Finance Director - Commercial Finance FP&A
Location: Stamford, CT
Compensation: $180,000 - $210,000 + bonus
Working Model: 4 days onsite, 1 day remote
Oakleaf Partnership is working with a leading global consumer products business to appoint a Finance Director - Commercial Finance & FP&A, based in Stamford.
This is a high-profile leadership opportunity within an established, internationally recognized organization undergoing significant commercial and financial transformation. With a diverse portfolio of household brands, a substantial global footprint and an increasingly sophisticated commercial agenda, the business is looking for a commercially astute finance leader to help shape its next phase of growth.
Reporting into senior finance leadership, the Finance Director will play a pivotal role in connecting financial performance with commercial strategy, providing actionable insight and challenging business decisions to drive profitable growth.
This is much more than a traditional FP&A position. The successful individual will operate as a strategic business partner to senior commercial stakeholders, bringing together financial planning, commercial analytics, revenue growth management and performance management to influence decision-making across the organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Commercial Finance Leadership: Lead the commercial finance and FP&A agenda, providing strategic financial insight and direction to senior business leaders.
- Strategic Business Partnering: Build strong relationships across commercial, sales, marketing and operational functions, acting as a trusted advisor and constructive challenger to the business.
- Financial Planning & Analysis: Oversee budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning and financial performance reporting, ensuring robust financial visibility and accountability.
- Revenue Growth & Profitability: Drive commercial analysis around pricing, product mix, promotional effectiveness, margins and revenue growth opportunities.
- Performance Management: Translate complex financial data into meaningful commercial insights, identifying risks, opportunities and actionable recommendations.
- Executive Reporting: Deliver clear, concise financial updates and strategic recommendations to senior leadership, supporting key business decisions.
- Transformation & Continuous Improvement: Enhance financial processes, reporting capabilities, systems and analytical tools to improve the quality and efficiency of commercial decision-making.
- Leadership: Develop and lead a high-performing finance team, fostering a culture of accountability, commercial curiosity and continuous improvement.
Experience & Profile
- Significant experience in senior commercial finance, FP&A or finance business partnering roles within a complex, multinational organization.
- Proven experience operating at Director level or in a senior leadership position with exposure to executive stakeholders.
- Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to understand the drivers of revenue, profitability, pricing and margin performance.
- Experience partnering with senior commercial, sales and marketing leadership teams.
- Strong technical FP&A capabilities, including financial modelling, forecasting, budgeting and strategic planning.
- A track record of translating financial information into actionable commercial recommendations and influencing business decisions.
- Experience within consumer products, FMCG, retail or another fast-paced, product-led environment would be particularly advantageous.
- An effective communicator with the gravitas to influence at all levels of an organization.
- A hands-on, pragmatic leadership style, comfortable operating in a changing and evolving business environment.
