Head of Commercial

Ravensdown is a 100% farmer-owned cooperative with a clear purpose - enablinag smarter farming for a better New Zealand Ka pūkekotia a Rongomātāne, ka poho kererū a Aotearoa. The company plays a pivotal role in supporting our country’s food production system, providing essential nutrients, environmental expertise and technology that help farmers optimise productivity while protecting Aotearoa’s natural resources.

As part of a progressive organisation committed to sustainability, science and innovation, you’ll be joining a team that’s shaping the future of New Zealand agriculture - from soil health to environmental stewardship and beyond. Are you a talented, commercial professional ready to step up?

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Head of Commercial provides strategic financial leadership and commercial insight that supports decision-making across the organisation. This role leads Ravensdown’s budgeting, forecasting and performance analysis processes, ensuring that financial and operational plans are robust, realistic and aligned with strategic priorities.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the annual budgeting and forecasting processes and supporting strategic planning.
• Developing financial models, pricing frameworks, and investment assessments.
• Providing analysis and insight to inform pricing, profitability, and performance improvement.
• Supporting capital investment decisions, mergers, partnerships and strategic initiatives.
• Acting as a trusted advisor to the CFO and senior leadership team, driving commercial discipline across the organisation.

Sound like your next role?

You’ll be an experienced commercial finance professional who brings both analytical rigour and strategic perspective. Confident in engaging at all levels, you’ll enjoy influencing decision-making and driving value through insight.

To succeed in this role, you’ll demonstrate:

• A tertiary qualification in finance and/or accounting (CA preferred).
• Proven experience in commercial finance, financial planning, or business analysis within a complex environment. You may have a background in corporate finance.
• Strong financial modelling, budgeting, forecasting and business case development capability.
• The ability to interpret and communicate financial insight to influence strategic and operational outcomes.
• A proactive, collaborative and commercially minded approach.

This role combines the need for strong stakeholder engagement with deep commercial capability. Are you ready to step into this key position and impact strategy and business performance?

To discover more about Ravensdown, visit www.ravensdown.co.nz   

To make a time for a confidential discussion about the role; contact Leanne Crozier by txt to 021 245 2224 or email leanne@deciphergroup.co.nz