About the Role

Introduction -

This is a senior commercial finance leadership opportunity that sits at the heart of business decision‑making. The role offers the chance to partner closely with leadership, influence strategic outcomes, and shape commercial performance across the organization.

For professionals already in leadership roles, this represents a positive shift towards
greater strategic exposure
, deeper involvement in long‑term business planning, and direct ownership of revenue, cost, and profitability drivers. The role combines financial rigor with business partnership, making it well‑aligned for individuals motivated by impact, scale, and transformation.

The position is particularly interesting given its involvement in
business expansion, new product launches, pricing and commercial models, and transformation initiatives
including SAP S4HANA, CRM, and advanced analytics. It also offers the opportunity to lead regional commercial finance teams and work closely with sales, product, and leadership stakeholders in a collaborative environment.

Opportunity –





On a day‑to‑day basis, the role will focus on:
- Developing dynamic business plans, financial models, and front‑ending commercial decision‑making.
- Driving month‑end close processes, analysing trends across revenue, margins, overheads, and monitoring cost price movements against budgets.
- Leading annual budget closure, quarterly forecasts, and contributing to the 5‑year strategic business outlook.
- Engaging monthly with stakeholders on pricing mix, cost trends, budgets, and variance analysis.
- Deep‑diving into cost structures and co‑creating commercial models including pricing, margins, and product mix.
- Creating detailed monthly dashboards and presenting financial and business performance insights to the India Leadership Team.
- Acting as the single point of contact for current business launches, including developing commercial and financial models for new products, partnerships, and collaborations.

📌 Head - Commercial Finance (Noida)
🏢 Oxford University Press
📍 Noida