Commercial Finance Manager
- Recruiter
- Reed Finance
- Location
- England, Berkshire, Reading
- Salary
- £45000 - £55000 per annum + Benefits
- Posted
- 30 Sep 2016
- Closes
- 07 Oct 2016
- Ref
- 6863154
- Contact
- Philip Watts
- Job Title
- Finance Business Partner
- Category
- Transport / Logistics
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
The role will have responsibility for influencing and driving the commercial performance of the business whilst ensuring continuous improvement in the quality of data-led, commercial analysis making it central to the decision-making process so that the business exceeds strategic and financial objectives
Job Accountabilities
Key duties will include:
* Providing key support to the Finance Director and other stakeholders.
* Leading the financial and commercial assessment of tenders and account renewals, creating innovative solutions, reviewing and developing pricing structures and providing written responses covering all commercial elements of any prospective bid
* Own, develop and enhance internal data and reporting to improve efficiency and presentation of customer specific reports
* Managing margin improvement programme, including account portfolio review, pricing assessment and product conversion opportunities
* Acting as the internal point of contact on contractual review, contractual matters and related commercial issues, ensuring that Sales and Purchasing Managers are handling designated contract(s), and that any changes to contract(s) are reviewed, implemented, documented and recorded
* Management of commercial elements in contracts to ensure terms are maximised and action to ensure retention ahead of contracts expiring
* Development of cost to serve model; establishing and embedding the principals within the business and utilising the cost to serve outputs to support tendering and contract renewal
* Providing financial support for the budgeting and strategic planning rounds each year
To be considered for this role you will be a qualified accountant and ideally hold a university degree.
You will be able to demonstrate excellent Excel skills a strong Commercial aptitude and mind set together with the ability to persuade and influence.
Salary range of £45-£55k depending on experience plus benefits
Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited is an employment agency and employment business.