Commercial Lead
This role is a finance lead responsible for business partnering, driving strategic and financial outcomes for their respective business lines and branches. This business line/branch leadership role will be instrumental in developing and implementing key strategic and transformational initiatives to accelerate business performance across Motion’s business lines.
Position Purpose
Managing in deliver of results: Partner in delivering strategic and P&L performance for the state operations through partnering with leadership teams, state managers, operational and financial stakeholders
Actionable insights reporting: Building an advanced analytical decision support capability to support both strategic and tactical decisions
Assist in Strategy and transformation: Partnering in solving business challenges through effective problem-solving, identifying opportunities and translating recommendations into execution plans
Partner in bringing clarity across budgeting and forecasting: Partner in building and owning the planning and forecasting framework (monthly, quarterly and annual) across the state and business lines and highlighting the impacts from headwinds and tailwinds
Managing and navigating ambiguity: Gather information and context from stakeholders, simplify the insights, provide accurate business performance updates and develop recommendations to overcome market and business volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity
Deliver value: Continuously evaluate opportunities for enhancement of systems (PowerBI, TM1, Phocas) and process capabilities to maximise effectiveness and ensure seamless accurate reporting rhythm
Decision Support: Manage ongoing analytics requirements for Leadership teams, General Manager, Head of Commercial Finance and Senior Managers in
Scenario planning and analysis – predictive modelling to understand the business impacts
Developing business cases for capital and operational investments
Portfolio and network optimization across the states
Long range planning and expansion opportunities for the respective state / business line operations
Benefits / initiative tracking and pipeline reporting
Corporate development and growth: Partner with leadership and M&A team to execute transactions and manage post integration of the acquired businesses
Empower non-finance stakeholders: Build strong network with the sales and operational teams, empower and improve financial capability among non-finance members to drive ownership
Coaching and supporting the wider commercial and Finance team
Key Skills and Capabilities
Commercial / Analytical background – experience handling and analysing complex, high volume data with great attention to detail.
The ability to think beyond numbers and combine data with strategy and financial insights.
Be able to distil information creatively and visually so that it is digestible to both finance and non-finance partners.
Self-motivated, results oriented with the ability to perform under pressure in a changing business environment with the willingness to get their hands dirty.
Experience in identifying and implementing process improvement initiatives to improve insights reporting and drive business performance.
Proven modelling and excel skills, experience with other systems such as PowerBI, TM1, etc, would be beneficial.
Strong business partnering skills.
Health & Safety
Consistently and proactively participate in Health and Safety in the workplace
Know and understand the Company’s Health and Safety policies and adhere to them at all times
Actively participate in any Health and Safety meetings, investigations, initiatives or programmes as requested
Ensure you are personally responsible for your own Health and Safety and others with whom you work
Ensure your team or any staff under your supervision adhere to all Health and Safety policies and principles
Identify and contribute to Health and Safety improvements
Wear and maintain your PPE at all necessary/appropriate times, report any issues with your PPE immediately
Participate in Health and Safety training and hazard identification, assessment and control of workplace hazards
Undertake duties in a safe manner
Reports incidents, accidents and near misses immediately when it is possible or as soon as possible
Commitment to caring for our environment and work collaboratively with all stakeholders: people, customers, suppliers and the wider community to do this
Training & Development
Attend any training and development as directed
Provide on the job training, coaching and mentoring as appropriate to internal people as required
Excellent engagement skills with a proven ability to build collaborative relationships with internal and external customers
Professional Experience
Commercial professional, with analytical, budgeting and forecasting experience
Exceptional business partnering skills demonstrated by an ability to grow and nurture relationships with stakeholders
Proven track record in managing full P&L and building and maintaining financial models
5-6+ years of relevant work experience in Strategy, Business & Finance Transformation, Commercial Finance and FP&A
CPA and CA membership preferable (not a requirement)
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