Head of Finance & Commercial Strategy, East London

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Leadership

• • Lead the company’s financial strategy, ensuring strong financial governance and sustainable business growth.
  • Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning across the business.
  • Provide clear financial insight to the executive team to support strategic decision-making.
  • Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting, including management accounts and performance analysis.

Commercial & Strategic Finance

• • Partner with sales and marketing teams to evaluate commercial strategies, pricing models, and promotional investments.
  • Provide financial modelling and scenario analysis for strategic initiatives and growth opportunities.
  • Translate financial data into actionable insights that support business performance.

Manufacturing & Operational Finance

• • Oversee manufacturing cost structures including COGS, production efficiency, labour, and overhead allocation.
  • Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency and reduce financial leakage across the production environment.
  • Implement financial controls and reporting systems that improve visibility into production costs and margins.
  • Work closely with operations to ensure optimal inventory management and working capital control.

Capital Investment & Expansion

• • Evaluate and model ROI for capital expenditure including machinery, production capacity increases, and facility improvements.
  • Support strategic decisions relating to manufacturing expansion, operational investments, and infrastructure development.
  • Lead financial feasibility assessments for new projects and business initiatives.

Cashflow & Funding Strategy

• • Manage cashflow planning and working capital requirements.
  • Support funding discussions with banks, investors, and other financial stakeholders where required.
  • Ensure financial resilience as the company scales its operations.

Qualifications & Experience

• • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Economics (CA(SA), CIMA, or CFA advantageous).
  • 5 years experience in finance leadership roles, ideally within manufacturing, FMCG, or production environments.
  • Strong experience in financial modelling, operational finance, and commercial analysis.
  • Solid understanding of manufacturing costing, inventory management, and margin optimisation.
  • Advanced Excel and ERP/accounting system experience.
  • Strong leadership capability with the ability to work cross-functionally with operations, sales, and executive management.
  • Highly analytical with strong commercial acumen and strategic thinking ability.

What We Are Looking For

• • A finance leader who can bridge the gap between finance and operations.
  • Someone who understands manufacturing profitability and operational efficiency, not just accounting.
  • A commercially focused thinker who can help guide Nuvite’s next phase of growth.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive a response within 14 days please consider your application unsuccessful. We will keep your CV on our database for any other relevant roles that may arise.