commercial Finance Director

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the senior commercial finance lead for L&SE Responsive Maintenance, L&SE Planned Maintenance, and Midlands Business Units, providing strategic financial support and challenge to divisional leadership teams.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, reforecasting, and performance reporting processes, ensuring accurate financial insight and timely delivery of month-end reporting.
• Drive commercial performance through margin analysis, contract profitability reviews, pricing support, KPI reporting, and business performance reviews.
• Strengthen working capital management by improving control of WIP, accrued income, invoicing, cash collection, and aged debt.
• Partner with the Finance Process Improvement Director to enhance financial controls, standardise reporting, improve data quality, and support finance transformation initiatives.
• Lead, mentor, and develop Finance Business Partners and commercial finance teams, fostering a high-performance, commercially focused finance culture.

About You

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with significant experience in a senior commercial finance leadership role.
• Strong commercial finance and business partnering experience, with the ability to influence senior operational and commercial stakeholders.
• Proven track record of improving financial performance, reporting, controls, and working capital management.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate financial information into clear business insight and drive accountability.
• Experience within property services, construction, maintenance, housing, or a similar operationally focused environment is highly desirable.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to play a key leadership role within a growing and ambitious organisation.
• High-profile position partnering directly with divisional and Group leadership teams.
• Significant scope to influence business performance, financial strategy, and operational improvement.
• Collaborative environment focused on continuous improvement, transformation, and growth.