Senior Commercial Finance Manager

Senior Commercial Finance Manager – Tech–Focused Retail Hertfordshire (Hybrid)
80,000 – 90,000 + 20% Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Our client, a forward–thinking consumer and retail technology business, is seeking a Senior Commercial Finance Manager to help drive strategic growth and innovation across its digital channels and omnichannel platforms. This is a key commercial leadership role, supporting the integration of finance and technology to optimise performance in a fast–paced, data–rich retail environment.

This position has a clear path to Head of Finance within 18–24 months, offering a high–impact role within a business that values digital transformation, data–driven decisions, and agile financial leadership.

Key Responsibilities:
– Partner with Technology and Marketing Leaders to shape long–term digital growth strategies, identifying smart investments in brand, platform development, and customer experience innovations.
– Evaluate digital pricing, promotional mechanics, and value architecture to unlock profitable growth across eCommerce and retail tech channels.
– Lead commercial financial planning and forecasting to support data–driven decision making, particularly in relation to digital product performance and ROI on tech investments.
– Own financial input into brand and digital roadmap planning, helping product and digital brand teams build strategies rooted in commercial viability.
– Maintain clear insight into trading and digital performance, including customer behaviour analytics, channel performance (e.g. D2C, marketplaces), and competitor landscape shifts.
– Develop robust business cases for technology investments, including platforms, tools, digital innovation, and marketing tech – ensuring returns meet both consumer impact and financial hurdle rates.
– Influence strategic decisions through compelling commercial insights, backed by data and aligned to evolving technology and customer trends.
– Build and evolve advanced financial modelling tools and dashboards, enhancing speed and quality of decision–making across business functions.
– Model innovation–led initiatives, particularly those that leverage technology (e.g. AI–powered personalisation, subscription models, fulfilment automation), to assess margin and scalability potential.
– Be a mentor and leader to junior finance and cross–functional team members, setting a high bar for strategic, tech–savvy financial business partnering.

About You:
– Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) with a strong background in commercial finance.
– Experience working in technology–led retail, consumer digital, or eCommerce environments highly advantageous.
– Able to demonstrate strong business partnering with marketing, digital, and product teams.
– A strategic thinker with a passion for performance improvement, innovation, and leveraging data/technology to unlock growth.
– Comfortable working in fast–paced, digitally evolving environments where customer expectations and platform capabilities shape decisions.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a tech–driven retail brand at a pivotal time in its digital and commercial evolution. If you're looking to play a key role in the transformation of finance within a business that blends retail heritage with technology innovation, we'd love to hear from you.

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