Commercial Finance Director

At Vistra, our purpose is progress. We believe that our clients have the power to change the world and to do great things for global progress, and we exist to remove the friction that comes from the complexity of global business – to help our clients achieve progress without friction.

But progress only happens when people come together and take action. And we’re absolutely committed to building a culture where our people can do just that.

Commercial Finance Director

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a Commercial Finance Director. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, this position offers regional coverage, allowing you to make a significant impact on our Commercial Finance team and its growth.

Key Responsibilities

The Commercial Finance team will be structured around a business partnering model with the Commercial Finance Director, likely having dedicated, direct reports serving each of the following business areas:

• Sales partner – working with the commercial organisation around all sales and sales-to-revenue activities.
• Revenue partner – working with the business units to forecast, track and analyse revenues.
• Global operations partner – working with the client service delivery organisation to ensure that our direct staff and non-staff resources and costs are well managed.
• Technology partner – working with the technology team on all costs managed by this team.
• Support function partner – working with all other support functions to ensure their costs are well controlled.
• Project controller – assisting with the planning and controlling of major group-wide initiatives spanning the above areas, and acting as a subject matter expert for projects managed elsewhere.
• Consolidated group-wide forecasting and reporting.
• Business Intelligence – establishing and supporting group-wide BI reporting.

The Commercial Finance Director should have experience of managing an organisation through significant structural change, transformational leadership, fostering innovation, and developing high-performing teams. The organisation is focused on organic revenue growth; absolute EBITDA and Unlevered Free Cash Flow Conversion, as well as successfully completing and integrating acquisitions. The Commercial Finance Director must be instrumental in driving financial performance across these and supporting business drivers.

Key Requirements

• Candidates must have at least 3 years’ experience in an equivalent role within a comparably sized organisation.
• Vistra operates across 50 different countries with significant operations across Asia, Europe, and the Americas, and the Global Commercial Finance Director must have a demonstrated track record of success working across a similarly geographically and culturally diverse organisation.
• Experience must have been gained in a group-wide position where the candidate was responsible for designing and rolling out group-wide initiatives rather than simply implementing instructions from head office at a regional or local level.
• Experience within a corporate services or fund administration business, or similar professional or financial services organisation.
• Experience working in a similarly sized Private Equity (PE) portfolio company.
• Experience with cost management and value creation initiatives.
• Likely to have at least 20 years’ professional experience.
• Demonstrated academic and professional achievement, likely including a bachelor’s degree followed by one or both of an accounting qualification such as CFA, ACCA, CIMA or CPA and/or an MBA.

Company Benefits

In Vistra, we believe in putting our employees’ well-being first! We offer a flexible hybrid working arrangement, birthday leave, and volunteering leave.

Additionally, we provide comprehensive medical insurance and dental coverage, wellness allowance, and competitive annual leave entitlement to support your well-being and time to recharge or explore your passions out of work.

As advocates of continuous learning and professional development, we provide an internal mentorship program and reimburse professional membership fees for certifications like CA, or ACCA, ensuring you stay ahead in your field.

If you are excited about working with us, we encourage you to apply or have a confidential chat with one of our Talent Acquisition team members. Our goal is to make this a great place to work where all our people can thrive. We hope you join us on this exciting journey!