Commercial Finance Manager - Bids

Do you have a Commercial Finance background looking for an enterprising new role?

As a Commercial Finance Manager, you will form an integral part of the team responsible for the pricing and financials on some of our most significant tenders for new business. This is a business-critical role where you will work with almost all departments of Sopra Steria to support tenders with values ranging up to £100+million. There is regular contact with senior management and exposure to a wide range of customers and services across both public and private sectors.

To be successful in this role you will come from a financial background, with strong interpersonal communication skills, an example being an ability to illustrate and explain financial scenarios to finance and non-finance people alike.

This is a Hybrid-Variable role with occasional travel to either our London or Hemel Hempstead site.

What you'll be doing:

• Participating in assessments of the target price for each tender
• Engaging with various teams across the business to efficiently collate, validate, understand, analyse, challenge and present the costs and assumptions underpinning the pricing model for each tender
• Presenting income statements, balance sheets and cash flow analysis for our tenders to key partners
• Communicating regularly with key partners including the Commercial Finance Director
• Preparing and presenting alternative pricing options and scenarios
• Assisting with the Sopra Steria tender governance process - providing financial information and responding to actions where required
• Financial handover of successful tenders to the delivery and support teams
• Assisting the delivery and finance teams with financial queries on live contracts

What you'll bring:

• Finance related degree and/or Accountancy qualification – part or fully qualified with ACA, CIMA or ACCA
• Sophisticated numeracy, including ability to model scenarios and sensitivities
• Strong excel skills
• Strong verbal and written presentation and communication skills
• Responding positively to tight deadlines, while being mindful of standards

It would be great if you had:

• Awareness of IT/BPO projects and services
• Experience of working on projects or bidding in a financial capacity

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply, we’d love to hear from you!

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

Location: London/Hemel Hempstead, Hybrid-Variable

Security Clearance Level: SC

Internal Recruiter: Alex

Salary: Up to £65,000 DOE

Benefits: £5,400 car allowance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, private medical, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund

Although this role is advertised as full-time, we support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you’re interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.

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