Commercial Financial Director

Commercial Financial Director / 2 days a work based in Bristol A senior finance leadership role partnering commercial and operational teams to drive profitable growth, margin optimisation, and disciplined decision-making. Reporting to a regional finance lead, this position provides strategic oversight, financial governance, and commercial challenge across significant client portfolios and new business activity. Core Responsibilities * Lead monthly financial and performance reporting across large account portfolios, including revenue, profitability, cash flow, KPIs, risks, and forecasts. * Support margin improvement initiatives, annual planning, and rolling reforecasts. * Play a key role in bids, pricing strategy, contract negotiations, renewals, and commercial modelling. * Present financial performance to external stakeholders and support senior-level review meetings. * Oversee reporting integrity, financial controls, and effective use of systems (including legacy platforms and manual models). * Act as a strategic finance partner to senior operational leadership teams. Candidate Profile * ACCA qualified or fully Chartered Accountant. * Experience managing portfolios of approximately £100m in revenue. * Strong commercial acumen with a proactive, hands-on approach. * Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment and working through detail when required. * Experience managing multi-currency accounts. * Strong budgeting, forecasting, and financial business partnering capability. * Confident working with manual spreadsheets and legacy systems. * Proven experience across bids, pricing, and commercial modelling