Director – Commercial Finance

The Commercial Finance team brings together finance business partnering and procurement to help Man Group make well-informed strategic decisions and manage resources effectively. The team combines financial planning, commercial insight and supplier expertise to support business priorities and secure value for money.

The team works closely with business leaders and the wider global finance function to ensure that financial information, sourcing decisions and operational delivery are joined up.

The Role

This is a senior leadership role for someone who combines strong finance credentials with commercial judgement, influencing skills and a continuous improvement mindset.

The Commercial Finance Director will build and lead an integrated commercial finance function, redefining what great business partnering looks like at Man Group. The role owns budgeting, forecasting, cost management (excluding compensation costs), management information and strategic procurement, providing the insight, challenge and support that enable effective decision-making.

Your Responsibilities

Leadership & Functional Development

• Responsible for reviewing and refining the operating model, ways of working and priorities, bringing finance business partnering and procurement together around the needs of the business.
• Lead, inspire and develop a high-performing team with the right blend of financial, analytical and procurement expertise; provide coaching, development opportunities and succession planning.
• Represent commercial finance in cross-functional discussions and contribute to wider finance initiatives.

Business Partnering & Strategic Decision Support

• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across business units, positioning finance as a proactive partner in strategic planning and resource allocation.
• Translate complex financial information into clear, actionable insight; assist with evaluating business cases, investment proposals and commercial trade-offs.
• Provide constructive challenge and an independent financial perspective in senior forums, helping leaders understand performance, risks and opportunities.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Cost Management

• Own firm-wide budgeting and forecasting, partnering with business heads to establish robust plans, track performance and challenge variances proactively and constructively.
• Lead cost management and cost governance, ensuring business leaders understand their budgets, spending commitments and accountabilities.
• Own the business-facing assessment of month-end cost accrual requirements, working with the wider finance team to ensure timely, accurate recording and reporting.
• Identify and track cost-saving opportunities and procurement benefits, ensuring that realised benefits are reflected appropriately in financial plans and performance reporting.

Procurement & Supplier Management

• Own procurement strategy and strategic sourcing, working with key consumers of goods and services to understand requirements and establish clear ways of working.
• Lead commercial supplier selection and negotiation, identify key supplier relationships and oversee their ongoing commercial management, working with relevant risk, legal and business stakeholders.
• Own procurement policies, controls and performance measures within the firm’s governance framework, balancing value, service quality and supplier risk.

Management Information, Improvement & Ways of Working

• Develop the management information framework and supporting data infrastructure to deliver timely, reliable, decision-ready insight.
• Drive process improvement, automation and responsible use of AI to reduce manual effort and improve analytical capability, while maintaining appropriate controls.

Technical Competencies

Essential

• Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent) with significant post-qualification experience in finance business partnering or FP&A leadership.
• A strong track record of influencing senior stakeholders, challenging constructively and communicating financial information clearly to non-finance audiences.
• Deep expertise in budgeting, forecasting, cost management and management information within a complex organisation.
• Experience in asset management, broader financial services or technology/software development, including multi-entity and multi-jurisdictional environments.
• Proven ability to build and develop teams, establish capabilities and lead significant change across functions.
• Evidence of delivering cost improvements and using data, automation or AI to improve insight and effectiveness.

Desirable

• Experience leading procurement or working closely with procurement leadership, with sound understanding of strategic sourcing, supplier management and the end-to-end procure-to-pay process.
• Proficiency with PowerBI or equivalent business intelligence platforms.
• Experience implementing strategic sourcing or contract management tools.