Interim Commercial Finance Manager - Bristol

Interim Commercial Finance Manager

Bristol | 3-6 Month Contract | Immediate Start | Competitive Day Rate

We're supporting a well-known multi-site business seeking an Interim Commercial Finance Manager to provide commercial insight that directly influences trading performance and strategic decision-making.  Initially offered on an interim basis, there is a strong possibility for a longer term permanent play.

This isn't a role focused on producing reports. It's about partnering with the business, challenging assumptions and helping leaders make better commercial decisions through high-quality analysis and financial insight.

Working closely with senior operational and commercial stakeholders, you'll provide the financial support needed to optimise profitability across the estate.

Key responsibilities

• Act as a trusted Finance Business Partner to senior commercial and operational leaders.
• Deliver and review monthly commercial KPI reporting, identifying trends, risks, opportunities and recommendations to improve profitability.
• Analyse sales performance, product mix, pricing, volume, margin and promotional activity to support commercial decision-making.
• Develop and review customer, product and category profitability models, ensuring a clear understanding of the commercial drivers behind performance.
• Produce scenario modelling and sensitivity analysis to support investment decisions, pricing strategies and new commercial initiatives.
• Provide analytical rigour around revenue, gross margin and business performance, turning complex data into practical recommendations.
• Challenge assumptions with professional scepticism, ensuring decisions are based on robust financial evidence rather than intuition.
• Work collaboratively across Finance, Operations and other business functions to ensure commercial decisions are fully evaluated and aligned.

About you

You'll be a Commercial Finance professional who enjoys operating close to the business rather than behind the numbers.

You'll bring:

• Commercial Finance or Finance Business Partnering experience within a multi-site retail, hospitality or consumer-facing business.
• Strong experience of pricing, sales analysis, gross margin, profitability and volume/price/mix analysis.
• Excellent commercial judgement and the confidence to influence senior stakeholders.