Commercial Finance Manager
Location: Stanlow Manufacturing Complex, Ellesmere Port
Employment Type: Site Based Full Time Role 5 days per week Monday-Friday
About the Company
EET (Essar Energy Transition) plays a major role in supplying the Northwest and the wider UK with essential fuels. We produce over 16% of the UK’s road fuels, supply key feedstocks to the petrochemical industry, and are investing heavily in low‑carbon energy solutions.
We work with major retail fuel brands, supermarkets, Manchester Airport, leading airlines, and regional transport operators. We are also a key partner in the HyNet project, helping to deliver the region’s low‑carbon future.
With over 900 skilled colleagues, we offer a strong safety culture, technically challenging work, and some of the best training in the energy sector.
Find out more: Redefining Energy | EET
The Role
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Commercial Finance Manager. You will act as a key strategic partner to the EET Fuels Domestic Marketing business, supporting areas including B2B Commercial Sales, Logistics, Pricing, and Supply. In this role, you’ll deliver impactful financial insight, provide commercial challenge, and guide decision‑making to enhance margins, improve cost‑to‑serve efficiency, strengthen pricing governance, and drive disciplined growth across the UK fuels marketing and distribution portfolio.
Primary Accountabilities
• Own the full P&L for Domestic Marketing and lead monthly performance reporting with clear insight on volumes, margins, pricing and cost drivers
• Provide focused variance analysis and maintain strong understanding of supply economics and downstream margin capture
• Drive pricing and margin optimisation across wholesale and commercial channels, evaluating tenders, rebates and dealer agreements
• Deliver financial modelling for contracts, propositions and network decisions, supporting customer profitability and investment cases
• Analyse logistics costs, identify efficiency opportunities and support operational optimisation of routes and depot utilisation
• Ensure robust governance across pricing, discounts, contracts and financial controls, including accurate reporting and credit risk support
• Lead HSSE, quality and compliance practices, ensuring accountable, auditable processes and strong risk management
• Drive process, cost and operational improvements, including identifying opportunities for offshore support
• Act as the lead for digitalisation, working with IT to deliver fit‑for‑purpose digital solutions
About You
We are looking for a qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA or ACA) with a degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field. The ideal candidate will bring substantial experience in commercial finance within the fuels, energy, or logistics sectors, and a strong background in partnering with commercial, sales, operations, and pricing teams. You will have a proven ability to deliver meaningful commercial insight and a solid understanding of downstream fuels marketing and UK market dynamics. Advanced financial modelling and analytical skills are essential, along with strong knowledge of pricing, supply economics, rebates, and tenders. Proficiency in SAP, Power BI, and pricing systems is also required.
Closing Date
This vacancy will close on Friday 10th April 2026. This advert will close once sufficient applications have been received.
Please Note, we work with a carefully selected set of recruitment agencies, and we are not looking to add to the current preferred suppliers list. We are unable to accept representations from agencies that are not on that preferred supplier list.
EET Fuels - Performing today transforming for tomorrow! Playing a key role in the decarbonisation of the UK economy, with ambitious plans to build an energy transition cluster in the North West of England.
Stanlow is a key strategic national asset, annually producing over 16% of the UK’s road transport fuels, while playing an important part in Britain’s petrochemical industry by providing key feedstocks.
The business is a major supplier in the North West and beyond with customers including most of the major retail brands operated by international oil companies and supermarkets, Manchester Airport, leading commercial airlines and the region’s trains and buses.
The business covers crude and product trading, refinery operations, HSE implementation, maintenance support and technological services, together with marketing and retail activities. Our commitment to maintaining safe and healthy working conditions and following the best operating practices to protect the environment underpins everything we do.
We employ over 900 highly trained and loyal staff, who are at the heart of everything we do. The company has an embedded safety culture, technically challenging work across the different parts of the business and some of the best training available in the energy industry.
In FY2017-18, Essar Oil UK reported revenues of $5.4 billion, and a post-tax profit of $161 million. Since acquiring Stanlow in July 2011, Essar has invested over $870 million in the business. The Board has a strategic focus to further improve the financial performance of the company through the continued growth and development of the business in the UK and beyond.
