Senior Commercial Finance Manager

Senior Commercial Finance Business Partner - Digital & Marketing Focus
Manchester - Hybrid
£75,000 - £85,000 + bonus + car allowance
Excellent Benefits

Are you a commercially astute finance professional passionate about digital transformation, customer insight, and driving business performance?
This is an exciting opportunity to join a major UK retailer as a Senior Commercial Finance Business Partner, playing a pivotal role in shaping the financial success of its digital and marketing functions.

In this newly created role, you'll partner directly with the IT Director and senior stakeholders across Digital, Marketing, and E-commerce to deliver high-impact insights that inform strategic decisions and fuel business growth.

What you'll be doing:

• Act as the finance lead for all things digital-supporting initiatives across e-commerce, customer experience, and omnichannel performance
• Analyse key drivers such as customer acquisition cost, retention, lifetime value, ROAS (return on ad spend), and channel performance (paid, organic, social, email, etc.).
• Collaborate with IT and marketing teams to assess ROI on tech investments, platform upgrades, and digital campaigns.
• Lead monthly performance reviews and provide forward-looking insight to influence decision-making.
• Develop and manage digital KPIs, dashboards, and financial models that support commercial decisions.
• Contribute to budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning cycles, ensuring alignment with business strategy.
• Support data governance, automation opportunities, and investment cases tied to digital infrastructure.

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with strong post-qualified commercial experience.
• Background in retail, e-commerce, or consumer-led industries highly desirable.
• Proven track record of partnering with marketing, digital, or IT teams in a large, fast-paced business.
• Strong analytical mindset with a passion for turning data into actionable insights.
• Highly proficient in Excel and BI tools (Power BI/SAP/Looker/Tableau).
• Excellent communication skills with the confidence to challenge and influence senior stakeholders

You'll be joining a retail business at the forefront of digital innovation, with real investment in technology and customer insight.

This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of finance within a digital-first environment, working across high-profile, strategic initiatives that impact millions of customers.