Commercial Finance Lead - Bids and Tenders

JR United Kingdom; Belfast; Remote; GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading listed business is seeking a Commercial Finance Lead in Belfast to head the finance aspect of a new division dedicated to securing business through tenders. This predominantly remote role involves significant collaboration with senior leadership, managing a team of finance professionals, and driving processes to support business growth. Ideal candidates will have robust partnering capabilities, communicate financial intricacies effectively, and focus on continuous improvement.

Benefits

Bonus

Majority remote and flexible working

Qualifications

• Confident and personable individual with strong partnering skills.
• Ability to communicate complex financial information to senior leadership.
• Experience in managing teams and overseeing finance processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead finance for a new division focused on securing business through tenders.
• Manage a team of twelve finance professionals and participate in management meetings.
• Ensure compliance of bid financial models with client templates and company standards.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Partnership skills

Financial communication

Process improvement

Job description

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Commercial Finance Lead - Bids and Tenders, Belfast

Citadel Source is delighted to be working on an exclusive basis with a leading, listed business to recruit a Commercial Finance Lead – Bids and Tenders. The role is predominantly remote and based in the UK. It involves leading the finance element of a new division focused on securing new business through tenders, offering an exciting opportunity to partner with senior management and drive growth.

About you

The ideal candidate will be confident, personable, and possess strong partnering skills. You should be able to communicate complex financial information to senior leadership, lead on commercial activities like bids and tenders, and have a focus on continuous improvement to support rapid business growth.

The role

This role involves supporting the business in building budgeting and forecasting processes, setting challenging targets, identifying risks and opportunities, and tracking progress with the senior leadership team.

Key responsibilities include:

• Partnering as a member of the Senior Leadership Team
• Building relationships across all levels of the business and participating in management meetings
• Managing a team of twelve finance professionals
• Ensuring all finance aspects of bids meet internal and client requirements
• Leading financial analysts and modelers through the bid process, ensuring high-quality, accurate, and timely financial components
• Ensuring bid financial models comply with client templates
• Challenging and validating bid inputs, testing sensitivities, and providing financial insights
• Developing funding approaches to support bids
• Leading finance governance and approval processes
• Developing and owning the finance framework for bidding
• Supporting colleagues with financial guidance and challenge
• Collaborating with the Mobilisation team post-bid to review assumptions and risks
• Promoting process improvements and best practices across the finance function

What the client offers

• Salary around £100,000
• Bonus
• Majority remote and flexible working

If this sounds like a good fit, please apply or contact Oliver Price at [emailprotected].