About the Role
Play a key leadership role in driving the commercial finance agenda for Liberty Global’s Corporate entity. Lead the Commercial Finance team supporting corporate functional leaders to pursue cost-efficiency opportunities and explore avenues for commercializing services. Manage budgeting, forecasting, planning, and reporting for the Corporate entity, driving commercial initiatives, operational efficiency, and financial discipline.
Responsibilities
- Lead the preparation of budgets, forecasts, and variance analysis for all Corporate functions, ensuring accurate and timely reporting of financial results and insights.
- Challenge stakeholders to explore cost reduction opportunities and revenue-generating avenues.
- Develop critical KPI metrics to track functional performance with a focus on commercialization, efficiency, and cost discipline.
- Perform detailed financial analysis, including variance, trend, and sensitivity analysis, translating findings into actionable insights.
- Manage all external spend, including ownership of the consultancy request process, assessment, and sign-off before submission for approval.
- Develop business case-backed transformation initiatives aligned with commercial finance objectives to streamline financial planning and reporting and drive efficiencies.
- Collaborate with FP&A and other Finance teams to ensure alignment with broader finance transformation strategy and coordinate resources.
- Act as Corporate Managed Service Agreements (MSAs) owner and key point of contact for customers and LG service providers.
- Manage the implementation and in-life management of all LG Corporate MSAs.
- Proactively identify potential revenue opportunities to implement new services with affiliate companies.
- Develop monitoring and reporting frameworks to track in-life performance of existing and new corporate service agreements.
- Develop performance dashboards for key corporate service agreements to facilitate customer service reviews and track service delivery performance against SLAs.
- Develop and maintain revenue performance and reporting frameworks by service and customer.
- Create and implement frameworks for contract revenue analysis and reporting by department, service line, and team.
- Track contract expiration dates and proactively develop renewal strategies.
- Build and maintain standard pricing models to optimize efficiency and profitability of services agreements.
- Continuously refine MSA processes to maximize efficiency, profitability, and long-term value.
- Act as Deputy to VP, Commercial Finance and key point of contact for CFO, Telecom and Services.
- Act as a role model, demonstrating strong leadership, integrity, and professionalism.
- Build and develop the commercial finance team, fostering a positive and collaborative team environment.
- Facilitate talent moves within the Commercial Finance team and wider finance function.
Requirements
- Sophisticated written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
- Strong influencing and relationship building skills.
- Exceptional commercial acumen and ability to quickly understand commercial drivers.
- Strong leadership capabilities, with proven ability to inspire and develop a high-performing team.
- Comfortable working in an agile, commercially led environment, able to juggle multiple priorities and adapt quickly to change.
- Track record of driving, project managing, and implementing transformational change programs.
- Exceptional grasp of financials, forecasting, and forward planning, with ability to articulate complex financial data to non-financial stakeholders.
- Skilled in managing and negotiating commercial contracts, including MSAs, with focus on governance, compliance, and value delivery.
- Strong stakeholder management and problem-solving skills.
- Exceptional attention to detail, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Analytical, pragmatic, and results-driven, with ability to work with senior leadership and across departments.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Fluency in English (both verbal and written).
Skills
- Financial modeling
- Financial software (e.g., Oracle, Smartview, HFM)
- AI tools and platforms
- Financial planning and analysis
- Finance business partnering
Location
- London, UK
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Director
Education Level
- CIMA, ACCA, or ACA qualified (or equivalent)
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary + Bonus
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave with the option to purchase 5 more
- Access to wellbeing and mental health benefits such as the Calm app, personal medical, critical illness cover and dental insurance
- Matched pension contribution up to 10% (UK only)
- Free public transport subscription (NL only)
- 24 hours of paid Volunteer Time Off
- Discounted gym and wellness memberships
- Access to our car benefit scheme
- Access to our online learning platform
About the Company
- Liberty Global is a dynamic team of operators and investors committed to generating and delivering value through the strategic management of our three platforms: Liberty Telecom, Liberty Growth and Liberty Services.
- Liberty Telecom delivers next-generation products through our advanced fibre and 5G networks, providing over 80 million fixed and mobile connections across Europe through well-known brands such as Virgin Media O2, VodafoneZiggo and Telenet.
- Liberty Growth is our $3bn investment portfolio of fast-growing businesses in content, tech, and infrastructure which includes stakes in ITV, Televisa Univision, Plume, Lionsgate and the Formula E racing series, as well brands such as Wyre, nexfibre, Egg and Believ.
- Liberty Services is our newest platform spearheaded by Liberty Blume, providing tech-enabled professional services to the Liberty Global Group and 3rd party businesses.
- Working at Liberty Global means a career at the heart of a vibrant, innovative group of companies driving value for shareholders, people and society.
Equal Opportunity
- Liberty Global is an equal opportunity employer. If you are curious and resilient with a limitless mindset, we’re eager to hear from you, no matter your background.
