Commercial Finance Lead

We are seeking individuals with a finance background and experience in procurement.
Candidates will have a commercial focus and demonstrated success in utilising financial expertise and analysis to grasp and address commercial challenges while identifying opportunities across the entire commercial lifecycle.

Key requirements

• Manages Complexity and delivers a quality Service - Evidence of leading teams/activities and experience of successfully delivering commercial and financial objectives.
• Builds Collaborative Relationships - Successfully worked with a range of stakeholders & partners, using communication/collaboration to deliver successfully, challenge assumptions and positively influence changes to ways of working.
• Decisive – Evidence of applying best commercial and financial practice and policies (making effective decisions based on robust analysis of available information).
• Coaching Manager - Experience of coaching, managing through change and supporting wellbeing. Leading and sharing best practice development to drive-up the commercial finance knowledge and coaching commercial teams to build-up capabilities and confidence.
• Experience of gathering, analysing and interpreting financial information, with Excel and financial modelling skills to a good level.
• Ability to understand and summarise complex financial information quickly and accurately and present conclusions and recommendations.
• Ability to plan, collaborate, and deliver to a high standard and to short deadlines.

Key experience & skills:

• Commercial qualification (CIPS) / or experience
• Specialist commercial management and commercial finance skills
• Procurement experience
• Delivery models
• Public sector experience
• Negotiation skills

If you consider yourself to have a disability or if you are a veteran, and you meet the essential criteria for the role, you will be put forward for the ‘Guaranteed Interview’ scheme whereby you will have the opportunity to discuss this role and your suitability with a member of the Sourcing team.

If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the equivalent PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information.