A leading industrial distribution and services business is looking for a Commercial Finance Manager to embed directly within a divisional leadership team in Newcastle.
About the Role:
Acting as the primary finance contact for the division, sitting inside the leadership team rather than reporting in from a distance
Participating in divisional leadership meetings and bringing financial insight directly into operational decisions
Building genuine relationships with non-finance leaders and helping them understand what's really driving performance
Digging into where margin is being won or lost — whether it's rework, mispricing, or inefficiency
Building and refining pricing models, including labour cost recovery and machinery/overhead recovery
Supporting the sales team with pricing decisions in real time, not after the fact
Designing the metrics and lead indicators that tell the business where it's tracking mid-month, not just at month-end
Briefing the data/BI team on dashboard requirements (you won't need to build them yourself — just know what "good" looks like)
Turning reporting into something leadership actually uses to make calls, not just a pack that gets filed




Supporting the annual budget and rolling forecast process at a divisional level
Analysing variances between forecast and actual, and explaining the "why" behind the numbers
Making sure divisional plans reflect what's actually happening on the ground, not just top-down assumptions
Financial modelling and business case support for capital investments and operational initiatives
Identifying margin improvement and cost efficiency opportunities across the division
About You:
CA / CPA qualified preferred
Robust interpersonal skills: confident engaging non-finance stakeholders
Operational/commercial finance background (site-based, not purely corporate)
Mining, industrials or manufacturing exposure highly regarded, not essential
Comfortable being embedded on-site 4+ days a week
Why Apply:
P/E backed business with a great brand nationally
Strong development plans
Flexible working arrangements
Supportive, high-performing finance team
Career progression and development opportunities
Competitive salary and bonus structure
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📌 Commercial Finance Manager (Newcastle)
🏢 Sharp & Carter
📍 Newcastle