Interim FP&A & Commercial Finance Leader | Data-Driven Decision Support, Transformation & Insight
This interim leader brings nearly two decades of experience operating at the intersection of finance, data and strategy. Their career has been defined by a consistent ability to diagnose weaknesses in financial insight, design practical analytical solutions and embed processes that materially improve decision-making. They are equally comfortable working at granular data level or engaging senior executives, providing a rare blend of technical depth and commercial perspective.
They have meaningful exposure to private-equity environments, particularly within highly acquisitive portfolio companies requiring rapid consolidation, financial transparency and scalable reporting solutions. Their work has supported PE-backed growth strategies by enabling faster integration of acquisitions, improving group visibility ahead of system change, and strengthening FP&A capability during periods of rapid expansion or transformation. They understand the pace, discipline and outcome-orientation required in investor-led environments.
Well suited to interim FP&A Lead, Commercial Finance Director, Transformation Analyst or Programme Finance roles, this executive excels in organisations facing complexity, change or data challenges. Their structured, pragmatic approach consistently delivers improved insight, stronger financial governance and better-informed leadership decisions, making them a trusted partner during periods of growth, restructuring or operational transformation.
Designed and implemented integrated business planning and gross profit reporting improvements that supported sustained compound annual growth across revenue, gross profit, EBITDA and order book in an engineering-led business.
Delivered complex financial modelling, scenario analysis and decision support for a major national census programme, acting as a critical advisor to senior leadership and ensuring financial resilience under changing operational conditions.
Built interim group consolidation solutions for a highly acquisitive, private-equity-backed international healthcare group, handling multi-currency reporting, frequent acquisitions and system migrations across more than 140 entities.
Led multiple finance transformation and BI initiatives that delivered material productivity gains within FP&A functions, including significant improvements in forecasting accuracy, reporting efficiency and stakeholder confidence.
About the Candidate
This interim executive is a highly experienced FP&A and commercial finance specialist, known for bringing clarity, structure and insight to complex decision-making environments. With deep expertise across both the public and private sectors, they specialise in transforming raw, fragmented data into decision-ready financial intelligence that enables leaders to act with confidence. Their background spans forecasting, budgeting, integrated business planning, performance analytics, business modelling and stakeholder partnering across a wide range of industries and organisational settings.
They are particularly effective in situations where finance functions are overly manual, insight is delayed or inconsistent, or stakeholders lack trust in the numbers. By consolidating disparate data sources, designing robust analytical models and embedding self-service reporting, they significantly improve the quality, timeliness and usefulness of financial information. Their hands-on style, combined with strong communication and mentoring capability, enables finance teams and business leaders alike to move from retrospective reporting to forward-looking, value-driven decision support.