Commercial Finance Business Partner

Crane Authentication (NXT)

. Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to the leadership team, providing commercial and financial insight, objective challenge and enterprise-wide perspective .

Posted 11/2/2026full-timeRemote • United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in commercial finance and strategic planning, with a strong focus on financial modelling, forecasting, and profitability analysis. Proven ability to partner with leadership across functions to drive growth initiatives and improve business outcomes.

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Commercial Finance ExpertiseFinancial ModellingForecasting ExcellenceStrategic PlanningRisk Assessment

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Hard Skills

Financial AnalysisPricing StrategyProfitability AnalysisScenario PlanningCash ConversionRevenue ForecastingContract EvaluationPerformance ManagementData AnalyticsBusiness Case Development

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationExecutive PresenceInfluencing Without AuthorityConstructive ChallengeProfessional Judgement

Tools & Technologies

Reporting AutomationData Quality ImprovementSystem IntegrationContinuous Improvement MethodologyStructured Business Operating System

Industry Keywords

Government SolutionsPublic-Sector ProcurementComplex Contract NegotiationsSecure IdentityTrack & Trace

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to the leadership team, providing commercial and financial insight, objective challenge and enterprise-wide perspective
Identify growth opportunities and performance improvement priorities across Crane
Advise leadership on prioritising opportunities, resources and investments based on strategic fit, probability of success, risk-adjusted return, cash profile and organisational capacity
Translate strategic objectives into measurable business outcomes through strategic planning, annual operating plans, forecasts, resource allocation and performance management
Lead a commercial operating cadence across pipeline, orders, backlog, revenue, margin, working capital, cash and profitability
Drive forecasting excellence through integrated pipeline-to-cash visibility, improved forecast accuracy and proactive risk and opportunity management
Partner with Sales leadership to improve pipeline quality, opportunity qualification, funnel discipline, conversion rates and forecasting performance
Evaluate major bids, tenders, contracts, renewals and investment opportunities through financial analysis, business cases, risk assessment and governance
Develop market, customer, product and competitor insights to identify growth opportunities and support strategic decisions
Lead pricing and profitability initiatives, including value-based pricing, pricing discipline, customer and product mix optimisation and margin improvement
Conduct customer, contract, product, channel and portfolio profitability analyses
Partner with Sales, Marketing, Product, Commercial Excellence, Operations and Finance teams on commercial growth initiatives
Drive cash generation and working capital performance by evaluating contract structures, milestone billing, collection risks, revenue recognition dependencies and cash conversion opportunities
Establish reliable commercial and financial reporting, analytics and governance through improved data quality, system integration, performance visibility, reporting automation and decision-making capabilities

Requirements

What you’ll need

Significant experience in commercial finance, strategic finance, business partnering, deal support or growth-oriented finance leadership
Proven ability to partner effectively with senior Sales, General Management and business leadership stakeholders
Strong financial modelling, forecasting, pricing, profitability and scenario-planning capability
Experience translating commercial pipelines and backlog into credible revenue, margin and cash forecasts
Experience supporting complex solution sales, long sales-cycle businesses, tenders, government programmes or major contracts
Demonstrated ability to identify risks and opportunities early and convert analysis into practical countermeasures
Experience assessing complex contracts, including milestone structures, payment terms, delivery dependencies and risk allocation
Strong understanding of working capital, cash conversion and the financial implications of commercial terms
Ability to challenge constructively, exercise independent judgement and influence decisions without direct authority
Ability to operate effectively across multiple countries, cultures and functions in a matrix organisation
Excellent communication skills, executive presence, integrity and professional judgement
Evidence of improving business outcomes, rather than solely producing analysis or reporting
Experience in government solutions, authentication, secure identity, technology, software, Track & Trace or another regulated sector preferred
Exposure to public-sector procurement, bid governance and complex contract negotiations preferred
Experience applying a structured business operating system, continuous-improvement methodology or growth framework preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Full-time employment
Remote work arrangement