Interim Commercial Finance Lead
Location
Remote
Contract Type
6 months
Immediate start
Daily rate: c.£700
Overview
Interim Commercial Finance Lead
Pearse Professionals are supporting a rapidly scaling infrastructure business undergoing a period of operational and financial transition who are seeking an experienced Interim Commercial Finance Lead. This role will take ownership of a full re-forecasting exercise, working closely with the senior leadership team to provide clarity on performance, cash requirements, and cost-to-complete across a fibre build programme.
Role & Responsibilities
Lead an end to end re-forecasting process, delivering accurate, insight-driven financial models and scenario analysis.
Provide commercial finance support across build, installation and network rollout activities, with a clear understanding of build cost-to-complete, capex profiling, and project level economics.
Partner with operational, build and project delivery teams to validate assumptions, challenge variances, and improve forecasting accuracy.
Own FP&A outputs: board packs, KPI tracking, monthly forecasts, and financial insights to support decision making.
Work with finance, programme management and external stakeholders where required
Support short-term cashflow planning, risk identification and commercial scenario planning.
Ideal Candidate Profile:
Senior commercial finance / FP&A professional with a strong track record in infrastructure, telecoms, fibre, environments.
Must have delivered a similar project within the fibre sector previously
Strong understanding of capex-heavy build programmes, cost-to-complete modelling, unit economics and project reporting.
Comfortable engaging with operational teams and challenging assumptions.
Prior experience with BDUK or publicly-funded rollout programmes is highly desirable.
Connect with Will Sharples for more details.
willsharples@pearseprofessionals.com
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