CIMA-qualified Senior Finance and Commercial leader with close to 30 years’ experience across complex manufacturing, aerospace, technology, and high-growth businesses. A highly commercial, operationally grounded finance professional who has worked at the heart of major business decisions — from long-term contract modelling and joint venture creation, to Series A funding and SME restructuring.
Now looking to bring that depth of experience into a Senior Finance Business Partner or Head of Commercial Finance role where the focus is on influencing decisions, partnering leadership teams, and driving real commercial performance.
What makes them genuinely different:
- Deep commercial finance pedigree built across global aerospace, SaaS, manufacturing, and engineering businesses — brings a breadth of sector experience that sharpens commercial thinking considerably.
- Proven at partnering the most senior stakeholders in complex organisations — including direct involvement in major contract negotiations between large multinationals, developing financial models used by all parties to reach agreement.
- Hands-on experience building and presenting business cases, funding proposals, and investment models at board and executive level across multiple industries.
- Led finance business partnering across long-term contract portfolios of extraordinary scale and complexity — gives them a commercial instinct and analytical rigour that is difficult to replicate.
- International experience across the UK, USA, Europe and beyond — comfortable working across cultures, structures, and business models.
- Has operated as the finance voice in cross-functional leadership teams throughout their career — not a back-office finance professional, but a genuine commercial partner to the business.
Best suited for: Senior Finance Business Partner or Head of Commercial Finance roles within a complex, ambitious organisation. The ideal hire for a leadership team that wants serious commercial firepower — someone who has seen it all, asks the right questions, and helps the business make better decisions.
