Senior Commercial Finance Business Partner
Core
Strategic finance partner driving investment decisions, commercial appraisals, and unit economics for R&D, manufacturing, and defense programs.
Role type
Senior Commercial Finance Business Partner
Builds
Multi-million-euro business cases, capital allocation models, and commercial KPI dashboards for software-defined hardware and defense contracts.
Domain
Defense, aerospace, and high-tech manufacturing
Required skills
Financial modeling (DCF, IRR, NPV), commercial acumen, industrial unit economics, Excel, business case development, supply chain finance, defense procurement knowledge
Preferred skills
German language proficiency, experience with government cost-plus contracts, stakeholder management (via careerplan.io/jobs/4963868101-senior-commercial-finance-business-partner-at-helsing)
Technologies
Excel, financial modeling tools
Responsibilities
Lead financial appraisal of new initiatives and build complex business cases for R&D and hardware platforms; Model and track investment metrics (IRR, NPV, ROIC) to guide capital allocation; Evaluate CAPEX proposals for manufacturing scale-up; Partner with engineering to embed financial discipline and track BOM costs; Collaborate with procurement to analyze supplier networks and support negotiations; Support defense bids with pricing and margin models; Develop and present commercial KPI dashboards to leadership.
