Commercial Manager

A great opportunity to join an internationally renowned PLC in a highly commercial role.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced finance professional with high levels of commercial acumen to join a profitable division of a business that has recently won a multi-year contract worth hundreds of millions of pounds.

To successfully deliver in this wide-ranging role you will need to have:

• An ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification with 5+ years PQE in a blue chip environment
• Very strong commercial acumen, an eye for detail and experience in working on long term/high value contracts
• Strong interpersonal skills, able to work well with non-finance professionals
• Experience of working on public sector contracts will be viewed as a distinct advantage
• Great communication (both written and oral), excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to be an effective influencer in a large matrix environment

A little more information on the role:

• You will be working closely with the Divisional Head of Commercial Finance and wider business teams to fully understand all commercial aspects of the contract.
• You will play a key role in ensuring that any commercial issues are properly logged, processed and successfully concluded.
• You will develop close working relationships with both the operational and client commercial teams
• You will drive business performance by providing high quality commercial support, supporting all commercial negotiations with clients
• Understand and challenge current business practice, identify and implement initiatives to improve processes
• You will undertake contract profitability analysis, providing insight to wider teams on opportunities and risks.