Senior Finance Manager - Commercial Control

Vacancy Name: Senior Finance Manager - Commercial Control

Vacancy No: VN1185

Job Type: Permanent

Location: Hatfield

Contract type: Permanent

Working hours per week: 40 hours

Level: Manager

Final date to receive applications: Monday 5th January 2026

Our mission is to deliver joy in every shop, through unbeatable choice, unrivalled service, and reassuringly good value.

We’re Ocado Retail, a market‑leading joint‑venture between Ocado Group and M&S, and the world’s largest dedicated online supermarket,  Not only is  the only place to shop a full range of M&S food online, it’s also the home to the widest online supermarket range in the UK and champion of small, independent brands. We’re also the brains behind Zoom by Ocado, our same‑day grocery delivery service.

About the team and the role

The Commercial Finance team has exposure to the heartbeat of how our business trades and plays a key role in delivering on our financial objectives. This team provides insight, value add and reporting for both  and Zoom by Ocado. It’s an exciting time to join the Commercial Finance Team as we head into a pivotal period of accelerated growth and continue to raise the bar for both our finance and commercial colleagues.

As the Senior Finance Manager for Commercial Controls you will be responsible for a team of 4 finance professionals who support and partner our Commercial teams within Commercial Insight, Strategy and Monetisation, delivering insight and decision support to drive our profitable growth targets.

• Ownership of the performance analysis of the P&L for  Gross profit and associated income and cost lines, supporting the Finance Manager in delivering timely, insightful commentary on key levers of performance and building a strong relationship with our Accounting Centre of Excellence team to validate and review monthly reporting processes and sign-off on financials/reconciliations
• Coordination of Commercial Insight & Strategy team across wider Commercial Finance function, FP&A, Control & Reporting and Finance Operations teams.
• Establish strong relationships with key stakeholders across the leadership team (including CEO, CFO, FD & CCO), and specifically business partner relationship with the Director and Heads of within the various areas

• Ownership of the performance analysis of the periodic reporting of all supplier income (promotional funding, supplier media, data) in P&L for  and Zoom and building a strong relationship with our Accounting Centre of Excellence team to validate and review monthly reporting processes and sign-off on financials/reconciliations
• Ensure collaboration with Commercial Insight & Strategy team with respect to commentary and insight on performance
• Ensure appropriate processes are in place to support the delivery of annual Joint Business Plan targets with Commercial teams
• Ownership of relationship with 3rd party promotional audit supplier
• Establish strong relationships with key stakeholders across the leadership team and specifically business partner relationship with:
  Buying Directors, Head of Supplier Services and GCA Code Compliance Officer

• Ownership of the weekly trade performance reporting and insight for Zoom by Ocado
• Ownership of the performance analysis of the periodic P&L for Zoom by Ocado down to EBITDA, supporting the Finance Manager in delivering timely, insightful commentary on key levers of performance and building a strong relationship with our Accounting Centre of Excellence team to validate and review monthly reporting processes and sign-off on financials/reconciliations
• Ownership of the periodic reporting of all supplier income (promotional funding, supplier media) in P&L for Zoom by Ocado
• Establish strong relationships with key stakeholders across the Zoom by Ocado leadership team including Head of Zoom and their functional lead)
• Ownership of business case modelling for immediacy and Zoom by Ocado, including Board level approval and network strategy implementation support

• Experience of managing and developing a diverse team of managers, analysts and graduates
• Demonstration of team leadership and vision, beyond day-to-day tactical/BAU
• Managi…